These positions are located in the Region I Office, Division of Operating Reactor Safety (DORS), Operations Branch in King of Prussia, PA. The supervisor is Sarah Elkhiamy, Branch Chief. Selectee will be subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure and Security Ownership Restriction reporting requirements.
You must possess at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (i.e., GG-13). Such experience should have provided you with the full range of knowledge, skills and abilities addressed in the rating factor questions that are associated with this vacancy announcement as well as in your resume. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as work experience applying regulations, criteria, standards, guides, and general NRC policy to provide guidance to facility licensees and regional office operator licensing staff and to independently plan and coordinate staff review of operator licensing activities to assure the safe operation by licensed operators at nuclear power facilities. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following: 1. Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, theories and practices of reactor engineering. 2. Demonstrated knowledge of power plant systems, procedures, and integrated facility operations based on reactor operation or inspection experience at operating commercial nuclear reactor facilities. 3. Demonstrated knowledge of NRC regulations, regulatory guides and industry codes, standards and practices as applied to training and evaluation of operator licensing applicants and licensed reactor operators. 4. Demonstrated ability in oral and written communications. 5. Demonstrated ability to lead people and to effectively manage implementation of program activities. This includes the following attributes: Ability to lead technical staff, provide clear direction, evaluate outcomes and provide effective feedback; Ability to lead staff to resolve complex issues and review overall activity results; Ability to perform as the team leader; Ability to manage and coordinate the implementation and development of program activities. A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be addressed in your resume. Applicants may use the supplemental vacancy question to provide additional information pertaining to specialized experience and ideal candidate criteria.
The Senior Operations Engineer serves as a region-based senior inspector that leads, develops, prepares, administers, and evaluates written and operating examinations for applicants for Reactor Operator (RO) and Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) licenses for commercial nuclear reactor facilities; leads activities to inspect and evaluate the effectiveness of licensee programs to train, evaluate, and re-qualify licensed plant operating staff members; and leads and performs routine and reactive inspections and assessments of the effectiveness of licensee activities related to facility operations. The Senior Operations Engineer provides technical support and oversight for operator performance and licensing issues including providing formal presentations and training on related topics. Duties include but are not limited to: 1. Developing, preparing, and administering examinations to applicants for operator and senior operator licenses for nuclear reactors. 2. Integrating inspection findings into overall licensee assessment. 3. Assisting in the development of operator licensing regulatory policies, recommending improvements, and implementing procedures designed to improve the operator licensing process. 4. Performing a wide variety of lead duties, generally diverse and multi-disciplinary, associated with the inspection of power reactors. 5. Independently planning, scheduling, and determining the scope of inspection to be performed personally, or by a team (normally 4-6 inspectors). 6. Preparing individual reports and coordinating team reports of inspection findings to document whether the facility is being operated safely, the licensee's management control program is effective, and regulatory requirements are being satisfied. Qualification as a Chief Examiner in accordance with IMC 1245, Appendix C-10 is preferred, but not required.