You will serve as a Radioactive Material Traffic Specialist in the Nuclear Facilities and Waste Management Division of the Nuclear Engineering Department of PSNS and IMF.
For the GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: researching and analyzing requirements and regulations for shipping and receiving radioactive or hazardous materials to resolve conflicts and administer process modifications to ensure shipments comply with applicable local, State, and Federal regulations. For the GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: researching requirements and regulations for shipping and receiving radioactive or hazardous materials in order to identify and certify required shipping containers, handling and packaging methods, and labels and markings meet shipment regulations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will certify shipments of radioactive material shipped by the Shipyard are properly classified, described, packaged, marked and labeled, and in proper condition for transportation.
You will inspect radioactive material shipments received by the Shipyard for compliance with regulations.
You will sign and return a receipt to the shipper for each incoming receipt.
You will notify the shipper of any discrepancies, and request these discrepancies be corrected in future shipments.
You will contact contractors, shipping organizations, transportation companies to schedule, ship and receive radioactive materials.
You will maintain generated records for an accurate history of Shipyard radioactive shipments and receipts.