**All U.S. Citizens**
**This announcement is limited to the first 100 applications and will be closed when the application limit is reached. The first 100 applications will be accepted and processed along with any other applications received by close of business on the day the limit is reached.** Permanent Full-Time - Excepted Service https://jobs.mgsapps.monster.com/doe/vacancy/preview.hms?orgId=6&jnum;=81295 A successful candidate in this position will serve as a Facility Representative (FR) with responsibility for program management, technical monitoring, advising and evaluating all aspects of operations of assigned facilities at a Production Office, and for ensuring the adequacy of communications between the Management and Operating (M&O;) contractor and DOE/NNSA management. The complex program activities performed in these facilities have a major impact on the overall DOE/NNSA mission. You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. See "Other Information" section regarding Selective Service requirements. Relocation is at your own expense. Must pass a pre-employment drug test. Subject to Random Drug Testing. **As a Facility Representative, you will:**
Conducts walk-through inspections of the facilities and/or operations for the purpose of identifying hazards, incidents of non-compliance with standards and guidelines, and potential problem areas.
Observe, appraise and evaluate contractor performance through surveillance, field observations, coordination, and evaluation of operational integration of production, environmental compliance, maintenance, utility operations, quality of performance, and industrial, radiological and/or nuclear safety.
Ensures contractor management control systems and procedures adhere to NNSA/DOE and national nuclear, radiological and/or industrial safety, and environmental compliance program requirements, policies and practices, and contractual obligations.
Serves as primary interface between NNSA/DOE management, local and Headquarters, and the contractor, and maintains cognizance of all operational activities, both technical and administrative, in providing technical and policy guidance, direction and interpretation.
Represent the agency in hearings, high level meetings, conferences and special working groups with M&O; contractor executives and subject matter experts, State and Federal regulators (e.g. EPA, NRC, National Academy of Science), and oversight entities. **801** - Degree: professional engineering. The curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. **OR** Combination of education and experience: college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. There are alternate methods to meeting the engineering educational requirement (e.g., holding current professional engineering registration, having passed the EIT examination, or having completed specified academic courses or a related degree). For more information on the alternate methods, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards at Professional Engineering Positions
**1301** - A. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. For more information on the alternate methods of qualifying for Physical Scientist, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards at Physical Science Positions **OTHER REQUIREMENTS:**
**You must provide documentation supporting your education claims. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.**
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. For a listing of services that can perform this evaluation, see the National Association of Credential Evaluation services (NACES) website at http://www.naces.org/members.htm. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. ** PLEASE NOTE:** If your foreign education has already been accepted by an accredited U.S. educational institution as part of a degree program with that institution, you do not need to provide an evaluation of foreign education but must submit a copy of the transcripts listing the degree from the U.S. accredited institution that accepted your foreign education. We will review your application to ensure you meet the job requirements. If you meet the qualifications requirements, your application will be referred to the selecting official for further review.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated "ineligible" or "not qualified".
**To preview questions please click here.** **SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**
A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band or GS grade in the Federal service; i.e., for EN-3 the next lower equivalent is equivalent to GS-11 or NN-2 for NNSA Demonstration Project employees; for EN-4, the next lower level is equivalent to EN-3, GS-13, or NN-3.
Specialized experience for the EN-3 is defined as experience serving on a team or supporting technical evaluations of contractor operational and implementation plans including in an industrial, nuclear or non-nuclear facility. Specialized expereince for the EN-4 is defined as experience applying nuclear safety, radiological or industrial safety, and/or environmental compliance program requirements, policies and practices, providing thoroughly sound technical advice that directly affects the safety and well-being of Federal and contractor employees.
Examples of specialized experince include:
1. Ability to serve on a team that evaluates operating systems, processes, formality of operations, material flows, waste streams, instruments/alarms, control room practices, maintenance, and construction.
2. Conducting field observations, surveillance, and evaluation of operational integration of production, environmental compliance, maintenance, utility operations, quality of performance, radiological and/or nuclear safety.
Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide a separate narrative written statement. Instead, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. Please do not write "see resume" in your application, as this will NOT satisfy the requirements.
1. Knowledge of the safety analysis report and systems of the assigned facilities sufficient to draw from memory a diagram of safety systems and describe the basis, function, and operational characteristics of the system in the event that emergencies preclude immediate access to the relevant plans and specifications.
2. Knowledge of the current status of safety systems is required to be maintained through continuous site presence.
3. Knowledge of NNSA/DOE policies and orders, and national codes, regulations and standards in the areas of industrial safety, environmenal protection, worker health and safety, nuclear/nuclear explosive safety, and or quality assurance.
4. Ability to interpret, apply, and enforcethese guidelines in the context of operations in assigned Defense Nuclear Facilities.
5. Skill in communicating orally in order to maintain constant surveillance and effective communications with M&O; contractors, site managers, and federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and other stakeholders.
6. Skill in communicating in writing in order to maintain constant surveillance and effective communications with M&O; contractors, site managers, and federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and other stakeholders.
"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
**You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.**
To be considered for this position, you must submit your complete application no later than 11:59pm U.S. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the application system will not allow you to finish! Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish before the deadline. Our application system displays a countdown timer in the top-left corner of the screen for your reference.
For the security of you and your information, our application tracking system will time-out if you are inactive for a certain period of time. If you are responding to long answer questions, you may likely hit this time-out while you are typing. Therefore, we highly recommend that you view the applicant assessment questions before you apply. Complete your responses to any essay questions in a file on your computer before you start the application process. That way, all you need to do is copy and paste the prepared responses into each field.
**Steps to submit a complete application:**
1. You must have an active USAJOBS account and be logged in.
2. You must have a completed resume associated with your USAJOBS account. _Please note that some DOE offices do not accept uploaded resumes and instead require that you have a completed resume within your USAJOBS profile using the Resume Builder__._
3. Once you are logged in and all of your application materials are ready, click on the 'Apply Online' button to get started.
4. You will be given the option to include your resume, documents, and demographic information from your USAJOBS profile. You will then be transferred to the Department of Energy's application tracking system. _If you select documents from your USAJOBS account, you MUST complete the download process in a later step or your USAJOBS documentation WILL NOT be transferred! See Step 6._
5. You must respond to all applicant assessment questions, carefully following all instructions provided.
6. You will then be asked to upload additional supporting documentation. If you selected documents from USAJOBS prior to being transferred to our application system (Step 4), you will need to click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process. These documents ARE NOT automatically transferred!_ It is ultimately your responsibility to make sure all required documents are either faxed, uploaded, or transferred from USAJOBS successfully. If you are unsure that your documents went through, please contact the HR Specialist listed on the announcement BEFORE the vacancy closes._
7. **IMPORTANT:** In the final step of the application process you will be shown a copy of your resume and all the information you entered during the application process. You must click the 'Finish' button at the bottom of this final page and receive confirmation that your application has been received. If you do not click 'Finish', your application will not be received!
*If your resume does not support the responses in your application questionnaire, or if you fail to submit required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly.*
**Steps to modify or withdraw your application:**
1. Return to USAJOBS and log in to your account.
2. In the "My Account" screen, click "Application Status" in the left-hand column.
3. You will see a table list of all the jobs you've applied to, click on the title of the application you want to modify.
4. **If the announcement is still open** the button which normally says "Apply Online" will instead say "Edit Application", click that button. (If you want to withdraw your application from consideration after the closing date, contact the HR Specialist listed on the announcement.)
5. You will be directed back to DOE's application tracking system where you can make changes, or you can click "Withdraw Application" to remove your application from being considered.
**NEED HELP?**
* If you experience any difficulties with the application process (anything after you have clicked the 'Apply Online' button), please contact the HR Office listed on this announcement between normal business hours. If you are receiving any kind of error message, please be ready to provide a screenshot or at a minimum, the error message text and number.
* If you are having trouble with USAJOBS (searching for jobs, account password/profile issues, or Resume Builder help, please visit the USAJOBS Resource Center or e-mail USAJOBS3.0@opm.gov. Regretfully, DOE cannot resolve issues with your USAJOBS account. We regret that we are unable to support any issue with USAJOBS, as this service is maintained by the Office of Personnel Management exclusively.
* If you are experiencing a significant hardship which hinders your ability to apply online please contact the HR Office listed on this announcement during normal business hours to discuss your situation.
Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants.
If you are unsure, click the link for each document type to read more.
**ALL APPLICANTS:** **You must submit a resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the online questionnaire.**
* Your resume should list all work experience (paid and unpaid); you should list the full name and address of the each employer.
* Your experience listing should show the start and end dates (include month, day, and year); you must also list the average number of hours per week that you worked.
* Your resume should also include any education and training you have completed (list the program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date).
* For more information about what to include in your resume, please view this USAJOBS Resume Tutorial video on YouTube.
* Most DOE offices will allow you to submit a resume in the format of your choice (as an attached document or as a USAJOBS Resume Builder format). However, some offices may require the USAJOBS resume format. You will be notified at the time you click 'Apply Online' which is required.
* It is important that you are complete and thorough in your resume. If any of the above information is not included in your resume, we may not be able to fully credit you for your experience.
**If specific educational requirements are indicated for this vacancy:** Documentation verifying your educational claims which can include unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned and final grade. Please see the Education section for more information.
**Veterans:** veteran eligibility documentation (DD-214, VA Letter, Standard Form (SF) 15 as applicable). Please note: If you are a veteran who has not yet been discharged, you may provide a statement of intent to discharge from your agency to receive Veterans Preference under the VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.
After each step in the recruitment process, your status will be updated in our application tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updates, you will be notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected for e- mail updates, you can review your current application status in USAJOBS at any time. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current and correct each time you apply to a job--this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.
In addition to changing your status online, we will send you e-mail notifications at each major step in the process, to include: application received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.
* **The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.**
* Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the links at the bottom of this page or visit the FedsHireVets website.
* More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.
* Some positions may require completion of a trial period of up to 2 (two) years.
* Many positions require successful completion of a background investigation.
* All males born after December 31st 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government.
* Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification.
* This position is covered by the Technical Qualification Program (TQP) "http://www.doeal.gov/hr/docs/TechnicalQualificationProgram.pdf"
* Financial Disclosure is required
* Human Reliability Program
* Favorable suitability determination required
* If you believe you are eligible for the Career Transitoin Assistance Program (CTAP), please visit the OPM CTAP website for more information. In order to be considered under the CTAP program, your application must score within the pre-established "well qualified" category as stated in the Qualifications section.
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