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A successful candidate in this position will serve as a Facility Representative with responsibility for program management, technical monitoring, and ensuring the adequacy of communications between offices. More than one position may be filled from this vacancy announcement. Salary may change in accordance with any across the board Federal Pay Increase.
Major Duties
As a Facility Representative, you will:
- Conduct 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.
- Ensure 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.
- Serve 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.
- Make contractor management aware of issues and concerns and negotiates regulatory, technical and/or programmatic issues and requirements with senior Management & Operations (M&O) contractors.
Qualifications
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSA qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Experience serving on a team or supporting technical evaluations of contractor operational and implementation plans including an industrial, nuclear or non-nuclear facility.
Examples of specialized experience can include:
Serving on a team that evaluates operating systems, processes, formality of operations, material flows, waste streams, instruments/alarms,control room practices, maintenance and construction, quality assurance, safety, health, and environmental activities, design, construction, maintenance or operational activities.
Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, 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.DO NOTwrite "see resume" in your application! Safety Analysis: 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. Policies:Knowledge of organizational policies and orders, and national codes, regulations and standards in the areas of industrial safety, environmental protection, worker health and safety, nuclear/nuclear explosive safety, and/or quality assurance. Communication /Oral & Written: Skill and ability 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.Skill and ability 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.
Pay Range
$74,596.00 - $115,313.00