Operator Licensing Assistant

Summary

This position is located in Region I Division of Reactor Safety.
The supervisor is Sarah Elkhiamy
This position is not subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is not subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

Duties

Serves as the Operator Licensing Assistant (OLA) with responsibility for the coordination of the licensed reactor operator administrative functions and technical/medical issues associated with the Operations Branch. Coordinates the initial reactor operator licensing examinations including processing applications for initial upgrade and renewal reactor operator senior reactor operator and limited senior reactor operator licenses. Conducts thorough reviews of reactor operator qualifications including medical conditions and restrictions work experience training program completion and all waivers required to document deviations from any required license condition. Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Plans organizes and coordinates the review of new and renewal reactor operator senior reactor operator and limited senior reactor operator license applications and amendments to applications submitted.
• Plans organizes and coordinates notifications to advise applicants potential applicants regional examiners regional managers licensee managers and staff of the applicable NRC regulations guides and policies to be considered in the preparation and submittal of applications for examination and licensing for reactor operators at nuclear power facilities.
• Plans organizes and maintains databases and action tracking systems for Operator Licensing Branch. Provides data reports and analyses of work methods procedures and performance against quantitative goals from a variety of computer-maintained databases on an as-needed basis.
• Plans organizes and coordinates the creation and maintenance of electronic document packages for each reactor operator licensing examination and licensed operator docket file.
• Maintains correspondence and records regarding licensed reactor operators who fail fitness-for-duty (FFD) tests.
• Develops control systems to ensure that administrative procedures are detailed accurate and consistent. Assists Branch Chief in assuring that procedures and guides are appropriately utilized and established deadlines are met.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

All information in your resume must be true and accurate.

Conditions of Employment:

• This is a Drug Testing position
• Must be able to meet and maintain security & suitability requirements.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Examples of specialized experience include:

For GG-8 : Experience which demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities to perform a wide range of administrative duties such as: Skill in operating computer equipment sufficient to prepare correspondence memoranda presentations and reports in final form. Ability to organize the flow of administrative work to maintain and organize an adequate filing system and to locate and assemble material for reports and meetings. Ability to handle multiple time sensitive tasks. Familiarity with administrative policies and procedures to properly prepare correspondence respond to inquiries of a routine and non-routine nature record minutes of meetings and conferences and respond to phone calls and inquiries.

For GG-9: Experience initiating coordinating monitoring reviewing and/or processing into final licensing actions or other related documents and communications ensuring compliance with non-technical administrative aspects of NRC rules regulations and procedures applicable to the licensing process. This work was performed under close or general supervision.

For GG-10 : Experience initiating coordinating monitoring reviewing and/or processing into final action licensing actions Technical Specifications or other related documents and communications ensuring compliance with non-technical administrative aspects of NRC rules regulations and procedures applicable to the licensing process. This work was performed under moderate supervision.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

1. Knowledge of regulations and rules associated with a licensing program and the ability to administratively review edit and process all associated documents required.
2. Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to deal tactfully efficiently and professionally with all levels of staff.
3. Ability to work efficiently in handling multiple assignments with competing priorities often under considerable pressure to meet deadlines.
4. Knowledge of and proficiency in using computer systems office tracking systems and ability to analyze and implement procedures to manage correspondence and information through automated means.

A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate must be addressed in your resume. The NRC encourages applicants to provide job experience details in your resume. Applicants may also use the supplemental vacancy question to provide additional information pertaining to the specialized experience and ideal candidate criteria.

PLEASE BE CLEAR AND CONCISE. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Education

There are no education requirements for this position.

Additional information

This position may be eligible for telework in accordance with agency policy.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

Junior IC