HEALTH PHYSICIST (TRAINING)

Summary

You will serve as a HEALTH PHYSICIST (TRAINING) in the Radiological Support Division (C105.4), MANAGER, RAD CONTROLS SUPPORT (1051S), RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL OFFICE (105) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

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Duties

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• You will review changes to Health Physics, Naval and local radiological control requirements and ensure changes are included in affected courses.
• You will conduct work site surveillances to ensure work is performed to federal and local requirements as well as to monitor effectiveness of training.
• You will evaluate shop/code classroom and practical ability training to review adequacy, accuracy, effectiveness, and adherence to standards.
• You will provide expertise and advice on matters concerning health physics.
• You will plan, develop, coordinate, facilitate, progress, and evaluate all radiological training courses.
• You will review changes to health physics, naval radiological control requirements and local requirements and ensure changes are in included in the affected training and development.
• You will conduct and evaluate radiation awareness training for non-radiation workers in the shipyard, including visitors.
• You will advise management on the status of skills training in the shipyard.
• You will evaluate, modify, and advise on the health physics aspects of equipment or procedures that involve exposure to ionizing radiation.
• You will conduct research and development of techniques for new radiological procedures.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• Incumbent must obtain qualifications per Article 108.20 NAVSEA 389-0288 within 18 months of starting the position.
• Incumbent must maintain qualifications per Article 108.20 NAVSEA 389-0288 within 18 months of starting the position.

Qualifications

GS-12: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience in NAVSEA and local shipyard radiological control procedures, practices, and requirements sufficient to prepare, conduct and review the required training, and to identify non-compliance with established guidelines and to develop new and improved methods when prudent;
• Experience with professional, thorough knowledge and understanding of the operating principles of naval nuclear reactors, reactor systems, health physics, and applied radiological controls;
• Experience in associated fields such as advanced mathematics, statistics, radiobiology, nuclear physics, the interaction of ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances, and knowledge of techniques used in detecting and measuring ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances;
• Experience in understanding the requirements and principles for developing and implementing instructional courses for professional and technical level applications;
• Experience in the functions and objectives of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and of the Radiological Control Office;
• Experience in applied radiological controls to evaluate the adequacy, in actual work or training of monitoring procedures, protective clothing, dosimetry and potential environmental impact;
• Experience utilizing all portable and waterfront laboratory instruments for detecting ionizing radiation to thoroughly explain the functions and analyze for proper usage.

GS-11: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also 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:

• Experience in NAVSEA and local shipyard radiological control procedures, practices, and requirements sufficient to prepare, conduct and review the required training, and to identify non-compliance with established guidelines and to develop new and improved methods when prudent;
• Experience understanding the operating principles of naval nuclear reactors, reactor systems, health physics, and applied radiological controls; Experience in associated fields such as advanced mathematics, statistics, radiobiology, nuclear physics, the interaction of ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances, and knowledge of techniques used in detecting and measuring ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances;
• Experience in understanding the requirements and principles for developing and implementing instructional courses for professional and technical level applications;
• Experience in the functions and objectives of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and of the Radiological Control Office;
• Experience in applied radiological controls to evaluate the adequacy, in actual work or training of monitoring procedures, protective clothing, dosimetry and potential environmental impact;
• Experience utilizing all portable and waterfront laboratory instruments for detecting ionizing radiation to thoroughly explain the functions and analyze for proper usage.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

Health Physics 1306

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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

A. Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus.

or

B. Combination of education and experience courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A.

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Successful completion of 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree

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Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

A combination of experience and post high school education as described above that equates to one year of experience

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

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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.

Benefits

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