The Radiological Emergency Planning Group is seeking a highly motivated professional to join the team that provides oversight and support to the Radiological Emergency Response Organization (RERO) for the Electric Boat Shipyard and Submarine Base, New London.

The candidate will be assigned to support the Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) Technical Branch (ESHTB) in continuing efforts to maintain a fully staffed, trained and proficient emergency response organization.

Responsibilities include:

• Planning, organizing, assigning and directing new and on-going RERO efforts, to include personnel assignment and certification, procedure development, team assessments, process surveillances and team training.
• Coordination of the safe execution of complex Shipyard and SUBASE radiological emergency exercises, developing and integrating scenarios that test each team’s response capabilities while challenging the responders in order to expand their thinking.
• Evaluation and assessment of RERO operations, identifying performance deficiencies and developing, implementing and tracking effective corrective actions.
• Monitoring of and reporting on RERO performance, generating and communicating common metrics that clearly provide team leaders and senior managers with the information required to effectively allocate scarce resources while encouraging continuous improvement.
• Engagement with regulatory and oversight agencies to demonstrate program compliance with Federal, State and company requirements.
• Support for Program outreach activities, to include engagement with Federal, State and local emergency managers, police departments, fire departments, hospitals and regional nuclear power activities.

Required:

• Bachelor of Science or higher in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, industrial Engineering, or related science
• 1-5 years of post-graduate engineering experience

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Safety, Health, Emergency Management, Emergency Preparedness, and/or related field
• Previous or current experience in emergency management, nuclear or radiological fields
• US military experience in emergency preparedness, submarine operations or CBRN

• Candidate must possess strong written and oral communication skills. Which requires:
  • Interfacing with all levels of Electric Boat Shipyard and Submarine Base, New London organizations.
  • Interfacing with State and municipal officials
• Candidate must have a high capacity for learning new processes and protocols in a high paced environment
• Candidate must be able to obtain a DOD SECRET security clearance and must be able to maintain the required level of clearance while employed in the subject position.
• Candidate must apply for, obtain and maintain Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) approved access to supported facilities (i.e., SUBASE New London).
• Candidate must be able to qualify and maintain qualification as a limited radiation worker.