Summary

The Office of Environmental Management is responsible for the cleanup of environmental contamination resulting from decades of nuclear weapons production and research across 11 states, with lifecycle costs expected to exceed $330 billion through 2075.

The Portsmouth, Paducah Project Office oversees cleanup activity at the Portsmouth, Ohio, and Paducah, Kentucky sites, ensuring work is performed safely, effectively, and in accordance with Department policies and priorities.

Duties

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As the Portsmouth Site Lead you will:

• Be responsible for the planning, direction and management of the Portsmouth Operations Oversight Group.
• Serve as the Federal Project Director for all environmental compliance projects and activities at the Portsmouth site
• Build productive relationships both internally and externally in order to achieve the organization's mission
• Develop policies and long-term plans and strategies for dealing with a range of technical problems involving facility operations, facility construction, materials storage and handling, waste management, remedial actions, and worker safety and health.
• Ensure timely, reliable and accurate integration of contractor performance data into the project's scheduling, accounting and performance measurement systems.
• Serve as the Contracting Officer's Representative for the assigned contracts
• Conduct annual reviews of budget documents, strategic plans, management commitments, regulatory compliance agreements and incentive contracts and fees to ensure consistency with HQ guidance and approved baseline.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

PRE-HIRING REQUIREMENTS:

CITIZENSHIP: You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: You must pass a background investigation.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT: If you are selected for this position, you will be required to file this report prior to entry on duty in accordance with the Ethics of Government Act of 1978.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE-L/DOE Q-level security clearance.

DRUG TESTING: As a condition of appointment to this position, if you are selected, you will be required to pass a drug test. If you fail to take the test or fail the test, you will no longer be considered for the job.

TRIAL PERIOD: You must complete a two-year trial period. If the position is supervisory, you must also complete a 1-year supervisory probationary period, to be served concurrently.

SELECTIVE SERVICE: If you are a male born after December 31,1959, you must be registered with the Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register.

E-VERIFY: New employees will be required to pass the employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

This is an Excepted Service position. If you are selected, you would have to compete with other applicants in open competition to meet requirements for a Federal position in the competitive service, unless you meet the requirements for reinstatement. Applicants who voluntarily convert from the competitive service, Senior Executive Service, or other pay systems to a permanent appointment under this excepted service authority do not have guaranteed placement back to the pay system assigned prior to conversion.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Your online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/pay band in the Federal service. For this position, experience must be at least equivalent to the EJ/EK-3 or GS-3 level. To meet the Specialized Experience requirement, candidates must demonstrate performance of at least three of the following responsibilities:

• Serving as the Senior Program Manager/Supervisor responsible for providing technical leadership, coordination and oversight of a senior level staff;
• Serving as the Project Manager for a large, complex environmental management/remediation, Decommissioning and Decontamination (D&D), waste management, waste disposal, or construction project at a nuclear materials processing facility;
• Developing policies and long-term plans and strategies for dealing with a range of technical problems involving facility operations, facility construction, materials storage and handling, waste management, remedial actions, and worker safety and health at a nuclear materials processing facility;
• Establishing technical, cost and schedule baselines and participation on contractor baseline validation reviews;
• Interfacing with Federal and State environmental regulators involving environmental cleanup activities and compliance with environmental laws; and
• Implementation of environmental cleanup efforts under enforceable agreements with Federal and State regulators at a nuclear materials processing facility.

"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.

Required Competencies/Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Your application and resume should show that you possess the following competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Be sure to show how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the Competencies/KSAs identified below:

• Supervision - Provides oversight, guidance, direction and evaluation of employees
• Decision Making - Obtains information and identifies key issues and implications to make informed and objective decisions
• Management Acumen - Operates effectively within an organization; effectively manages people, resources and risk
• Communication - delivers clear, effective communication and takes responsibility for understanding others

Career Transition Assistance Programs: To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet the eligibility criteria; and 2) be rated "well-qualified", which is defined as having a score of 85 or better.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

801 - Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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.

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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 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.

The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1) Professional registration or licensure; 2) Written Test; 3) Specified academic course; 4) Related curriculum.

1301 - 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.

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Combination of education and experience education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

**This position has a positive education requirement. Unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned (semester or quarter hour) and final grade is acceptable. It is your responsibility to provide adequate proof that you meet the educational requirements.An official transcript will be required if you are selected.**

Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see Department of Education.

Additional information

Telework: Your position may be eligible for workplace flexibilities which may include remote work or telework options, and/or flexible work scheduling. These flexibilities may be requested in accordance with the DOE Workplace Flexibilities policy.

OF-306: You may be required to complete an OF-306, "Declaration for Federal Employment" form used to (a) determine your suitability for Federal Employment and/or (b) in conducting an investigation to determine your suitability or ability to hold a security clearance.

The selecting official may need to consult Departmental ethics counsel to determine whether any of your former or current employers, affiliations, or financial holdings conflict with your ability to perform the duties of this position. If necessary, ethics counsel will work with you and the hiring office regarding potential mitigation strategies, if available.

You may be approved for hiring incentives in accordance with agency policy and if funding is available.

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

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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