ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE (TECHNICAL) (Part-Time/Intermittent)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission; United States; Remote; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking an Administrative Judge (Technical) for part-time/intermittent, remote work anywhere in the U.S. The role sits within the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, with three-member boards handling licensing board proceedings on high-technical topics. Qualifications emphasize engineering education (Ph.D.

preferred) and professional registration or licensure. Strong research and hearing record-keeping skills are essential for prehearing and hearing

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or higher required; program must lead to a Ph.D. (A1).
• Qualification may be demonstrated by Professional registration or licensure (EI/EIT/PE) in any U.S. state or equivalent.
• Alternate qualification includes FE examination or other required licensure tests as per state licensure boards.
• For related curricula, one year of professional engineering experience may substitute for some degrees.
• Foreign education must be evaluated for equivalence and transcripts provided.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical member on three-member Licensing Boards in NRC adjudicatory proceedings.
• Support prehearing activities: review pleadings, research technical topics, draft orders.
• Hearings: advise Chairperson on testimony, question witnesses, evaluate testimony, ensure accurate hearing record.
• Perform duties as assigned by the Chief Administrative Judge, including regulatory and procedural matters.

Education

Engineering degree or PhD

Job description

ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE (TECHNICAL) (Part-Time/Intermittent)

• Hiring Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
• Location: Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job)
• Hiring Path: Fed Competitive
• Number of Openings: FEW
• Remote: Yes
• Security Clearance: Q Access Authorization

This position is located in Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel. The supervisor is E. Roy Hawkens, Chief Administrative Judge . This position is subject to Public Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

*** This announcement may be extended beyond the initial closing date if additional time is needed to identify a sufficient number of qualified candidates for consideration.*** Serves as a member of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, with primary responsibility for serving as a technical member of three-member Licensing Boards in NRC adjudicatory proceedings.

Prehearing activities include examining pleadings and filings, researching highly technical subject matter, and preparing orders. Hearing activities include such things as advising the Chairperson of the Licensing Board concerning testimony and evidence, questioning or examining witnesses and evaluating their testimony, and assuring an accurate hearing record.

Decision-related activities include studying the record, considering proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, researching precedents, and preparing written orders and decisions.

Secondarily, as requested by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Panel, and not inconsistent with his/her primary adjudicatory proceeding responsibilities, performs other assigned duties, including advising the Chief Administrative Judge and the Panel concerning regulatory, administrative, and procedural matters relating to the licensing process of the NRC.

The Panel is comprised of legally trained administrative judges (Legal Administrative Judges), as well as scientifically and technically trained administrative judges (Technical Administrative Judges).

The ASLBP conducts hearings and makes decisions with respect to granting, suspending, revoking, or amending licenses authorized by the Atomic Energy Act, including those related to nuclear power plants, enrichment facilities, fabrication facilities, fuel cycle related facilities (including those for spent fuel storage), and facilities licensed to possess nuclear materials.

Hearings usually are conducted by a three-member Board, typically consisting of one Legal Administrative Judge and two Technical Administrative Judges who have experience and expertise in fields related to issues before the Board.

This assignment will be associated with expected hearings to include the licensing of new commercial nuclear power plants, licensing advanced technology reactors, license renewal of existing nuclear power plants, and power uprates of existing power plants. Both Legal and Technical Administrative Judges are appointed as members to the Panel by the Commission on the basis of recognized experience and achievement in their field.

Candidates found well qualified will either be appointed directly or placed on a register from which future appointments will be made.

Requirements & Education

Qualifications for the 0801 Series:Basic Requirements: Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must lead to a Ph.D.

degree in a school of engineering ; OR 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: Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.

For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.

Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) Qualifications for the 1301 Series:Basic Requirements: Degree: Ph.D.

degree in a 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. OR Medical degree with an undergraduate degree in 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.

You must include an unofficial or official copy of your college and/or university transcripts with your application. Transcript must include the School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). Education must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you have multiple degrees (e.g., BS, MS, PhD) please submit transcripts for each degree.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. If you are qualifying on foreign education, you MUST submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Transcripts must be uploaded with your application to verify education. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

As an NRC employee you will enjoy excellent Federal Benefits, including: comprehensive health and life insurance plans; Flexible Spending Account Program for health and dependent care; Dental and Vision Insurance; retirement savings and investment plan similar to 401(k) (Thrift Savings Plan); annual (vacation) and paid sick leave; family friendly leave policies; 11 paid holidays per year; transit benefits.

This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $73.87 – $100.43/hr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

Yes, this position is fully remote.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Q Access Authorization security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2027-04-26.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.

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