SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPLEMENTATION

Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 185,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Rockville, MD seeks a Special Assistant for Executive Order Implementation to support the Executive Director for Operations in planning and coordinating agency-wide EO implementation.

The role includes managing inquiries, briefing the EDO, and representing the EDO in planning and coordination of operational activities. You will attend policy discussions and confidential meetings to ensure timely action on executive orders.

Qualifications

• Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics with 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
• Professional registration or licensure as Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Executive Director for Operations in planning, management, control, and coordination of agency activities to implement Executive Orders.
• Briefs the EDO on major items and ensures information on EO-related activities is conveyed to the EDO; acts as the EDO's principal advisor and representative.
• Attends policy discussions, planning groups, staff meetings, and confidential meetings to stay informed on scientific issues and coordinate action items.

Education

Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics with 24 semester hours in physical science/related engineering science

Professional engineering background or licensure (PE/EI/EIT) or equivalent

Job description

SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPLEMENTATION

• Hiring Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
• Location: Rockville, Maryland
• Hiring Path: Ses
• Number of Openings: 1
• Security Clearance: Q Access Authorization

This position is located in Office of the Executive Director for Operations. The supervisor is Michael F. King. This position is subject to Public Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will assists the Executive Director for Operations (EDO) in the overall planning, management, control, and coordination of the operational and administrative activities of the agency to ensure the timely and effective implementation of Executive Orders. Such duties include but are not limited to: Manages and coordinates and follows up on inquiries and action items with officials.

Periodically briefs the EDO on major items of concern and ensures that the EDO is informed of all Executive Order-related activities. Serves as the EDO's principal advisor and personal representative regarding all aspects of overall planning, management, control, and coordination of the operational and administrative activities of the agency to ensure the timely and effective implementation of Executive Orders.

Attends policy discussions, planning groups, staff meetings, and special confidential meetings to keep abreast of all agency scientific issues and to coordinate the implementation of resulting action items.

Requirements & Education

General Physical Science Series, 1301 Basic Requirements: 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.

or 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. All Professional Engineering Positions, 0800 Basic Requirements: A. 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.

OR B. 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 -- 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. 2. 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.

3. 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. 4.

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.) Note: An applicant who meets the basic requirements as specified in A or B above, except as noted under B.1., may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise. 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.

The benefits 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 $184900 – $209600/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Q Access Authorization security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Ses' hiring path.