SUPERVISORY PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN

U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Kittery (ME); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Fleet Forces Command seeks a Supervisory Physical Science Technician to lead the Radiological Monitoring Division (Code 105.3) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. You will supervise radiological control activities, coordinate with production, engineering, and safety teams, and ensure regulatory compliance in radiological operations.

Requires ability to manage staff, review data, maintain instrumentation proficiency, and travel as needed. A security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Experience at least one year coordinating radiological control work and safety compliance.
• Experience performing radiological surveys, sampling, decontamination, and related operations.
• Experience planning work for subordinates and resolving issues with management.

Responsibilities

• Supervise subordinates, set expectations, and ensure quality of radiological tasks.
• Schedule work, assign tasks by priority, and improve productivity through process analysis.
• Maintain proficiency with measurement techniques, instrumentation, and safety procedures.
• Support investigations by reconstructing events from logs and data and present findings.

Skills

Radiological control coordination

Technical survey planning

Supervisory/leadership

Instrumentation & measurement

Documentation & compliance

Tools

Measurement instruments

Radiation surveying equipment

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN in the Radiological Monitoring Division (Code 105.3), of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

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• You will hold subordinates accountable for delivering high-quality results, setting clear expectations and standards.
• You will establish schedules and sets performance expectations to maintain continuity of operations and prevent delays that support mission and operational requirements.
• You will assign tasks based on complexity, urgency, and employee capability, and seeks opportunities to improve productivity and work quality through process analysis and innovation.
• You will maintain proficiency in applicable measurement techniques, instrumentation, controlled-area practices, and documentation systems and performs other duties consistent with the occupation and grade as assigned
• You will support investigations and fact finding by reconstructing technical events from logs, measurements, interviews, work documents, and equipment status and provides technically sound findings within the limits of technician responsibility.
• You will assist in developing or revising local operating procedures, checklists, job aids, training scenarios, sampling or survey methods, and workflow practices when existing guidance requires clarification.

Requirements

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• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 general principles of ethical conduct at 5 cfr 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must 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 coordinating radiological control work with production shops, project organizations, engineering and technical codes, quality assurance, nuclear and nonnuclear work controls, emergency management, environmental and safety organizations, contractors, and other shipyard activities.
• Experience performing and evaluating complex radiological surveys, measurements, sampling, modernization, testing, refueling, defueling, decontamination, component handling, material movement, and related industrial operations.
• Experience reviewing work packages, survey data, radiological work permits or equivalent control documents, technical procedures, facility conditions, and historical data to determine appropriate technical approaches within established program requirements.
• Experience planning and organizing the work of subordinate personnel to ensure timely and efficient completion of both priority and routine assignments, and models self-accountability in all tasks.
• Experience resolving employee concerns and grievances when appropriate and elevates complex or unresolved issues to higher-level management.

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

• https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/physical-science-technician-series-1311/

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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

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.

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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

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.

Additional notes

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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