A successful candidate in this position will serve as aSupervisory General Engineer/Physical Scientist, leading a team of safety, facilities, operations, and program professionals.

Duties

As a Supervisory General Engineer/Physical Scientist you will: Provide management and leadership for implementation of the operations program at Livermore Field Office (LFO) and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Serve as the LFO senior manager with direct authority to conduct LFO's safety system oversight, facility representative, environmental, and emergency management operations in support of its overall mission. Serve as the LFO senior manager for operations; efforts include management and oversight of over $2.0 billion management and operating (M&O) contract for the LLNL which could adversely impact the effective function of LFO or achievement of NNSA mission objectives. Supervise a staff of 14 subordinate employees in a variety of security and technical fields in accomplishing the work of the organization. Serve as an Assistant Manager responsible for the oversight for the site-wide operational institutional programs or environmental programs at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Oversee and supervise professional engineering and scientific work, requiring extensive and significant coordination and integration of several complex and controversial issues and technical support programs and activities.

Requirements

Qualifications

A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level in the Federal Service, i.e., NN/NQ/EN-03 or GS-14. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience serving on a team or supporting technical evaluations of contractor operational and implementation, program, or project plans including in an industrial, nuclear or non-nuclear facility; experience making recommendations regarding planning, organizing, and coordinating programs; and experience presenting or briefing in a clear, concise, and logical manner. Examples of Qualified Experience that May Be Qualifying: Served on a team that evaluated operating systems, processes, formality of operations, material flows, waste streams, instruments/alarms, control room practices, maintenance and construction, quality assurance, safety, health, and environmental activities, design, construction, or operational activities. Managed or performed oversight of hazardous facility operations and associated safety management programs. Analyzed organizational performance to identify trends, strengths, and weaknesses. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies. identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Compliance InspectionLeadershipOral CommunicationTechnical Competence "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. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. CTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

Education

0801 (Engineering) /1301 (Physical Scientist):

To qualify for the 0801 series, you must possess: - A degree in professional engineering. The curriculum must: 1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology as a professional engineering curriculum; 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- A combination of education and experience- for more information, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards at Professional Engineering Qualifications (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/all-professional-engineeringpositions-0800/).

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To qualify for the 1301 series, you must possess: - A degree in 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- A combination of education and experience. For more information, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards at Physical Science Qualifications (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/)

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

EDUCATION: Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

**If you are selected, official transcripts will be required.

**FOREIGN EDUCATION: Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Please Note: If your foreign education has already been accepted by an accredited U.S. educational institution as part of a degree program with that institution, you do not need to provide an evaluation of foreign education but must submit a copy of the transcripts listing the degree from the U.S. accredited institution that accepted your foreign education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Contacts

• Address NNSA - Livermore Field Office 24600 20th St SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5507 US
• Name: Takisha Gray
• Email: [email protected]