HEALTH PHYSICIST (TRAINING)

About the company

You will serve as a HEALTH PHYSICIST (TRAINING) in the Radiological Support Division (C105.4), MANAGER, RAD CONTROLS SUPPORT (1051S), RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL OFFICE (105) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Your tasks

• You will review changes to Health Physics, Naval and local radiological control requirements and ensure changes are included in affected courses.
• You will conduct work site surveillances to ensure work is performed to federal and local requirements as well as to monitor effectiveness of training.
• You will evaluate shop/code classroom and practical ability training to review adequacy, accuracy, effectiveness, and adherence to standards.
• You will provide expertise and advice on matters concerning health physics.
• You will plan, develop, coordinate, facilitate, progress, and evaluate all radiological training courses.
• You will review changes to health physics, naval radiological control requirements and local requirements and ensure changes are in included in the affected training and development.
• You will conduct and evaluate radiation awareness training for non-radiation workers in the shipyard, including visitors.
• You will advise management on the status of skills training in the shipyard.
• You will evaluate, modify, and advise on the health physics aspects of equipment or procedures that involve exposure to ionizing radiation.
• You will conduct research and development of techniques for new radiological procedures.

Requirements

GS-12: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also 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 in NAVSEA and local shipyard radiological control procedures, practices, and requirements sufficient to prepare, conduct and review the required training, and to identify non-compliance with established guidelines and to develop new and improved methods when prudent; Experience with professional, thorough knowledge and understanding of the operating principles of naval nuclear reactors, reactor systems, health physics, and applied radiological controls; Experience in associated fields such as advanced mathematics, statistics, radiobiology, nuclear physics, the interaction of ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances, and knowledge of techniques used in detecting and measuring ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances; Experience in understanding the requirements and principles for developing and implementing instructional courses for professional and technical level applications; Experience in the functions and objectives of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and of the Radiological Control Office; Experience in applied radiological controls to evaluate the adequacy, in actual work or training of monitoring procedures, protective clothing, dosimetry and potential environmental impact; Experience utilizing all portable and waterfront laboratory instruments for detecting ionizing radiation to thoroughly explain the functions and analyze for proper usage.

GS-11: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 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 in NAVSEA and local shipyard radiological control procedures, practices, and requirements sufficient to prepare, conduct and review the required training, and to identify non-compliance with established guidelines and to develop new and improved methods when prudent; Experience understanding the operating principles of naval nuclear reactors, reactor systems, health physics, and applied radiological controls; Experience in associated fields such as advanced mathematics, statistics, radiobiology, nuclear physics, the interaction of ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances, and knowledge of techniques used in detecting and measuring ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances; Experience in understanding the requirements and principles for developing and implementing instructional courses for professional and technical level applications; Experience in the functions and objectives of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and of the Radiological Control Office; Experience in applied radiological controls to evaluate the adequacy, in actual work or training of monitoring procedures, protective clothing, dosimetry and potential environmental impact; Experience utilizing all portable and waterfront laboratory instruments for detecting ionizing radiation to thoroughly explain the functions and analyze for proper usage.

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 Health Physics 1306 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.

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess A. Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus. or B. Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A. and Successful completion of 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree A combination of experience and post high school education as described above that equates to one year of experience