Licensing Officer

This position is located in Office of International Programs. The supervisor is Andrea Ferkile. This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

Major duties

The successful candidate will perform the full range of Licensing Officer Below are the major duties needed to perform the position: Responsible for the review of license applications and communications pertaining to export and import of nuclear materials and equipment. Participates in determining the adequacy of information presented in license applications as required to meet regulatory and statutory requirements. Maintains liaison with NRG offices, Department of State (DOS), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Commerce (DOC), and other Federal agencies. Reviews and evaluates licenses for accuracy and conformance to all licensing conditions, regulations, U.S. policy and statutory requirements. Communicates with license applicants and representatives of other governments to obtain any information necessary to complete licensing reviews. Takes appropriate action to issue licenses or prepare staff recommendations to the Commission. Assists senior staff, the Branch Chief and the Director in developing recommendations for proposed rules and legislation effecting changes in export/import licensing review requirements, procedures and programs. Provide an oversight and enforcement function of active export and import licenses. Specifically, review and evaluate reports of advanced notice of shipments of byproduct material and export licenses of special nuclear material and source material exports and imports reported to the Nuclear Material Management and Safeguards System. Acts as liaison on nuclear exports and imports with the Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR), DOS, DOE, DOC, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other systems users for reporting and data·collection and for the maintenance of the international tracking system for nuclear material.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: working experience that includes the following: GG-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience assisting in or conducting licensing reviews determining compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and statutory requirements for routine or moderately complex licensing actions, preparing analyses and drafting recommendations for regulatory decisions involving export or import licensing actions with supervisory or senior staff review. GG-13 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience serving as the primary reviewer for complex export or import licensing actions, independently developing analyses determining compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and statutory requirements, and providing recommendations for management consideration. A description of how you possess the specialized experience must be addressed in your resume. PLEASE BE CLEAR AND CONCISE. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Education

There are no education requirements for this position.

Requirements

You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position. All information in your resume must be true and accurate. Conditions of Employment: U.S. Citizenship Required This is a Drug Testing position Must be able to meet and maintain security & suitability requirements. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.