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General Engineer/ Physical Scientist
National Nuclear Security Administration · Posted 116 days ago
On-site Los Alamos, NM $90K – $203K Apply by Jun 2, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ EngineeringOperations
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The successful candidate for the General Engineer/Physical Scientist will provide technical expertise on all aspects of day-to-day operations at one or more, major nuclear or high hazard non-nuclear facilities found throughout the nuclear weapons complex.
What You'll Do
- →As a General Engineer/Physical Scientist (Facility Representative) you will: Conduct walk-through inspections of the facilities and/or operations for the purpose of identifying hazards, incidents of noncompliance with standards and guidelines, and potential problem areas.
- →Ensure that activities are performed within approved safe operating envelopes and in compliance with applicable orders, laws, and regulations.
- →Analyze and evaluate contractor operational and implementation plans including 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.
- →Observe, appraise, and evaluate contractor performance through surveillance, field observations, coordination, and evaluation of operational integration of production, environmental compliance, maintenance, utility operations, quality of performance, and industrial, radiological and/or nuclear safety.
- →Ensure contractor management control systems and procedures adhere to NNSA/DOE and national nuclear, radiological and/or industrial safety, and environmental compliance program requirements, policies and practices, and contractual obligations.
- →Ensure that activities are performed within approved safe operating envelopes and in compliance with applicable orders, laws, and regulations.
- →Make contractor and site management aware of issues and concerns and assesses potential solutions to regulatory, technical and/or programmatic issues and requirements.
- →Serve as primary interface between NNSA/DOE management, local and Headquarters, and the contractor, and maintains cognizance of all operational activities, both technical and administrative, in providing technical and policy guidance, direction and interpretation.
- →Make contractor management aware of issues and concerns and negotiates regulatory, technical and/or programmatic issues and requirements with senior Management & Operating (M&O) contractors.
- →Work requires constant and extensive probing and analysis to identify and resolve complex technical and operational problems that involve conflicting points of view, controversial findings, or unprecedented technical issues.
- →Exercise considerable leadership skills in representing the agency in hearings, high level meetings, conferences, and special working groups with M&O contractor executives and subject matter experts, State and Federal regulators (e.g.
- →EPA, NRC, National Academy of Science), and oversight entities (e.g.
- →Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board).
Requirements
- ✓Subject to Random Drug Testing Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
- ✓Favorable suitability determination required.
- ✓Must be able to obtain/maintain a Q level Security Clearance.
- ✓You must be a United States Citizen.
- ✓This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- ✓Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
- ✓Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification.
- ✓A two (2) year trial period may be required.
- ✓Employees serving on a trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service.
- ✓More than one position may be filled from this vacancy announcement.
- ✓Must be able to obtain certification in the DOE's Technical Qualification Program (TQP) within 18 months of start date.
- ✓This position might require night and weekend assignments and may be eligible for shift differential if an employee's regular tour of duty is between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- ✓Please limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages.
- ✓If more than two pages are submitted, you will be disqualified.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 7a5da11a-867d-4637-beec-4ed30a45535a
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