The Office of Environmental Management is responsible for the cleanup of environmental contamination resulting from decades of nuclear weapons production and research across 11 states, with lifecycle costs expected to exceed $330 billion through 2075. The Portsmouth, Paducah Project Office oversees cleanup activity at the Portsmouth, Ohio, and Paducah, Kentucky sites, ensuring work is performed safely, effectively, and in accordance with Department policies and priorities.
Major duties: As the Portsmouth Site Lead you will: Be responsible for the planning, direction and management of the Portsmouth Operations Oversight Group. Serve as the Federal Project Director for all environmental compliance projects and activities at the Portsmouth site Build productive relationships both internally and externally in order to achieve the organization's mission Develop policies and long-term plans and strategies for dealing with a range of technical problems involving facility operations, facility construction, materials storage and handling, waste management, remedial actions, and worker safety and health.
Ensure timely, reliable and accurate integration of contractor performance data into the project's scheduling, accounting and performance measurement systems. Serve as the Contracting Officer's Representative for the assigned contracts Conduct annual reviews of budget documents, strategic plans, management commitments, regulatory compliance agreements and incentive contracts and fees to ensure consistency with HQ guidance and approved baseline.
Requirements: PRE-HIRING REQUIREMENTS: CITIZENSHIP: You must be a U.S. Citizen or National. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: You must pass a background investigation. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT: If you are selected for this position, you will be required to file this report prior to entry on duty in accordance with the Ethics of Government Act of 1978. SECURITY CLEARANCE: You must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE-L/DOE Q-level security clearance.
DRUG TESTING: As a condition of appointment to this position, if you are selected, you will be required to pass a drug test. If you fail to take the test or fail the test, you will no longer be considered for the job. TRIAL PERIOD: You must complete a two-year trial period. If the position is supervisory, you must also complete a 1-year supervisory probationary period, to be served concurrently. SELECTIVE SERVICE: If you are a male born after December 31,1959, you must be registered with the Selective Service registration.
To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. E-VERIFY: New employees will be required to pass the employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. This is an Excepted Service position. If you are selected, you would have to compete with other applicants in open competition to meet requirements for a Federal position in the competitive service, unless you meet the requirements for reinstatement.
Applicants who voluntarily convert from the competitive service, Senior Executive Service, or other pay systems to a permanent appointment under this excepted service authority do not have guaranteed placement back to the pay system assigned prior to conversion. Education: 801 - Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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 fun