Supervisory Nuclear Engineer

U.S. Pacific Fleet • Bremerton, WA

13d

About The Position

The Supervisory Nuclear Engineer serves in the Nuclear Refueling Engineering Division, Code 2370 of PSNS and IMF. The position provides first-line supervision of nuclear engineers and technicians and maintains technical authority and responsibility for the branch’s engineering work. It oversees detailed written technical direction for nuclear work from cradle to grave, including review, approval, feedback, and adjudication of comments.

The position manages branch workload; supports employee performance, relations, qualifications, and professional development; and facilitates continuous learning, process improvement, and self-assessments. It ensures branch safety and security processes, ethical conduct, and mechanisms such as training, mentoring, procedures, accountability, and self-assessment to produce accurate, complete, appropriately engineered work. The engineer coordinates and supervises critical nuclear operation training, engages stakeholders on assigned nuclear work and coordination with other work, advises and mentors personnel across the shipyard, and reviews nuclear test engineering procedures for compliance with applicable NAVSEA manuals and regulations.

Work may take place aboard naval vessels, in dry docks, or at facilities, including environments with noise and potentially harmful physical or chemical agents. The position requires personal protective equipment and participation in medical surveillance programs. Travel to domestic and international locations, including remote or isolated sites, may be required. The role may require an uncommon tour that includes nights, weekends, and holidays, as well as overtime or unusual duty hours.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment and participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New Department of the Navy employees must successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Current federal employees applying for GS positions generally must meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance before entering duty.
• Wear required personal protective equipment throughout the work shift and participate in medical surveillance programs.
• Ability to travel from the normal duty station, including to CONUS and OCONUS locations and remote or isolated sites, and to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
• Review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-12 in federal service or equivalent public- or private-sector experience, providing leadership and technical direction for nuclear engineering projects supporting repair, maintenance, overhaul, testing, or inactivation of nuclear-powered ships or submarines.
• Meet professional engineering education or alternative qualification requirements: an acceptable engineering degree; current EI, EIT, or PE registration; passing the FE examination or another written engineering licensure examination; at least 60 semester hours of qualifying physical, mathematical, and engineering science and engineering coursework; or an appropriate scientific bachelor's degree plus at least one year of professional engineering experience under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line administrative, technical, performance-management, and employee-relations supervision for nuclear engineers and technicians assigned to the branch.
• Maintain technical authority and responsibility for the branch’s engineering work.
• Review and approve detailed written technical direction for nuclear work from cradle to grave, provide feedback, and adjudicate comments.
• Promote continuous learning and development and evaluate employees’ qualifications, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Facilitate process improvement and conduct self-assessments of branch services, products, and processes.
• Ensure branch safety and security processes and demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior.
• Coordinate with other Command areas on critical nuclear operation training and provide supervisory functions for the training.
• Manage the branch workload.
• Lead and participate in stakeholder meetings and discussions about how assigned nuclear work will be accomplished and coordinated with other work.
• Ensure training, mentoring, procedures, accountability, and self-assessment mechanisms support accurate, complete, appropriately engineered branch products.
• Advise and mentor engineers, supervisors, managers, and personnel from other shipyard organizations.
• Review nuclear test engineering procedures and ensure compliance with applicable NAVSEA manuals and regulations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package; specific eligibility and offerings depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior