General Engineer/Physical Scientist (Operations Engineer)

A qualified candidate’s online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band or GS grade level in the Federal Service (i.e., EN-00/NN-02 or GS-11). Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience conducting at least 3 of the following activities: 1. Conducting oversight of contractor operations including evaluation of management and operations involving diverse hazards. 2. Determining whether a facility or operation is in compliance or noncompliance and the technical adequacy of actions taken or proposed. 3. Conducting inspections, gathering and analyzing facts, evaluating processes, equipment and practices, performing calculations, and reporting findings. 4. Preparing, presenting, and evaluating plans, analyses, reports, and correspondence. 5. Identifying, controlling, mitigating, and eliminating safety hazards in the design and use of facilities, equipment, operations, and work processes. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write “see resume” in your application! Analytical Skills General Engineering Organizational Performance Analysis Safety Engineering “Experience” refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
A successful candidate in this position will serve as a field point of contact Operations Engineer, for safety related operations and activities of Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and other Nuclear Weapons Complex (NWC) sites and provides technical guidance and contractor oversight on daily operations and activities at SNL facilities.