Lead Nuclear Accountability Specialist
DUTIES Lead the Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) Programs Topical Area which includes the Site NNMC&A Plan, Material Control topics, performance testing, self-assessment and the Site NMC&A System Effectiveness Plan. Provide oversight for Manual 14Q Procedures (i.e. reviews, revisions and approvals). Issue Annual NMC&A System Effectiveness Report. Designee and Issue Analysis for all NMC&A STAR records. Use the System Effectiveness Plan to develop new LOIs each year for all 4 NMC&A self-assessment cards. Approve NMC&A Self-Assessment Cards Monitor anomalies and document in the System Effectiveness Plan. Performance Test (PT) NMC&A systems. Create and approve PTs. Create, coordinate, approve, and act as a controller for Enterprise Assessment (EA) combined limited notice test performed (LNPT). As the NMC&A Training SME, create, maintain, revise, and approve SRNS NMC&A courses and teach SRNS and NTC classes. Assist Manager with budget projections. Perform Management Field Observations (MFO). Develop NMC&A Strategies for new site missions. Actively assist the Classification office with NMC&A Topics. Assist Vulnerability Assessment Team (VA) with Security Risk Assessments (SRA), roll-up categorization issues. Act as back-up Site Shipping and Receiving Coordinator. Subject Matter Expert and contact for the International Atomic Energy Agency. Approve purchase requisitions. May provide feedback and recommendations to management on work group performance for training, discipline, promotion and demotion. May provide relief for or represent the next immediate level of management. Work Hours: A 40 hour work week is scheduled. SRNS utilizes various work schedules including 5/8s (8 hour/day; five days per week), 4/10’s (10 hours/day; four days per week), and 9/80’s (9 hours/day, five days on week AA and four days on week BB. Work week excludes SRNS holidays. Each workday has 30-minute lunch. Overtime will be expected at times to meet deliverables and will be utilized at the discretion of the Manager.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field. Concentration in accounting is preferred and 12 years of accounting or nuclear inventory experience required or an advanced degree (MBA or MS) with 2 years’ experience. Eight years of Material Control and Accountability experience may be substituted for bachelor’s degree requirements. Comprehensive knowledge of accounting, chemistry, and physics as it applies to tracking nuclear material. General knowledge of nuclear material measurement techniques. Computer proficiency is needed to perform spreadsheets and analysis on complex issues. Understanding of DOE nuclear material accounting systems and reporting requirements.
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OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Area Security Access: Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance. An active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties. After award, the selected candidate will be notified when to apply for a clearance based on specific work assignments.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS CPA preferred QMF/SQL Training
This is a remote position.