Criticality Safety Officer

What You'll Do

• Provide technical guidance to ensure proper implementation of nuclear criticality safety (NCS) requirements.
• Verify adequate implementation of requirements and controls on equipment, processes, and procedures.
• Implement and oversee processes to ensure compliance with criticality safety requirements and NCS command media requirements.
• Review, from an operations perspective, and provide input to criticality safety documentation.
• Develop and control NCS posting requirements.
• Perform CSO surveillances.
• Coverage changes in NCS documentation between Operations and the Criticality Safety Office.
• Facilitate consistency, standardization and simplicity in the application of Criticality Safety across production operations.

Accountabilities

• To the Criticality Safety Office Manager and Criticality Safety Management & Integration Senior Director for the establishment, maintenance, and implementation of a defined criticality safety office and integration of production and engineering functions to support nuclear criticality safety for Y-12.
• To the facility Production Directors for resolution of conflicting priorities, ensuring a healthy respect for Conduct of Operations principles, and interpreting policies or procedures when questions arise regarding criticality safety principles and applications.

Authorities

• Aid in the definition and/or resolution of conflicts regarding implementation of criticality safety requirements.
• Aid in abnormal responses to criticality safety issues when required to maintain compliance with policies and procedures governing Y-12 operations.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security.
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues.
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization.
• Career advancement and professional development programs.
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree: No experience.
• OR Master’s degree: No experience.
• In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major, 2 years job-related, and 1-year nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).
• Eight or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Safety or Engineering.
• Seven (7) years of operations experience in areas involving NCS requirements.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Criticality Safety analysis process, Conduct of Operations, Integrated Safety Management, Security Programs, and other safety management programs.
• Proficient communicator, both orally and in writing among various levels of the organization.
• Some understanding of technical operations; knowledge of plant operations, services, and structure, Conduct of Operations, and Integrated Safety Management.