Duties

The successful candidate will perform the full range of licensing assistant duties.

Such duties include but are not limited to:

1. Reviews licensing actions and assigned activities to ensure nontechnical safety and environmental data submitted by applicants/licensees are present and conform to applicable NRC regulations and guides. Reviews correspondence from applicants/licensees and advises the project manager of additional information required, as necessary.

2. Reviews licensing actions, assigned correspondence, memoranda, controlled correspondence, director's decisions (under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 2.206), and allegation responses and documents to ensure compliance with applicable editorial and correspondence standards. Processes preliminary environmental assessments and completes noticing actions to allow issuance of exemptions and other licensing actions within scheduled deadlines. Maintains records of branch licensing actions, correspondence, communications, and the plant-specific Listserv distribution. Maintains any databases/tracking systems necessary for the branch. Occasionally originates correspondence to licensees and to Federal, State, or local officials.

3. Evaluates license and/or Technical Specifications (TS) changes against (1) existing license and/or TSs (authority file), (2) amendment request, and (3) proposed changes to identify potential inconsistencies. Discusses revisions/issues of pages being revised with the project manager and/or licensee contact. Provides independent quality assurance check to ensure uniformity, consistency, and the integrity of NRC practices are maintained. Consults with subject matter experts, the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), lead reviewers, project managers, supervisors, more senior Licensing Assistants, and other NRC personnel to resolve various administrative issues that arise.

4. Reviews revisions to the Commission's rules, regulations, and procedures to determine impacts on the licensing process and to develop administrative methods of implementing new requirements. Serves as a focal point in the assigned branch as the most knowledgeable person on administrative aspects of NRC rules, regulations, and procedures applicable to the licensing process.

5. Assists in preparing license amendments, orders modifying licenses, license renewals, public meetings, and indemnity agreements and processes them to completion. Assists project managers in reviewing and editing input submitted by technical reviewers. Occasionally originates notices for biweekly or individual publication in the Federal Register of all proposed licensing actions that may involve a No Significant Hazards Consideration and reviews Federal Register notices and letters to applicants and licensees.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• This is a Drug Testing position.
• Background investigation leading to a clearance is required for new hires.

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the NRC will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent that an NRC job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply.

You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

How You Will Be Evaluated

• Benefits

  A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

  As an NRC employee you will enjoy excellent Federal Benefits, including: comprehensive health and life insurance plans; Flexible Spending Account Program for health and dependent care; Long Term Care Insurance; Dental and Vision Insurance; retirement savings and investment plan similar to 401(k) (Thrift Savings Plan); annual (vacation) and paid sick leave; family friendly leave policies; 11 paid holidays per year; transit benefits. This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees.

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• Required Documents

  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

  List of supplemental material that may be applicable:
  
  If you are a NRC employee you are required to submit your most recent Rating of Record (Performance Appraisal) or a statement saying that one is not available.
  
  If you are a current/reinstatement eligible Federal employee with status (Tenure Group 1 or 2), you will be considered under our merit promotion procedures and must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) to verify competitive status or reinstatement eligibility.
  
  Veterans' Preference documentation, if applicable (e.g. DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; Current Active Duty members must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days; SF-15 Form and related documentation; VA letter.) You can find additional information about Veterans' Preference at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/.
  
  If you are applying for a position that requires a college degree, you must submit your College Transcripts.
  
  All supplemental documents will now be collected electronically and should be submitted before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. You have three choices for submitting your supplemental documents:
  
  1. Use the "USAJOBS" feature to download documents from your USAJOBS portfolio; or
  2. use the "Upload" feature to upload documents directly from your computer. The following types of documents can be uploaded: .gif, .jpeg, .png, .rtf, .pdf, and .doc; or
  3. use the "Fax" feature to print the Fax Cover Sheet and fax it, along with your supplemental documents to 1-571-258-4052.

  If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

  Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• How to Apply

  We strongly encourage you to read the entire announcement before you submit your application for this position.
  
  Your application for this vacancy must be received online via the USAJOBS application system BEFORE 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online application, you will not be considered for this position.
  
  To ensure you are using the correct resume type when applying to our vacancies, please make sure that the resume you are using during the application process is listed with a format type of "USAJOBS Resume" and a source type of "Built with USAJOBS Resume Builder. Verifying this information on your USAJOBS resume before applying will ensure the successful submission of your application to the NRC job vacancy.
  
  Paper applications will not be accepted unless hardship circumstances can be demonstrated. Requests for extensions WILL NOT be granted. If applying online poses a hardship for you, the Human Resources Specialist listed on the announcement will provide assistance to ensure that applications are submitted online by the closing date. Applicants must contact the Human Resources Specialist during business hours BEFORE the closing date of the announcement and speak to someone who can provide assistance for your online submission.
  
  You must answer any job specific vacancy questions. You will be rated based on your responses to any vacancy questions and especially the information provided in your resume. Breadth, recency, and length of experience in the field; training, awards, and commendations; past and current performance; and community or outside professional activities will be considered to determine your level of knowledge, skill or ability for this position. Abbreviated responses to the vacancy questions, such as “significant experience” or “see resume” do not provide enough information and should not be used. You will not be considered for this position if you leave any of the vacancy questions unanswered.
  To begin the application process, select the "Apply On-line" button to the right on this screen. Then follow the prompts to login/register, submit all required supplemental documents, and complete the application process.

  Agency contact information

  Dorian Pierce

  Phone

  301-415-0293

  Fax

  000-000-0000

  Email

  dorian.pierce@nrc.gov

  Address

  NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
  US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  Office of Human Resources
  Attn: Please Complete
  Washington, District of Columbia 20555
  United States

  Next steps

  You may check the status of your application at any time after the announcement closes by logging onto USAJOBs and selecting "Application Status."

• Fair and Transparent

  The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Financial suitability
  • Selective Service
  • New employee probationary period
  • Signature and false statements
  • Privacy Act
  • Social security number request

Required Documents

Clarification from the agency

All NRC Employees are encouraged to apply.