Radiological Services Engineering Supervisor

The Radiological Engineering Supervisor will be responsible for a group of radiological engineers and RADIAC calibration technicians, providing radiological oversight of nuclear work in the Groton Shipyard and at the Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD) at Naval Submarine Base New London. The primary supervisory responsibility will be support of New Construction activities, PSA ships, and the RADIAC Calibration program. The successful candidate will collaborate daily with Nuclear Operations, Nuclear Test, Audit & Assessment, Radiological Controls personnel, Nuclear Engineering as well as other Naval Nuclear Propulsion Plant activities, local customer representatives (NRRO, RPCO, SUPSHIP), Squadron and Ship's Force.

The group's products include: Providing calibrated RADIACs supporting waterfront radiological work and construction and test key events during the new construction process, supporting end users of RADIACs at the Groton Shipyard, Quonset Point Facility and NRMD, and supplying RADIACs in support of radiological emergency response. Other duties include deck plate support and oversight of radiological work in the Shipyard and at NRMD, the Radiological Deficiency Reporting (RDR) system, department purchasing and ordering, managing the Radiological Engineering (RE) continuous training program, the RE initial qualification program, and ensuring Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) Principles and NAVSEA 389-0228 requirements are met. Personnel in this group also support radiological engineering functions such as: Preparing radiological control agreements with Ships Force and Maintenance Activities, maintaining the radiological status of ships, and assisting in the development of exposure estimates and goals.

Required:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in a technical/engineering function.

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Structural Engineering
• Experience in a Metrology field
• Experience in nuclear or radiological controls engineering
• Experience with shipyard and/or construction engineering support and specific nuclear/radiological experience
• Knowledge of NAVSEA 389-0288
• Experience in electronics and statistics

• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills, be self-motivated and self-critical
• Able to work effectively in a team environment as both a leader and contributor
• Be competent in directing, developing, motivating, and managing a
  group of direct report engineers
• Ability to qualify as a radiological engineer in accordance with SDD-00129.
• Ability to qualify to sign for concurrence or approval of technical work documents requiring radiological controls in accordance with Article 109 of 389-0288 (Radiological Control Manual).
• Ability to qualify as a radiation worker in accordance with NAVSEA 389-0288.
• Ability to qualify as a RADIAC Calibration Engineering Supervisor in accordance with SDD-02834.
• Ability to qualify to handle byproduct radioactive sources and the operation of gamma and neutron irradiators in accordance with NRC requirements.