General Engineer

The mission of Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) is to manage the DOE cleanup efforts at two gaseous diffusion plant sites - Portsmouth (Piketon) Ohio and Paducah Kentucky. The PPPO conducts environmental remediation waste management depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion and decontamination and decommissioning at the plant sites. PPPOs goal is to accelerate cleanup eliminating potential environmental threats reducing the DOE footprint and reducing life-cycle cost.

We are truly honored that DOE has been named Americas #1 Best Employer for Veterans in 2023 by Forbes-not only among Government agencies but among employers across the U.S. We are so proud of this ranking which reflects our commitment to the employment of veterans. As so many veterans at DOE renew their service to our Nation we are deeply committed to their success and advancement. Veterans shape the future of energy

As a General Engineer you will:

• Direct high-impact scientific and engineering programs lacking technical precedent to to meet key organizational goals and missions.
• Represent the agency on interagency task forces and before groups such as Congress state officials and industry partners to deliver technical briefing or testimony.
• Evaluates technical maturity and scientific trends across complex technology options to guide decision-making and reduce operational risks.
• Serve as a technical authority formulating and implementing key policies while providing strategic counsel to senior leadership and external partners.
• Develop cross-organizational guidance to resolve complex engineering problems and drive collaborative opportunities with public and private partners.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See .
• If selected your appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination as determined by a completed background investigation.
• If selected you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• This position is not eligible for remote work.
• At the GS-14 level you are required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement OGE-450 Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of entering the position and annually.
• This position requires a valid drivers license as a condition of employment.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing thereafter.
• This position has been designated as Critical-Sensitive and requires a security clearance at the Q level. The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain this clearance; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.
• This position is not included in a Bargaining Unit.
• This position has a travel requirement up to 25%.

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics such as optics heat transfer soil mechanics or electronics.

OR

Combination of education and experience -- college-level education training and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering and (2) a good understanding both theoretical and practical of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI) Engineer in Training (EIT)1 or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State the District of Columbia Guam or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g. State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example an applicant who attains registration through a State Boards eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States the District of Columbia Guam and Puerto Rico.

3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical mathematical and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.

4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors degree in an appropriate scientific field e.g. engineering technology physics chemistry architecture computer science mathematics hydrology or geology may be accepted in lieu of a bachelors degree in engineering provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience e.g. in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above you must also meet the Specialized Experience Requirements below:

GS-13 - SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidates online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following:

1. Managing complex engineering or science projects from planning through completion.
2. Conducting technical analysis to solve difficult scientific or engineering problems.
3. Preparing technical reports project documents budgets or recommendations for managers and senior leaders.

GS-14 - SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidates online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following:

1. Planning and leading major science and engineering programs.
2. Evaluating complex technology risks and performance to build risk-mitigation plans and drive long-term strategic goals.
3. Advising senior leadership on resolving complex scientific and engineering issues.