Deputy Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air - Washington, United States - US Environmental Protection Agency

US Environmental Protection Agency

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Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

This position is located in the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA).

ORIA develops human health protection criteria, generally applicable environmental radiation standards, and policies; works with other programs within EPA and other agencies to control radiation and indoor air pollution exposures; provides scientific and technical assistance to states either directly or through EPA's regional offices, and to other agencies having radiation and indoor air protection programs; directs a large-area national environmental radiation monitoring program; prepares for and responds to radiological emergencies; and evaluates and assesses the overall risk and impact of radiation and indoor air pollution.

ORIA is divided geographically between three locations:

The National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory (NAREL) in Montgomery, Alabama; National Center for Radiation Field Operations (NCRFO) in Las Vegas, Nevada; and EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Specific duties of this position may include, but are not limited to:

Overseeing the entirety of the day-to-day operations of the office, ensuring that the processes, policies, and resources are there in order to accomplish the mission, goals, and objectives of the office.
Performing emergency response activities in the event of a major radiological release occurs; coordinating with the Emergency Operations Center, Congress, and the White house during those emergencies.
Overseeing the development of both short and long range budget, goals, and plans for the office.
Developing and maintaining professional working relationships with internal and external partners by either participating in or on conferences, seminars, meetings, and events with those partners and other stakeholders.
Performing supervisory human resources and personnel duties for subordinate managers and staff.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

You must be a U.S. citizen. You must submit a resume and required documents
Preemployment drug testing is required and random testing thereafter.

If you are selected, you must complete a 1-year SES probationary period, if not previously completed.

The Ethics in Government Act, P.L , requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually, and upon termination of employment.

This position is designated as High Risk and requires a background investigation.

Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation.

All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date.

You will be required to obtain and maintain a top-secret security clearance.

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Qualifications:

The work of this position is classified in the Program Management, 0340 series where the qualifications include both general management skills and characteristics that are applicable to all SES positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to this position.

Applicants must have substantive general experience which provides a good basic or general knowledge of the principles of organization, management and administration; and substantive specialized (operating administrative or managerial) experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to this position.

All applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform in this role.

Typically this experience can be found in work within this field or a field that is closely related.

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service, applicants must also provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below.

ECQ - LEADING CHANGE. Involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

ECQ - LEADING PEOPLE. Involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

ECQ - BUSINESS ACUMEN. Involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ - BUILDING COALITIONS. Involves