Nuclear Safety Specialist

THE POSITION

The Nuclear Safety Specialist position with the Department of Environmental Protection offers a unique opportunity to support public safety and environmental protection. This role allows you to work with important information about nuclear facilities and help ensure safe operations across the state. You will contribute to evaluations, reviews, and emergency preparedness activities that make a meaningful impact. This position provides for a strong professional development while supporting a mission that benefits every community.

The Nuclear Safety Specialist position with the Department of Environmental Protection offers a unique opportunity to support public safety and environmental protection. This role allows you to work with important information about nuclear facilities and help ensure safe operations across the state. You will contribute to evaluations, reviews, and emergency preparedness activities that make a meaningful impact. This position provides for a strong professional development while supporting a mission that benefits every community.

This position supports the evaluation, oversight, and preparedness activities that help ensure nuclear facilities meet state and federal safety requirements. As a Nuclear Safety Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Plant Oversight:
  Conduct independent reviews of nuclear power plant operations and compliance
• Safety Evaluation:
  Review federal and industry reports to assess safety and environmental impacts
• Emergency Preparedness:
  Participate in emergency drills to assess plant conditions during events
• Public
  
  Education:
  
  Support efforts to inform the public about nuclear safety and preparedness
• Waste Inspection:
  Inspect low-level radioactive waste packaging and transportation activities
• Technical Reporting:
  Prepare written documentation on facility safety and system performance

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description .

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• This position requires travel
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
  
  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:
  
  Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $88,020 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Three years of professional experience in nuclear systems safety analysis involving Boiling Water Reactors or Pressurized Water Reactors, and a bachelor’s degree in nuclear, mechanical, electrical, chemical, civil, structural or environmental engineering, or in engineering technology; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• This position requires possession of a valid driver’s license.

• You must possess and maintain a REAL  passport for this position. Proof of possession will be needed at the time of a conditional offer of employment.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.
• You must pass a background investigation.
• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination and drug screening.

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