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Deputy Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Rockville, MD Other
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/29/2026

Organization Location: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Supervising Executive: Jane Marshall, Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs

Area of Consideration:  All Groups of Qualified Individuals Within the Civil Service

Salary:  This is a Tier 3 (NRC Pay Group C) SES position

Financial Disclosure:  This position is subject to Public Financial Disclosure Reporting requirements and NRC prohibited securities ownership restrictions

Qualifications:

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Professional/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration.

All candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs),listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGESResumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS

ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding-This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency- This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

ECQ 3: Merit and Competence-This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

ECQ 4: Leading People- This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization’s vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.

ECQ 5: Achieving Results- This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

All applicants must submit an online resume describing your accomplishments against each of the ECQs. You must address each ECQ.

PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (PTQs)

All applicants must submit online resume describing your accomplishments  against PTQ.

PTQ 1 - Applied knowledge of the regulatory process for design, construction, licensing, operation, and/or oversight of NRC licensed facilities. Demonstrated experience, knowledge, and understanding of scientific and engineering disciplines sufficient to assess significant safety and security issues, and to set strategic direction for licensing and oversight programs.

Responsibilities:

As the Deputy Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, you will assist the division director in planning, developing, and implementing nationwide health, safety and security regulatory activities and environmental responsibilities associated with NRC regulated facilities and activities within the division’s purview. This includes developing and implementing the agency’s regulatory licensing and inspection program for the division and  also review selected activities for agreement state licensees and other federal agencies.

Duties may include, but are not limited to: 

  • Provide programmatic leadership and direction and plans, develop and implement overall agency regulatory activities and responsibilities associated with NRC licensed facilities and activities.
  • Develop and implement the agency's regulatory licensing and inspection program for regulated sites and activities within the division’s purview.
  •  Develop inspection and licensing review criteria and policies. Manage the licensing and safety reviews of licensed facilities and activities. Ensures programs and policies are consistent with regulatory responsibilities described in the Atomic Energy act of 1954, as amended, or certified in accordance with the energy policy act of 1992.
  •  Manage safety and compliance inspections of facilities such as decommissioning nuclear power plants research and test reactors and complex material sites. 
  • Develop policy regulations and guidance for NRC regulated facilities and activities. 
  • Provide technical and policy guidance to the NRC regions and licensees on topics within the divisions per view. Coordinate with other U.S. government and international agencies on policy and safety issues and provide guidance to industry and the public. Participate in the development of international decommissioning safety standards. Provides Technical Support for incident and emergency response.
  • Plan, coordinate, and manage the development and implementation of policies and programs for activities covering fuel cycle facilities including principal licensing certification inspection and other regulatory activities associated with these facilities to ensure adequate safety and safeguards.
  • Plan, coordinate, and manage the development and implementation of policies and programs for facilities and activities under division purview.
  • Identifies and takes action to resolve safety, security and safeguards issues.
  • Directs NRC's contingency planning and emergency response operations dealing with accidents events incidents threats and radiological sabotage relating to licensed activities under NRC responsibility.
  • Provide Technical Support for training and guidance to NRC headquarters and regional office licensing and inspection staff.
  • Implement corporate management strategies consistent with the agency’s strategic plan. 
  • Develop and implement recruitment, development, and retention strategies to achieve a high-quality workforce with the skills needed to accomplish program goals and objectives. Identify critical organizational skill and training needs and create and implement human capital strategies to close critical skill gaps.
  • Request and use financial resources effectively and efficiently to accomplish agency mission and goals and oversee activities associated with the decommissioning and low level waste business line.
  • Ensure that staff performance is managed effectively and performance plans identify key performance priorities, and appraisal results show meaningful distinctions in staff performance assessments. 
  • Assign and direct work within the organization. Evaluate staff and organizational effectiveness. Assign tasks and troubleshoot problems that arise in accomplishing the goals and objectives of the organization.

Salary : $184,900

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