ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Nuclear Safety Basis Analyst to support N3B in a direct role! This position is full-time and will be based out of Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Performs nuclear and non-nuclear risk and hazard analyses to ensure safe operations.

• Duties may include, but are not necessarily limited to:

  • hazard identification,

  • hazard analysis,

  • facility hazard categorization,

  • accident analysis, and

  • selection of controls.

• Develop associated safety basis documents including:

  • unreviewed safety question determinations (USQDs),

  • documented safety analysis (DSAs),

  • technical safety requirements (TSRs), and

  • safety assessment (SA) documents.

• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

• Reports to the Nuclear Safety Manager for day-to-day assignments.

• Proficient in MS Office to include MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• With minimal supervision, performs hazard analyses of nuclear operations, defines functional specifications, and recommends credited controls to mitigate unacceptable hazards.

• Identifies and describes the interrelationship of safety basis requirements to existing and new designs and operations.

• Develops and maintains safety basis documents and safety basis program procedures.

• Develops input parameters for engineering calculations and interprets results from supporting analytical computer codes.

• Performs safety basis activities for complex issues and develop creative solutions.

Requirements

• Education & Years of Experience – Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or science and 6+ years of relevant experience, Additionally, must have 2 years job related experience and 1 year of nuclear experience per DOE O 426.2.

• Citizenship – To be considered, you must be a United States (U.S.) citizen due to the federal nature of the work

• Clearance – To be considered, you must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance, if needed

• Ability to develop and apply highly advanced principles, concepts and techniques in general engineering

• Skill and ability to perform critical strategic tasks and to interpret broad strategic requirements and develop and execute plans to satisfy them

• Ability to have major impact on organizational success and productivity, with extensive latitude for independent judgment

• Level of language skills, mathematical skills, communication skills, reasoning ability and computer skills necessary to perform essential functions of the job

• Proven ability to perform complex professional tasks independently and to analyze and develop innovative solutions to problems.

• Ability to work with broad objectives and independently organize own work to meet established objectives, using discretion in performing assigned duties.

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

• Knowledge of and ability to perform hazard and accident analyses.

• Comprehensive knowledge of and experience with safety basis, under DOE regulations.

• Knowledge of and proven experience with nuclear radiological and toxicological risk assessment methodologies and consequence analyses.

• Knowledge and proficiency in DOE, State, Federal, and industry standards, directives and regulations related to Safety Basis.

About the Site

N3B manages the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract for the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management’s Los Alamos Field Office, which is responsible for cleaning up contamination that resulted from LANL operations before 1999 and packaging and shipping radioactive and hazardous waste off-site for permanent disposal (n3b-la.com).

ABOUT GEM

GEM Technologies, Inc. (GEM) is an award-winning federal contractor with more than 30 years of experience providing environmental, construction, facility management, and technical services to federal agencies, state and local governments, and commercial organizations. Founded in 1994 as a nuclear engineering firm to support federal operations in East Tennessee, GEM has since expanded into a nationwide, multi-disciplinary provider with over 270 employees and a diverse portfolio of contracts in the environmental, nuclear, and defense sectors. Some reasons to join GEM are: