Duties

Summary

This position is located in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support (REFS). The supervisor is Cindy Bladey. This position is in the Bargaining Unit. This position is not subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is subject to the security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

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Responsibilities

As a Cost Analyst, you will perform benefit-cost analyses for proposed regulatory changes, report the results of analyses and assessments of alternatives, and provide expert advice and guidance on economic analyses. Duties include but are not limited to: Develops benefit-cost analyses for proposed regulatory changes using agency guidance. Assesses the impact of the proposed and alternative actions. Prepares reports of analyses and the results of these evaluations with assessment of the accuracy of the estimates. Work products will reflect risk insights and a risk-informed and performance-based philosophy, as appropriate.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - This position may require occasional travel.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• This is a Drug Testing position.
• U.S. Citizenship Required

As a NRC employee you are required to submit your most recent Rating of Record (Performance Appraisal) or a statement saying that one is not available. All supplemental documents can now be collected electronically and should be submitted before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. You have three choices for submitting your supplemental documents:

1. Use the "USAJOBs" feature to download documents from your USAJOBs portfolio; or
2. use the "Upload" feature to upload documents directly from your computer. The following types of documents can be uploaded:
.gif, .jpeg, .png, .rtf, .pdf, and .doc; or
3. use the "Fax" feature to print the Fax Cover Sheet and fax it, along with your supplemental documents to 1-571-258-4052.
You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (13) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as experience that demonstrates the knowledge of regulatory cost analysis acquired through work experience and responsible technical positions in nuclear and allied industries with particular emphasis in the areas of safety sufficient to assist in the development, formulation, and evaluation of new approaches to technical programmatic problems.

A description of how you possess the specialized experience should be addressed in your resume, responses to the vacancy questions, and in the additional space provided for your supplemental response.

Education

Basic Requirements:

Degree: Degree: finance, economics, engineering, or physical science, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics, statistics, accounting, or mathematics.

OR

Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Additional information

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Individuals with disabilities may contact the Selective Placement Coordinator for assistance with the application or hiring process via Disability.Resource@nrc.gov. Deaf applicants may contact the Disability Program Manager by calling the NRC videophone at 240-428-3217.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

When the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the job requirements. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to any vacancy questions to determine your level of knowledge, skill and ability related to the job requirements. If you are among the top candidates for this position, your application will be referred to the hiring manager.

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position.
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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
L Access Authorization

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

List of supplemental material that may be applicable:

If you are a NRC employee you are required to submit your most recent Rating of Record (Performance Appraisal) or a statement saying that one is not available.

All supplemental documents will now be collected electronically and should be submitted before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. You have three choices for submitting your supplemental documents:

1. Use the "USAJoBs" feature to download documents from your USAJOBs portfolio; or
2. use the "Upload" feature to upload documents directly from your computer. The following types of documents can be uploaded: .gif, .jpeg, .png, .rtf, .pdf, and .doc; or
3. use the "Fax" feature to print the Fax Cover Sheet and fax it, along with your supplemental documents to 1-571-258-4052.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.