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Emergency Planning Test Engineer

US-CT-Groton

Job ID: 2024-12805
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Engineering
EB Groton Shipyard

Overview

Our Radiological Emergency Planning staff take great pride and ownership in supporting the Radiological Emergency Response Organization (RERO) for the Electric Boat (EB) Shipyard and Submarine Base, New London (SUBASE). The RERO protects the health and safety of our sailors, employees, the public and the environment. The RERO is composed of distinct teams each led by senior management.

We are looking for an individual to support the Public Affairs Branch. Member of this branch are responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and meaningful information to the public during a casualty. The branch consists of functional sub-groups that inform employees about the event; develop press statements for the State and public; monitor media for egregious reports; and press conference preparations.

The selected individual would also be responsible for coordinating with the Team Leader to develop, train and challenge the Branch members to ensure they are prepared to respond to and manage complex and unusual situations.

Responsibilities include:

• Planning, organizing, assigning and directing new and on-going RERO efforts, to include personnel assignment and certification, procedure development, team assessments, process surveillances and team training and development.
• Coordination of the safe execution of complex Shipyard and SUBASE radiological emergency exercises, developing and integrating scenarios that test each teams response capabilities while challenging the responders in order to expand their thinking.
• Evaluation and assessment of RERO operations, identifying learning opportunities and developing, implementing and tracking effective corrective actions.
• Monitoring of and reporting on RERO performance, generating and communicating common metrics that clearly provide team leaders and senior managers with the information required to effectively allocate scarce resources while encouraging continuous improvement.
• Engagement with regulatory and oversight agencies to demonstrate program compliance with Federal, State and company requirements.
• Support for Program outreach activities, to include engagement with Federal, State and local emergency managers, police departments, fire departments, hospitals and regional nuclear power activities.
• Engagement with regulatory and oversight agencies to demonstrate program compliance with federal, state, Navy, and Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Candidate must be able to interface with all levels of Electric Boat Shipyard and Submarine Base, New London organizations.
• Candidate must be able to work in very collaborative environment where feedback is solicited and freely given by other EP teammates.
• Candidate should possess strong written and oral communication skills.

Qualifications

Required

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3+ yrs experience in emergency planning and/or public affairs.
• Candidate must be able to obtain a DOD SECRET security clearance and must be able to maintain the required level of clearance while employed in the subject position.
• Candidate must be able to qualify and maintain qualification as a radiation worker.
• Candidate must apply for, obtain and maintain Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) approved access to supported facilities (i.e., SUBASE New London).

Preferred:

• Completion of FEMA IS-700 and 800 series courses

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