Interdisciplinary Supervisory General Engineer/Physical Scientist

Interdisciplinary Supervisory General Engineer/Physical Scientist Department of Energy Department of Energy

• Agency Wide Office of Nuclear Energy Summary These positions are to be filled under the OPM Government-Wide Direct Hire Authority for STEM Positions for grades

GS 12-15.

This serves as a public notice for the use of the Direct Hire Authority in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3327 and 3330 and 5 CFR 330. Under this recruitment procedure, applicions accepted for the locion/ installion identified in this Public Notice. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies the time you submit your applicion. Learn more about this agency Summary These positions are to be filled under the OPM Government-Wide Direct Hire Authority for STEM Positions for grades

GS 12-15.

This serves as a public notice for the use of the Direct Hire Authority in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3327 and 3330 and 5 CFR 330. Under this recruitment procedure, applicions accepted for the locion/ installion identified in this Public Notice. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies the time you submit your applicion. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week

• Apply in 2 days Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 3, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279
• $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0801 General Engineering 1301 General Physical Science Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Q Access Authorizion Position sensitivity and risk Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Nional security Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-NE-12993627-DH Control number 874470500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency U.S. citizens or U.S. Nionals; no prior Federal experience is required. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your applicion for considerion. Duties Help The Department of Energy is responsible for defining and advancing America's energy policy, technology, and security. Through our nional laborories and distinctive range of program centers we discover, deliver, and manage the energy breakthroughs th keep the nion and its economy safe and secure through the 21st century and beyond! We are truly honored th DOE has been named America's #1 Best Employer for Veterans in 2023 by Forbes-not only among Government agencies, but among employers across the U.S. We are so proud of this ranking which reflects our commitment to the employment of veterans. As so many veterans DOE renew their service to our Nion, we are deeply committed to their success and advancement. Veterans shape the future of energy As a Supervisory Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Physical Scientist, you will: Executes the research and development of the nuclear fuel supply chain capabilities in order to establish a high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) supply chain. Oversees the programmic and technical requirements, planning documents, objectives, functions, and performance measures for Fuel Cycle Technologies. Direct the implemention of the Department of Energy's Uranium Stregy and the HALEU Consortium activities. Supervise a staff, setting priorities, evaluing performance, and providing guidance and development opportunities. Ensures subordines are following th EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) and Affirmive Action policies. Evalues activities for efficient resource use and integrion across various program elements, including approving work scope and resource allocions. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. This employer participes in the e-Verify program. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov. If selected, your appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probionary period. Occasional travel required. This position is not included in a Bargaining Agreement. You may be required to submit a Financial Disclosure Stement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart

I USOGE, 6/08

). Obtain and maintain a Q-level security clearance. Failure to obtain and maintain the required security clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. This position is a Testing Designed Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing. Applicants tentively selected for appointment to this position will participe in drug urinalysis testing. This position is not remote, the selectee expected to report to the duty stion(s) listed. If selected, military spouses, veteran caregivers, and spouses of foreign service employees may be eligible for applicable workplace flexibilities. New supervisors are required to complete 80 hours of supervisory training of which 40 hours must be completed during your first year as a supervisor. First time supervisors required to serve a 1-year probionary period. Qualificions

BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR 0801 SERIES

Degree :

Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) stics, dynamics; (b) strength of merials (stress-strain relionships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nure and properties of merials (reling particle and aggrege structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, he transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR Combinion of educion and experience

• college-level educion, training, and/or technical experience th furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mhemical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applicions to one of the branches of engineering.

The adequacy of such background must be demonstred by one of the following: Professional registrion or licensure

• Current registrion as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any Ste, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registrion by means other than written test (e.g., Ste grandfher or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions th are within or closely reled to the specialty field of their registrion. For example, an applicant who tains registrion through a Ste Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be red eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test

• Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examinion or any other written test required for professional registrion by an engineering licensure board in the various Stes, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Specified academic courses
• Successful completion of least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mhemical, and engineering sciences and th included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. Reled curriculum
• Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an approprie scientific field, e.

g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mhemics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of reled curricula are not all-inclusive.)

BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR 1301 SERIES A.

Degree:

physical science, engineering, or mhemics th included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or reled engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of merials, and electronics. OR B.

Combinion of educion and experience:

educion equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above th included least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or reled engineering science, plus approprie experience or additional educion.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

A qualified candide's online applicion and resume must demonstre least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting 2 OF THE 3 of the following: Directing and overseeing highly complex technical programs or initiives, by establishing objectives, managing resources and integring disciplines (e.g., nuclear, mechanical, electrical, chemical, or physical sciences) to achieve stregic goals. Leading and supervising teams of engineers and scientists, including setting performance standards, fostering professional development, and resolving complex personnel or technical challenges to ensure successful project execution. Communicing complex technical and stregic informion effectively to a senior management, Nuclear Industry, and internional partners, to secure cooperion, negotie agreements, and influence decisions on nuclear fuel and enrichment elements. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizions. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

CTAP/ICTAP

candides: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualificions and eligibility requirements by the closing de of this announcement. Educion This vacancy has a positive educion requirement. In order to be red as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a ring of "Ineligible". Educion must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. Foreign educion must be reviewed by an organizion recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. For special instructions pertaining to foreign educion and a list of organizions th can evalue foreign educion, see the Department of Educion website. Additional informion The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. For general informion on government-wide Telework polices : www.telework.gov Hiring incentives may be authorized in accordance with agency policy and if funding is available.

EEO Policy:

https://www.energy.gov/justice/eeo-complaint-process

Reasonable Accommodion Policy:

https://www.energy.gov/hc/department-energy-reasonable-accommodion-program

Veterans Informion:

https://www.energy.gov/careers/veterans-military-spouses

Selective Service Registrion:

http://www.sss.gov/ The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint to the agency within 30 calendar days of the de of alleged noncompliance by completing the Fair Chance Act Intake Form and submitting it to the Administrive Investigions Program AdministriveInvestigions@hq.doe.gov . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. This position is announced under a government-wide Direct-Hire Authority (DHA) for Interdisciplinary Supervisory General Engineer/Physical Scientist positions in the 0801/1301 series. Under the DHA, applicants who meet the Educion and Qualificion requirements listed in this announcement referred for considerion. Veteran's Preference, cegory ring, and traditional ring and ranking of applicants do not apply under the DHA process. Appointments made under the DHA are processed as "new" appointments. Current Federal employees may be required to serve a new probionary period (5 CFR 315.802(b). Successful candides will possess the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

Administrion and Management Leadership Oral Communicion Planning and Evaluing Stregic Thinking Technical Competence Career Transition Assistance Programs:

If you are eligible for career transition assistance, such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the Educion and Qualificion requirements to be referred for considerion. d

Certifices:

The Department of Energy shares lists of applicants among its internal Departmental Elements and organizions. You may be referred for considerion to other DOE Hiring Managers throughout the Department for more than one position based on this applicion. By applying to this announcement, you understand your applicion merials may be shared with multiple Hiring Mangers throughout DOE. If additional positions are filled from this announcement conditions of employment may differ. You notified if you are referred for additional positions. You must meet all qualificions and eligibility requirements by the closing de (07/03/2026) of this announcement. To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12993627 Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete applicion package which includes: Your RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end des (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed educion and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion de). Cover Letter , optional , expressing additional informion not covered in your resume. Transcripts, if specific educional requirements are indiced in this job announcement .Unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned (semester or quarter hour) and final grade is acceptable. It is your responsibility to provide adeque proof th you meet the educional requirements. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documention, if applicable (e.g., Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more informion see the OPM Guide to Career Transition . Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. Do not provide photos or list a Social Security Number or de of birth on any tachment. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing de to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: Read all instructions before you begin. Click "Apply Online." Complete the applicion and tach all required documents. Submit by 11:59 PM ET on the 07/03/2026.

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• Headquarters Department of Energy Human Capital d Service Center 1000 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20585 US Next steps Once you submit your online applicion, you will receive a confirmion notificion by email th your submission was successful.

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Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete applicion package which includes: Your RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end des (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed educion and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion de). Cover Letter , optional , expressing additional informion not covered in your resume. Transcripts, if specific educional requirements are indiced in this job announcement .Unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned (semester or quarter hour) and final grade is acceptable. It is your responsibility to provide adeque proof th you meet the educional requirements. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documention, if applicable (e.g., Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more informion see the OPM Guide to Career Transition . Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. Do not provide photos or list a Social Security Number or de of birth on any tachment. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing de to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: Read all instructions before you begin. Click "Apply Online." Complete the applicion and tach all required documents. Submit by 11:59 PM ET on the 07/03/2026.

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• Headquarters Department of Energy Human Capital d Service Center 1000 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20585 US Next steps Once you submit your online applicion, you will receive a confirmion notificion by email th your submission was successful.

After the closing of the announcement, if your self-assessment responses place you as an eligible candide for referral, we will refer your name to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. We will notify you of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete. If you are interested in being added to our Schedule A or 30% or more Disabled Veterans repository, please submit your informion by using the below links.

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Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week

• Apply in 2 days Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 3, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279
• $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Q Access Authorizion Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-NE-12993627-DH Control number 874470500