Program Analyst

Program Analyst, NQ-0343-04 You will: Serves as a Program Analyst in the Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Office, West Milton Field Office at the Kenneth A. Kesselring Site in upstate New York. Designs and leads comprehensive oversight and assessment strategies for decontamination and decommissioning programs at the Knolls and Kesselring Sites, including contractor expectations, issue management, identification of systemic weaknesses and emerging risks, and development of corrective actions and program improvements. Serves as the approval authority or principal technical advisor for major radiological release decisions for facilities and land areas, ensuring final status surveys and associated documentation defensibly meet Department of Energy and other regulatory criteria. Represents the Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Office, and when delegated Naval Reactors Headquarters and the Department of the Navy, in high-level meetings; leads multidisciplinary Federal and contractor teams in high-impact studies, special reviews, and root-cause evaluations. Communicates complex technical and programmatic issues clearly and persuasively to senior executives, flag-level, and equivalent senior management; serves as principal mentor and technical resource for staff overseeing deactivation programs, providing leadership, coaching, and guidance on federal standards and contracting practices to shape overall oversight capability and consistency. Provides senior-level programmatic and technical expertise that directly supports Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program objectives, with decisions and recommendations that carry significant weight in establishing Department of the Navy positions on decommissioning, environmental, and remediation strategies for Naval Reactors facilities