General Dynamics - Groton, CT
posted 2 days ago
About the position
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 9 distinct teams each led by senior management. This requisition is for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the Liaison Branch. We are seeking a highly motivated individual to support the Liaison Branch. This position is 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. These positions ensure that RERO acts effectively in order to maintain the public's trust in the most challenging situations.
Responsibilities
- 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 and All-Hazard 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.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Previous or current experience in emergency management, nuclear or radiological fields.
Nice-to-haves
- A Bachelor of Science degree or higher in engineering or emergency management / emergency preparedness
- Completion of FEMA IS-700 and 800 series courses
