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# Enforcement Specialist

        - Enforcement Specialists provide technical and administrative review and evaluation to assure accuracy and completeness of findings and appropriateness of recommended resolution of issues.
        - They help determine if the level of enforcement action is consistent with policy and precedent.
        - Their work results in technically correct determinations of responsibility and the ultimate disposition of cases in accordance with agency enforcement policy and law.

#### Skill set consistently found in this position

                      - ​Incumbents are skilled analysts and technical evaluators
                      - Understanding of the full range of duties and responsibilities within NRC-licensed facilities
                      - Scientific and engineering knowledge is necessary to evaluate reports of investigations and allegations that impact safe operating
                      - Highly refined communication skills are necessary as they responsible for both complex technical written reports and comprehensive oral presentations
                      - Effective listeners, willing to understand different viewpoints that often come into play, given the ultimate consequences of enforcement action
                      - A broad knowledge base that crosses multiple offices within the NRC organizational structure
                      - Proactive seekers of information needed to support their recommendations
                      - Appreciation and understanding of the rule of law and the role that evidentiary information plays in hearings and other administrative or legal proceedings
                      - Strong understanding of the regulations that spell out enforcement provisions of NRC policy
                      - Ability to consider and evaluate inspection and investigation reports from multiple stakeholder perspectives

#### Career level of this position

#### Major duties and responsibilities

                      - ​Administers and coordinates Regional enforcement activities and policies, and helps with the coordination and disposition of allegations as they relate to NRC-licensed facilities, materials and activities
                      - Performs independent evaluations of proposed enforcement actions
                      - Assesses all related information, facts and circumstances and makes recommendations on actions based on law, regulations and established guidelines
                      - Works with the Office of Enforcement and other Headquarters staff to resolve all issues relating to Regional enforcement decisions
                      - Senior HQ Enforcement Specialists review and evaluate regional enforcement actions; they standardize appraisals so that Regional implementation is uniform in terms of timeliness and effectiveness
                      - Advises agency management
                      - Performs regulatory and technical reviews of enforcement activities and reports
                      - Analyzes facts and evaluates proposed enforcement actions
                      - Prepares studies and reports
                      - Presents problem-solving options
                      - Provides guidance to technical staff regarding implementation of the enforcement program
                      - Coordinates input and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders
                      - Maintains systems for controlling and following up on enforcement actions
                      - Coordinates actions with the Office of Enforcement and the Office of General Counsel to obtain concurrences and advise regional management of enforcement actions

#### Locations

                      - ​Headquarters—Offices/Divisions, Rockville, MD
                      - Regions—King of Prussia, PA; Atlanta, GA; Lisle, IL; Arlington, TX

#### Qualities contributing to success in the role

                      - ​Strong mediation skills to effectively serve as an interlocutor between internal teams and licensees
                      - Advanced planning ability to coordinate complex actions
                      - Research ability
                      - Analytical and evaluative abilities
                      - Organizational ability
                      - Attention to detail
                      - Ability to self-manage
                      - Ability to be fair and impartial
                      - Ability to establish and maintain amicable working relationships
                      - Effective listening ability
                      - Oral and written communication skills to present informational and technical material
                      - Skill in planning for and conducting interviews
                      - Interpersonal skill at all levels
                      - Knowledge of scientific and technical applications of radioactive materials
                      - Knowledge of inspection techniques
                      - Knowledge of the operation of NRC-licensed facilities
                      - Knowledge of agency policies, rules and regulations relative to enforcement activities
                      - Knowledge of the principles, practices and applications of nuclear engineering, physical sciences and biology to conduct inspections and evaluate enforcement action implementation

#### Route to or from this position

                      - Allegations and Enforcement Assistant
                      - Resident or Reactor Inspector
                      - Nuclear Systems Engineer/Scientist GG-13 (HOO/HERO)
                      - Health Physicist
                      - Reactor Systems Engineer
                      - Reactor Systems Scientist 

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