Lead Nuclear Accountability Specialist

Pinnacle Specialty Group, Inc.•Aiken, SC

About The Position

Pinnacle Specialty Group is a woman-owned and operated small business specializing in providing project and contract management for Professional, Technical, Engineering, IT and Support Services. We offer full benefits to include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, 401K - Company Matched. Duties: Lead the Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) Programs Topical Area which includes the Site NNMC&A Plan, Material Control topics, performance testing, self-assessment and the Site NMC&A System Effectiveness Plan. Provide oversight for Manual 14Q Procedures (i.e. reviews, revisions and approvals). Issue Annual NMC&A System Effectiveness Report. Designee and Issue Analysis for all NMC&A STAR records. Use the System Effectiveness Plan to develop new LOIs each year for all 4 NMC&A self-assessment cards. Approve NMC&A Self-Assessment Cards Monitor anomalies and document in the System Effectiveness Plan. Performance Test (PT) NMC&A systems. Create and approve PTs. Create, coordinate, approve, and act as a controller for Enterprise Assessment (EA) combined limited notice test performed (LNPT). As the NMC&A Training SME, create, maintain, revise, and approve SRNS NMC&A courses and teach SRNS and NTC classes. Assist Manager with budget projections. Perform Management Field Observations (MFO). Develop NMC&A Strategies for new site missions. Actively assist the Classification office with NMC&A Topics. Assist Vulnerability Assessment Team (VA) with Security Risk Assessments (SRA), roll-up categorization issues. Act as back-up Site Shipping and Receiving Coordinator. Subject Matter Expert and contact for the International Atomic Energy Agency. Approve purchase requisitions. May provide feedback and recommendations to management on work group performance for training, discipline, promotion and demotion. Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field. Concentration in accounting is preferred and 12 years of accounting or nuclear inventory experience required or an advanced degree (MBA or MS) with 2 years’ experience. Eight years of Material Control and Accountability experience may be substituted for bachelor’s degree requirements. Comprehensive knowledge of accounting, chemistry, and physics as it applies to tracking nuclear material. General knowledge of nuclear material measurement techniques. Computer proficiency is needed to perform spreadsheets and analysis on complex issues. Understanding of DOE nuclear material accounting systems and reporting requirements. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS CPA preferred QMF/SQL Training Additional Duties - Lead the development and communication of functional requirements for nuclear material accounting software integration with other data management systems used in nuclear operational environments - Lead the testing and evaluation periods for nuclear material accounting software deployments in project facilities - Serves as an expert on nuclear material accounting software and Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) processes at Savannah River Site Additional Experience Qualifications - Requires significant experience with Nuclear Material Control and Accountability at a DOE/NNSA site - Requires significant experience with Local Area Nuclear Material Accounting Software (LANMAS) and performing day-to-day accounting - Requires familiarity with Savannah River Site nuclear material accounting practices and implementation - Preferred experience in developing requirements for software Work Environment / Physical Demands: Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Light to moderate lifting may be required for packages and other items, ability to walk short distances, may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard. Due to government and/or federal regulations for this position, proof of U.S. citizenship is required. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer Pinnacle Specialty Group’s internal recruiting team requests that staffing / recruiting firms or agencies please not respond to our solicitations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field. Concentration in accounting is preferred and 12 years of accounting or nuclear inventory experience required or an advanced degree (MBA or MS) with 2 years’ experience. Eight years of Material Control and Accountability experience may be substituted for bachelor’s degree requirements.
Comprehensive knowledge of accounting, chemistry, and physics as it applies to tracking nuclear material.
General knowledge of nuclear material measurement techniques.
Computer proficiency is needed to perform spreadsheets and analysis on complex issues.
Understanding of DOE nuclear material accounting systems and reporting requirements.
Requires significant experience with Nuclear Material Control and Accountability at a DOE/NNSA site
Requires significant experience with Local Area Nuclear Material Accounting Software (LANMAS) and performing day-to-day accounting
Requires familiarity with Savannah River Site nuclear material accounting practices and implementation
Due to government and/or federal regulations for this position, proof of U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

CPA preferred
QMF/SQL Training
Preferred experience in developing requirements for software

Responsibilities

Lead the Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) Programs Topical Area which includes the Site NNMC&A Plan, Material Control topics, performance testing, self-assessment and the Site NMC&A System Effectiveness Plan.
Provide oversight for Manual 14Q Procedures (i.e. reviews, revisions and approvals).
Issue Annual NMC&A System Effectiveness Report.
Designee and Issue Analysis for all NMC&A STAR records.
Use the System Effectiveness Plan to develop new LOIs each year for all 4 NMC&A self-assessment cards.
Approve NMC&A Self-Assessment Cards
Monitor anomalies and document in the System Effectiveness Plan.
Performance Test (PT) NMC&A systems.
Create and approve PTs.
Create, coordinate, approve, and act as a controller for Enterprise Assessment (EA) combined limited notice test performed (LNPT).
As the NMC&A Training SME, create, maintain, revise, and approve SRNS NMC&A courses and teach SRNS and NTC classes.
Assist Manager with budget projections.
Perform Management Field Observations (MFO).
Develop NMC&A Strategies for new site missions.
Actively assist the Classification office with NMC&A Topics.
Assist Vulnerability Assessment Team (VA) with Security Risk Assessments (SRA), roll-up categorization issues.
Act as back-up Site Shipping and Receiving Coordinator.
Subject Matter Expert and contact for the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Approve purchase requisitions.
May provide feedback and recommendations to management on work group performance for training, discipline, promotion and demotion.
Lead the development and communication of functional requirements for nuclear material accounting software integration with other data management systems used in nuclear operational environments
Lead the testing and evaluation periods for nuclear material accounting software deployments in project facilities
Serves as an expert on nuclear material accounting software and Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) processes at Savannah River Site