Lead Document Reviewer Level 5 (DRL5)

at  Project Enhancement Corporation PEC

Located in Germantown, MD, Project Enhancement Corporation (PEC) is a technical services business focused on providing Project Management and specialized consulting services in the areas of nuclear safety, worker safety and health, quality assurance, environment as well as materials and facilities disposition within the DOE and commercial power industry.
Employment Position: Lead Document Reviewer Level 5 (DRL5)
Location: Germantown, Maryland
Project Enhancement Corporation (PEC), and its team of consulting firms, focus on providing Project Management and specialized technical consulting services in the areas of emergency operations, nuclear incident response, nuclear safety, worker safety and health, quality assurance, environment as well as materials and facilities disposition within the DOE and commercial power industry. The team is comprised of the following firms: PEC, Centaur and MAS, each offering its own comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits package.
This position supports the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Classification (OC) for DOE Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS) which is responsible for the classification review of all documents requested under statute or Executive Order prior to release. Contingent upon reward of contract.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Individual must have a Master’s Degree or equivalent in engineering or physical science from an accredited college or university.
• Individual must be able to read and understand written English at or above academic grade 15. The Nelson Denny reading assessment (http://riverpub.com/products/ndrt/index.html ) or equivalent reading assessment would be accepted by the Government. The contractor must provide the written test score from the completed reading comprehension test to certify that the individual has met this requirement before being hired/accepted on the contract.
• It is highly desirable for the individual to meet the DOE requirements to qualify as a Derivative Classifier (DC), UCNI Reviewing Official, and Derivative Declassifier (DD) at time of hire.
• Document Reviewers Level 5 must meet DOE requirements to qualify as a Derivative DC, UCNI Reviewing Official, and DD by the end of the contract transition period and remain onboard for at least one year, unless agreed to otherwise by the Government. After the transition has occurred replacement individuals must be qualified as DC, UCNI Reviewing Official, and DD at time of hire or promotion to this position.
• Minimum of ten (10) year’s total field experience in one (1) or more of the following areas:
• Nuclear weapons design and improvised nuclear devices
• Nuclear material production, such as but not limited to isotope separation technologies (atomic vapor laser isotope separation, gaseous diffusion, gas centrifuge, etc.), and nuclear material processing
• Counterintelligence and nuclear intelligence
• Weapon science and inertial confinement fusion
• Military utilization of nuclear weapons
• It is required to have at least one Document Reviewer Level 5 with three (3) years of field experience in each of the technical areas above. It is required for each KEY Document Reviewer Level 5 to have comprehensive, detailed knowledge of how a thermonuclear weapon is constructed and why and how a thermonuclear weapon works.
• It is required for the Document Reviewer Level 5 to have served a two (2)-year tour of duty as a military service Military Research Associate (MRA) at a national laboratory in the nuclear weapon area or an equivalent tour.
• It is required that the Document Reviewer Level 5 has access to SCI.
• Ability to work independently with limited guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and subject areas.
• Ability to work Monday through Friday in office in Germantown, MD.
• Able to travel up to 10%.
• Ability to sit for extended periods and perform work in an office environment, including extensive use of computers.
• DOE site access will require the qualified candidate be a U.S. citizen with an ACTIVE DOE Q security clearance or DOD TS equivalent. The candidate’s written consent to conduct a background check for the purposes of maintaining a security clearance will be required as a condition of employment.
• Certain positions requiring a security clearance may require the periodic successful completion of a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
• Pre-employment and ongoing reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal substances will be conducted as a requirement for ongoing access to DOE sites. The candidate’s written consent to conduct such tests will be required as a condition of employment.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in the DOE complex.
• Knowledge of DOE sites and types of operation.
• It is highly desirable for the Document Reviewer Level 5 to have current experience identifying classified information in Government records or in developing classification guidance, and ten or more years of experience as a DD or equivalent.

• Individual conducts classification reviews in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, DOE orders, and DOE OC procedures for Restricted Data (RD), Formerly Restricted Data (FRD), National Security Information (NSI), and Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information (UCNI) including but not limited to, in the following technical areas:
• Nuclear weapons design and improvised nuclear devices
• Nuclear material production, such as but not limited to isotope separation technologies (atomic vapor laser isotope separation, gaseous diffusion, gas centrifuge, etc.), and nuclear material processing
• Counterintelligence and nuclear intelligence
• Weapon science and inertial confinement fusion
• Military utilization of nuclear weapons.
• Determines whether information is classified or unclassified but sensitive.
• Assists in the conduct of classification program appraisals. Assists in the development and review of classification guidance.