Remote Sensing Deputy with Security Clearance

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Job description

This Remote Sensing Deputy role, located in Washington DC is an onsite position within NNSA's NA-80 Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation supporting the Ukraine Task Force. The Remote Sensing Line of Effort within the NNSA Ukraine Task Force is: A fast-paced initiative, that evolves with the changing demands of the task force and its partners that is dedicated to providing timely information to U.S. and partner nations' leaders to enable rapid decision making, assist crisis management, inform public health and safety, and provide data to support attribution in the event of a nuclear or radiological incident. Responsibilities: Procurement and deployment of a network of detectors, including: radiation dose rate sensors, air samplers, speed of sound, and speed of light sensors. Maintenance of the sensor network and communication of the data to enable detection of any type of radiological or nuclear (RN) release, intentionally or accidentally, that results in the dispersion or emission of hazardous radioactive materials,
Support the Crisis Management LOE with ground truth measurements to identify and characterize the RN conditions in Ukraine to enable informed decision-making and efficient mitigation strategies.
Collaboration with US embassies in Ukraine and neighboring countries to establish diplomatic ties and facilitate communications, in order to streamline procurement, deployment, and installation processes and ensuring adherence to established standards, norms and protocols.
Brief Ukraine Task Force Management and interact at leadership levels; interactions will include working directly with interagency, DOE laboratories, and international partners.
Facilitate negotiations between USG and UKR, as well as neighboring countries, to establish frameworks for cooperation, communication, and the potential development of MOU/As. Identify, navigate, and comply with international regulations, legislation, treaties, and protocols related to remote sensing, data collection and sharing.
Develop Notification CONOP in support of the Remote Sensing & Crisis Management Line of Efforts
Plan and execute Notification Drills in cooperation with the Crisis Management LOE, DOE Watch Officers & NNSA Emergency Response Officers, DOE laboratories, and the interagency
Required Qualifications: Q and SCI clearance
Minimum Masters degree and 5+ years of related Nuclear Forensics program experience or other area within U.S. Government (USG) exemplifying ability to learn and be effective in executing required responsibilities.
Ability to lead and manage a diverse technical portfolio of tasks and people
Ability to organize and support project management goals and budgetary tasks
Ability to work well in a rapidly changing and often uncertain environment
Demonstrated good judgement, professionalism, and ability to work well with people
Highly organized
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Desired Qualifications: Experience with US Embassy, DoS, DoD
Familiarity with or experience in emergency response Salary: Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate's related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position. Benefits MELE Offers Employer-paid employee Medical, Dental and Vision Care. Low-Cost Family Health Care offered. Federal Holidays and three (3) weeks' vacation 401(k) with Employer Match Cross-training opportunities About MELE Associates, Inc. With over 300 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran-owned (VOSB), minority-owned small business that has been empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELE's services include national security and intelligence, law enforcement and emergency management training, technical, analytical and program management support, facility management and engineering, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRNE) defense and security, and IT/cybersecurity. MELE Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. MELE Associates, Inc. is an E-Verify employer.

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