Telework eligibleFederal

Response Program Group Leader

Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Program Management

Salary
$167,603–$195,200/year
Grade
15
Work location
Telework eligible · Rockville, Maryland
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Oct 15, 2026
Apply by
Oct 19, 2026
Category
Program Management

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Summary

This position is located in Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Division of Emergency Preparedness and Responses (DEPR), Response Continuity Branch (RCB). The supervisor is Eva Brown. This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

Duties

The successful candidate will perform the full range of a Response Program Group Leader, GG-0340-15. Such duties include but are not limited to: Lead NRC-wide incident response and continuity planning. Direct the development, integration, maintenance, and evaluation of NRC incident response plans, procedures, and readiness frameworks; ensure alignment with Federal/State response plans and national emergency management doctrine. Serve as senior technical authority on emergency management policy and program oversight. Develop NRC incident response criteria, guidance, and procedures; lead HQ-region-interagency integration; and conduct evaluations of regional and headquarters response program performance. Lead the design, delivery, maintenance, and evaluation of responder technical position training and qualification curricula, ensuring alignment with NRC emergency response procedures, emergency management principles, continuity requirements, national preparedness doctrine, national directives, evolving preparedness expectations, and position qualification requirements; and leads integration of training across Headquarters and regional offices. Represent NRC in national-level incident response, continuity, and interagency coordination activities. Lead NRC participation in multi-agency exercises, national preparedness initiatives, and emergency management forums; negotiate/refine interagency agreements to define NRC roles in national frameworks. Provide authoritative consultation and decision support to NRC leadership, regional administrators, licensees, and Federal/State emergency management officials; interpret national directives and recommend actions requiring senior-level decision-making. Develop major policy, regulatory, and technical products supporting NRC emergency management and radiological incident response. Maintain full qualifications for Operations Center positions. Oversee NRC participation in drills, exercises, and investigations, and special projects (e.g., IT modernization) critical to NRC emergency preparedness and continuity.

Requirements

You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position. All information in your resume must be true and accurate. Conditions of Employment: This is a Drug Testing position Must be able to meet and maintain security & suitability requirements.

Education

There are no education requirements for this position.

How you will be evaluated

When the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the job requirements. Your application will be evaluated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to any vacancy questions to determine your level of knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the job requirements. You must respond to all required application questions. If you are among the top candidates for this position, your application will be referred to the hiring manager for possible interview and selection based upon the number of available vacancies to be filled in each office. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a concise resume that directly relates to this position.

About this listing

Nuclear Regulatory Commission has 15 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Rockville, Maryland. See all Nuclear Regulatory Commission listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $167,603 to $195,200 a year. That covers GS-15 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 4 days, from Oct 15, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. Among currently open Program Management postings, the typical advertised window is about 14 days. As of Oct 16, 2026, it closes in 3 days.

Who can apply: employees of the hiring agency. This announcement is not open to the general public. The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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