A federal nuclear safety watchdog for the Department of Energy defense sites is scheduled to stop taking applications next week for a technical director to replace the one who left in July to take a job with DOE.
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) job posting for the technical director will close on Jan. 4, 2024, according to the USA Jobs listing. The executive level position was created to make policy and manage engineers who evaluate the safety of most DOE nuclear facilities.
DNFSB’s most recent technical director, Christopher Roscetti left the board over the summer to become DOE deputy director for environmental health and safety.
The position is based at the DNFSB’s Washington headquarters but is also eligible for some telework, according to the federal advertisement. The current pay scale ranges from $141,000 to $212,000.
The DNFSB, down to two board members out of a nominal five, with a third pending Senate confirmation, is working with an acting technical director and an acting general counsel, according to its organization chart. In November, a report from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Office of Inspector General said DNFSB faces challenges in recruiting and keeping executive-level talent.
While DNFSB lacks regulatory power, it can provide safety analysis and recommendations to the secretary of energy to which the secretary must publicly reply.
