SUMMARY

Provide day-to-day support in the effective implementation of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enforcement regulatory noncompliance monitoring and reporting programs. Promote improved understanding of the Department’s safety and security enforcement program and facilitate transparency and consistency in its implementation.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Act as a focal point to promote effective communications within DOE and its contractors on regulatory compliance matters. Identify and openly communicate concerns and adverse trends to DOE and contractor management. Communicate noncompliance information to the Hanford Field Office (HFO) and DOE Office of Enforcement. Maintain awareness of contractor performance that appear to meet the NTS or SSIMS reporting criteria but that the contractor declined to report into those systems. Maintain active communication with the HFO enforcement coordinator, DOE Headquarters Program Office enforcement coordinator and the DOE Office of Enforcement before a contract fee reduction or similar contract action is administered because of a safety- or classified information security-related event or issue. Collect information and coordinate with DOE and contractor personnel to provide information in support of DOE Office of Enforcement collaboration in evaluating noncompliances reported into NTS and SSIMS. Maintain cognizance and coordinate periodic reviews of noncompliances that the contractor is tracking locally. Evaluate the verification of proper and timely completion of corrective actions (with the assistance of Facility Representatives and subject matter experts) for noncompliances reported into NTS and (with the assistance of designated security professionals) compliance-related information security items reported into SSIMS. Coordinate DOE review of contractor effectiveness reviews performed for NTS- reported noncompliances and SSIMS-reported information security noncompliances and ensuring appropriate follow-up actions. Coordinate DOE entry of verification/validation results into iCAS. Coordinate the Field Element’s input to the enforcement process (e.g., preliminary investigation discussions, enforcement conferences, and post-conference deliberations) and support the provision of the DOE Hanford perspective on any proposed enforcement outcome. Actively monitor and participate in dialogues between DOE and the contractor in fact finding, investigation, or regulatory program assistance review (RPAR). Maintain regular communications and share lessons learned among the DOE enforcement coordinators within their respective organizations (DOE Program Office or Field Element Coordinator). Assist with resolving requests for investigation submitted directly to the DOE Office of Enforcement. Provide administration and production monitoring of DOE field office actions associated with regulatory noncompliance monitoring and reporting programs. Develop and provide enforcement coordination process briefings. Assess contractor regulatory noncompliance monitoring and reporting programs. Perform active, routine oversight of the contractor’s program for identifying, screening, trending, reporting, correcting noncompliances, and closing noncompliance reports. Maintain regular and punctual attendance. Perform other duties as assigned.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.