Lead Nuclear Accountability Specialist

Spectra Tech, Inc. is hiring for a Lead Nuclear Accountability Specialist in Aiken, South Carolina. APPLY TODAY!

Posting closes on March 18th, 2026

• Lead the Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) Programs Topical Area, including:
  • Site NNMC&A Plan
  • Material Control topics
  • Performance testing
  • Self-assessments
  • Site NMC&A System Effectiveness Plan
• Provide oversight for Manual 14Q Procedures, including reviews, revisions, and approvals.
• Issue the Annual NMC&A System Effectiveness Report.
• Serve as Designee and Issue Analysis lead for all NMC&A STAR records.
• Utilize the System Effectiveness Plan to develop new Lines of Inquiry (LOIs) each year for all four NMC&A self-assessment cards.
• Approve NMC&A Self-Assessment Cards.
• Monitor anomalies and document findings in the System Effectiveness Plan.
• Perform Performance Testing (PT) for NMC&A systems.
  • Create and approve performance tests.
• Create, coordinate, approve, and act as controller for Enterprise Assessment (EA) combined limited notice tests (LNPT).
• Serve as the NMC&A Training Subject Matter Expert (SME) by:
  • Creating, maintaining, revising, and approving NMC&A training courses
  • Teaching classes for site personnel and the Nuclear Training Center (NTC)
• Assist management with budget projections.
• Perform Management Field Observations (MFOs).
• Develop NMC&A strategies supporting new site missions.
• Provide support to the Classification Office on NMC&A topics.
• Assist the Vulnerability Assessment Team (VA) with:
  • Security Risk Assessments (SRA)
  • Roll-up categorization issues
• Serve as backup Site Shipping and Receiving Coordinator.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert and point of contact for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• Approve purchase requisitions.
• Provide feedback and recommendations to management on work group performance related to:
  • Training
  • Discipline
  • Promotions
  • Demotions
• Provide relief for or represent the next immediate level of management when required.

A 40-hour work week is scheduled. Work schedules may include:

• 5/8 Schedule: 8 hours per day, five days per week
• 4/10 Schedule: 10 hours per day, four days per week
• 9/80 Schedule: 9 hours per day with alternating five-day and four-day work weeks

Each workday includes a 30-minute lunch period.
Overtime may be required to meet deliverables at the discretion of management.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field
• Accounting concentration preferred

• 12 years of accounting or nuclear inventory experience, OR
• Advanced degree (MBA or MS) with 2 years of experience

Alternative Qualification:

• 8 years of Material Control and Accountability experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree requirement.

• Comprehensive knowledge of accounting, chemistry, and physics as applied to nuclear material tracking
• General knowledge of nuclear material measurement techniques
• Understanding of DOE nuclear material accounting systems and reporting requirements
• Strong computer proficiency, including spreadsheet analysis and evaluation of complex issues

Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE "Q" security clearance.
An active clearance is not initially required, but the candidate must be able to obtain one based on work assignment requirements.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• QMF / SQL Training

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Spectra Tech, Inc. is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. We are also an E-verify employer.