Designated Facility Representatives

DOE-STD-1063-2006

non-Facility Representative position. In rendering a final decision

on reassignment, the Field Element Manager should consider any

extenuating circumstances.

5.6

Designated Facility Representatives . Field Element Managers may

establish criteria for designating Facility Representatives. For example, to

become "Designated" a Facility Representative should be core qualified

(i.e., complete the DOE-STD-1146-2001, DOE General Technical Base

Qualification Standard and the DOE-STD-1151-2002, DOE Facility

Representative Functional Area Qualification Stand ard ) and have at least

six months experience in a Facility Representative position. The purpose

of this "Designation" is to indicate unique technical proficiency for the

purposes of retention based upon unique competitive level codes.

Designation is not e quivalent to full qualification as designation will

normally occur before a Facility Representative achieves full qualification.

Some Field Element Managers designate Facility Representatives at the

completion of interim qualifications.

5.7

Recruitment, Selection, Retention, and Advancement Considerations . As

qualified Facility Representatives gain experience, they become a

valuable resource of DOE. Field Element Managers should take

necessary steps to ensure that Facility Representative positions are

career enhancing and remain desirable to Facility Representative

candidates. This includes incentives to maintain qualification, and the

encouragement of skills enhancement through continuing training,

graduate study, and professional certifications. In addition, Field Element

Managers and Cognizant Secretarial Officers should provide opportunities

for Facility Representatives to develop management skills. This

experience and training can make Facility Representatives with solid

technical and management skills into prime candidates for positions of

higher responsibility both in the field and at DOE Headquarters. Field

Element Managers and Cognizant Secretarial Officers should identify

these developmental experiences and training opportunities in the

personnel development plans for their organizations, and in the Facility

Representatives' Individual Development Plans . DOE P 426.1, Federal

Technical Capability Policy for Defense Nuclear Facilities, and DOE M

426.1-1A, Federal Technical Capability Manual, provide various

mechanisms that can be used to retain these valuable resources.