Retention and Advancement

DOE-STD-1063-2006

The use of emergency protective equipment may involve significant

exertion over extended periods of time. Facility Representatives

need to be comfortable working in what is often an industrial

environment.

Security Requirements. Field Element Managers should also

establish a nd apply appropriate security requirements so that the

Facility Representatives have adequate security clearances to fulfill

their duties.

5.7.2 Retention and Advancement. Several mechanisms are available to

assist field elements in the retention of high quality personnel necessary

for their program. Field Element Managers should seek to understand

reasons for unusually high Facility Representative attrition rates and

counter those reasons using appropriate mechanisms. These

mechanisms may include:

Recognition and real-time management acknowledgement;

Access and interaction with senior DOE and Facility Managers,

such as on joint -walkthroughs and feedback meetings;

Mentoring from senior DOE and Facility Managers;

Qualification bonuses;

Performance bonuses;

Requalification bonuses;

Anniversary bonuses;

Educational reimbursement incentives;

Quality Step Increases based on experience and performance;

Higher GS Grade based on higher facility hazard category;

Higher GS Grade based on scope of facility assignments;

Higher GS Grade for Facility Representative Program Managers,

Supervisors, and Team Leaders; and

Promotions based on knowledge and experience.

5.8

Facility Representative Program Performance Assessment and Feedback.

Field Element Managers shall periodically evaluate and adjust their

Facility Representative program as necessary to ensure a high and

continuously improving level of performance. Cognizant Secretarial

Officers should ensure that performance assessments are accomplished,

and any indicated corrective actions are completed. The DOE

Headquarters Facility Representative Program Manager, Office of the

Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety

Board (DOE DR-1), should monitor the performance of Field Element

Managers and Cognizant Secretarial Officers using the following methods.

5.8.1 Performance Indicators . Carefully chosen performance indicators (PI)

can provide valuable measures of the effectiveness of Facility

Representative Programs. DOE -wide Performance Indicators,