No Shortage of Energy Jobs
Exiting military find new home at the U.S. Department of Energy.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s overarching mission is to advance the national, economic and energy security of the United States; promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.

Still Serving
The department’s mission offers many job opportunities for veterans to continue to serve the United States.

Loretta Averna, a public affairs specialist for the department’s Office of Environmental Management, learned her trade in the U.S. Army as a print and broadcast journalist for the Armed Forces Network. Today she works at the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office in Lexington, Ky., where the Department of Energy cleans up past environmental mistakes.

“I like that we are taking responsibility and doing something about it,” Averna said. “My role is to manage a communication program that provides written information and an understanding of complex environmental management programs, activities and accomplishments. It involves coordinating public participation and information activities for effective written communication with Congress, the general public, professional organizations, special interest groups, academia, private industry and other segments of the Department of Energy. I have the opportunity to work with both national and international media. Every day is different from the next.”

Rich History
Established in 1977, the Department of Energy has one of the richest and most diverse histories in the federal government. Its origins are traced to the Manhattan Project and the race to develop the atomic bomb.

Throughout its history, the department’s focus has grown and shifted with the needs of the nation. During the 1970s the emphasis was energy development and regulation. In the 1980s, nuclear weapons research, development and production took priority. After the end of the Cold War, the department focused on environmental cleanup of the nuclear weapons complex, nonproliferation and safeguarding the nuclear stockpile, energy efficiency and conservation, and technology transfer and industrial competitiveness.

Energy’s New Role
We are now in an era where energy has a great opportunity to play a dynamic leadership role in the United States. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act presented an opportunity for the department to build a clean, secure and prosperous energy future for America. We have focused our efforts on modernizing our nation’s infrastructure, promoting energy efficient building technologies, enhancing energy independence through clean energy and alternative fuels, and revitalizing the U.S. manufacturing industry. With this renewed focus we will reduce our carbon emissions and create entire new industries based on America’s resources, America’s ingenuity and America’s workers.
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Current Job OpportunitiesVeterans are frequently hired in these areas: 

• Acquisition/contract specialist
• Budget/finance/accounting
• Administration
• IT/IT security
• Courier
• Electrician
• Engineering
• Human resources
• Physical science
• Power utilities
• Program management/analyst
• Security
• Substation operator

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Jobs that are filled on a recurring basis include these additional opportunities:

• Auditor
• Contract specialist
• Energy industry economist
• Energy project specialist
• Interdisciplinary general engineer, petroleum engineer, physical scientist
• Management and program analyst
• Mathematical statistician
• Operations research analyst
• Physical scientist

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Apply Here
As positions come available, they are posted on USAJobs to reach the broadest audience. Please visit the USAJobs website at: www.usajobs.gov to locate available job opportunities. 

Employment Contact:
For additional assistance, contact Donna Friend, Veteran Employment Program Manager, at (202) 586-5880, or via e-mail at donna.friend@hq.doe.gov.
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U.S. Department of Energy
HQ: Washington, D.C., and Germantown, Md.
Employees: 15,278 federal employees;more than 125,000 contractor personnel
Veterans Employees: 2,918
% of Veterans Employees: 19%
Locations/offices in the U.S.: 15 major sites; 24 preeminent research laboratories and facilities; four power marketing administrations; and one energy information administration.
www.energy.gov