Radiation Protection Specialist

About the role

The Radiation Protection Specialist will provide services which may include, but are not limited to: field oversight, information, support, and advice to the EMCBC or Small Site Director with respect to the safe implementation of decontamination and decommissioning activities for contaminated facilities and environmental remediation activities, review demolition activities, work packages, work plans, radiological surveys, procedures, permits, Real and Personal Property radiological release packages and regulatory documentation, and assist in the assessment of contractor Radiological Programs and documents.

Responsibilities

• Field oversight, information, support, and advice to the EMCBC or Small Site Director with respect to the safe implementation of decontamination and decommissioning activities for contaminated facilities and environmental remediation activities.
• Review demolition activities, work packages, work plans, radiological surveys, procedures, permits, Real and Personal Property radiological release packages and regulatory documentation.
• Aid in the assessment of contractor Radiological Programs and documents.

Requirements

• Must have at a minimum a Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field and be a Certified Health Physicist (CHP) or a Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear or Radiological Engineering.
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years’ direct experience in radiological safety program implementation and oversight.
• All levels must be able to perform medium work involving climbing, walking, visual inspection, and tolerate exposure to environmental conditions while performing assessments.
• Desired experience in one of the following: DOE experience, D&D and/or soil & groundwater remediation project experience and/or nuclear facility experience.
• Five years of experience performing radiological safety may be used in lieu of a Bachelors degree.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Successful drug screening.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security or clearance badge.

Qualifications

• Minimum education and experience as described above.
• Master’s Degree in a technical field, as described above, and a minimum of ten (10) years of experience or Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field, as described above, and fourteen (14) years of experience.
• Master’s Degree in a technical field, as described above, and a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience or Bachelor’s Degree, as described above, and nineteen (19) years of experience.
• Doctorate Degree in a technical field, as described above, and a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience; or Master’s Degree and twenty (20) years of experience; or Bachelor’s Degree, as described above, and twenty-five (25) years of experience.
• Doctorate Degree in a technical field, as described above, and a minimum of twenty (20) years of experience; or Master’s Degree and twenty-five (25) years of experience; or Bachelor’s Degree, as described above, and thirty (30) years of experience.

Skills

Experience in development and assessment of DOE radiological protection plans, programs, and implementing procedures to meet the requirements of 10CFR 835, Occupational Radiation Protection, and DOE Order DOE O 458.

Benefits

BGS offers a competitive total compensation package to eligible employees. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Paid Vacation, 401K, Long and Short-Term Disability.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Schedule is full-time, Monday – Friday 40-hour week.