Radiation Protection Specialist

About the role

This position requires an individual who can effectively lead teams with a common goal of achieving excellence in radiation protection. It provides direction, judgment, and leadership in radiation protection to support power plant operations and requires the ability to work collaboratively with people. The role is based in Monticello, Minnesota (region includes Canada).

Responsibilities

• Conduct radiation, contamination, and airborne surveys in support of plant operations and maintenance during both non‑outage and outage activities.
• Perform special surveys for the shipping of radioactive material.
• Plan and execute radiological work during online operations and shutdown/outage conditions, providing ALARA coverage for high‑dose and medium‑dose work.
• Work with planning management to provide dose estimates for online and outage activities.
• Write Radiation Work Permits as needed to support online and shutdown operations.
• Utilize computer programs (e.g., Sentinel, SAP) for dose estimation, tracking, summary reporting, sample analysis, meter calibration, equipment maintenance, and communication with ALARA and dose‑estimate teams.
• Conduct general radiation and contamination surveys to meet surveillance schedule requirements.
• Handle radioactive sources and perform daily/weekly meter checks, routine (annual/semi‑annual) calibrations, and support in‑line radiation monitoring system checks during surveillance programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support business unit objectives.

Requirements

• Meet the definition of a senior (“responsible”) technician by ANSI N18.1‑1971 standards.
• Two years of experience as a Radiation Protection (RP) Technician.
• One year of technical training preferred.
• Capability to qualify for Fire Brigade duties at Monticello.

Preferred qualifications

• Current industry‑standard qualifications (e.g., EPRI STEs) or prior house RP Technician qualifications.
• An Associate’s degree or higher in Health Physics or a related scientific field.
• Navy ELT experience.

Pay

The anticipated pay range is $49.64 – $52.95 per hour, depending on experience. Upon completion of all progression steps, the pay will be $66.19 per hour.