Health Physicist

Job Description

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 6 years of practical scientific or environmental engineering work experience in performing the responsibilities listed above; or 2 years’ practical experience if possessing master’s degree in relevant discipline.

Perform preliminary site assessments (PA), site inspections (SI), removal site evaluations (RSE) and expanded site inspections (ESI) on sites with radionuclide and non-radioactive hazardous substances.

Operate and/or oversee field teams and be familiar with field equipment, including radiation instrumentation, for site assessment and radiation health surveys.

MARSSIM Final Status Surveys.

Recommend adaptations and modifications of scientific or engineering methods using independent judgment.

This work is in support of the Response, Assessment, and Evaluation Services (RAES) program.

The following duties are considered essential to the role:

• Possess or have strong desire to learn and implement complex radiological monitoring techniques and site characterization studies.
• Preform field work in remote rugged terrain.
• Direct and implement Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) 2 guidance

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• BS Engineering (nuclear, civil or environmental) or Health Physics
• 6+ years of healthy physicist experience
• Certified Health Physics

MARSSIM - Experience with radioactive contamination is preferred.

• Experience or ability to learn calculations for radiation exposure limits for workers, safe work methods, and decontamination.
• Experience with abandoned mine sites.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Health Physics (CHP), or other similar certification is a plus.
• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training is a plus.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead small sampling teams without direct supervision.
• Strong written and oral communication skills desired.
• Experience using computer software including word processing, Minitab, ProUCL, spreadsheet, and database programs is preferred.
• Familiarity with naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) or technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) in uranium mining, oil and gas, or other industries.
• Experience with environmental remediation, mining and mine reclamation, uranium mining and mills, interaction with regulatory agencies, tribal lands, CERCLA sites.
• Experience with construction or construction oversight.

Experience working with Principal Threat Waste (PTW).