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Health Physicist

Job in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, 81503, USA
Listing for: DISA Technologies
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-05
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Environmental Compliance & Protection, Environmental Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 120000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 120000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Health Physicist About Us

Are you ready to be part of a team that is bringing revolutionary technology to the remediation industries?

DISA Technologies is revolutionizing mineral recovery with our patented High-Pressure Slurry Ablation (HPSA) technology- an innovative solution that upgrades critical minerals from mined ore and legacy waste. Serving both the mining and remediation sectors, we recover valuable resources that power industry, strengthen energy independence, and restore contaminated sites to productive use. Our technology unlocks economic and environmental value, transforming how the world processes, remediates, and recycles essential mineral assets.

Benefits
  • $80-$120K
  • Bonus Pool
  • 401(k) with matching up to 4%
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off
  • Professional Development
Job Summary

The Health Physicist is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining DISA's radiation protection programs that protect workers, the public, and the environment from unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation. This position requires a proficient practitioner with at least 10 years of hands-on experience in radiological surveys, exposure assessment, contamination control, dosimetry, radioactive material handling, regulatory compliance, and field implementation of ALARA principles.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership to DISA's operations, and management teams; evaluate radiological hazards; prepare and review procedures; support licensing and regulatory commitments; and ensure that radiological work is conducted safely, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and site-specific requirements.

Education/Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Health Physics, Radiological Health, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, or a closely related technical field.
  • Certified Health Physicist (CHP), National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists (NRRPT), or the ability and willingness to obtain such credentials
  • Experience with uranium mine or mill remediation, source material storage, or radioactive material shipping.
  • Experience preparing for and responding to regulatory inspections, audits, enforcement actions, corrective action programs, or license amendment activities.
  • Experience with environmental sampling, gamma walkover surveys, MARSSIM-style survey design, data quality objectives, GIS/GPS field data collection, and radiological characterization reports.
  • Minimum of 10 years of practical experience in health physics, radiation protection, radiological controls, uranium recovery, environmental remediation, or decommissioning.
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of radiation protection principles, ALARA implementation, contamination control, dosimetry, air monitoring, instrumentation, shielding, survey methods, and radiological work planning.
  • Experience interpreting and applying applicable radiation safety regulations, license conditions, and site procedures.
  • Ability to prepare clear technical reports, procedures, corrective action documents, survey packages, training materials, and regulatory support documentation.
  • Ability to work independently, lead field activities, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and communicate technical issues to non-technical personnel.
Supervisor

Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer

Typical

Job Duties and Responsibilities
  • Assist the RSO with managing the radiation protection programs for three different radioactive materials licenses: HPSA multi-site license, DISA's Mills laboratory license, and the Naturita storage license.
  • Develop, implement, and continually improve radiation protection and radiological controls procedures consistent with regulatory, license, and company requirements.
  • Perform and oversee radiological surveys, contamination surveys, airborne radioactivity monitoring at our remote job sites, and at the storage and laboratory facilities including dose rate measurements, and release surveys for personnel, equipment, materials, and work areas.
  • Evaluate radiological hazards associated with uranium, source material, sealed sources, radiation-producing devices,…
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