Health Physicist

Overview Appointment Type:
Full-Time Regular (FTR)

• Salary Range: $73,195 – $114,400

• Salary Range: $73,195 – $114,400

To plan and lead small and more routine environmental and radiological surveys. To provide technical assistance and expertise to federal agencies in various aspects of environmental and radiological protection.

• Performs field sampling and radiation survey activities at domestic and international sites. Typical travel averages one week per month; however, it can increase significantly during busy periods, and travel can span multiple weeks at a time for certain projects.
• Familiar with survey and sampling design as described in the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM).
• Maintains radiation survey instrumentation including maintenance, performing calibrations per procedure, and troubleshooting.
• Prepares and packs equipment for survey trips and performs equipment room organization and complete equipment inventories (quarterly).
• Assists with procedure updates and training new employees.
• Ensures data/sample collection and field documentation of data collection are complete and per procedure.
• Assists with post-survey data entry into tables, calculations, and/or data validation, and plot generation, etc.
• Assists in preparing formal planning and reporting documents for survey activities and assists Project Managers as needed.
• Focuses on information technology to improve project efficiencies, such as developing/maintaining new geographic information system (GIS) capabilities.
• Evaluates, tests, and develops procedures for new equipment as assigned. Utilizes ArcGIS or other GIS software as needed.
• Maintains all ORAU required and project-specific training and is able to work independently in the office and at field sites after procedure sign-offs are complete.

Bachelor’s degree in Health Physics, Radiation Science, Environmental Health, Science, or Engineering and 0-2 years job related experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience requiring similar knowledge, skills, abilities, and performing duties as described may be substituted for the minimum requirements.

• Experience in Health Physics or a related field/Radiation Safety is required.
• Experience working on field sites performing survey/sampling activities in difficult decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) conditions.
• Directly related experience involving:
  • Operation of radiological instrumentation.
  • Calibration of radiological instrumentation and troubleshooting.
  • Collection of radiological data/samples.
  • Radiation protection fundamentals.
• Preferred experience includes:
  • Strict adherence to project planning documents, reports, procedures, etc.
  • Collecting and recording field/sample data per procedure.
  • Development of project planning documents, reports, procedures, etc.
  • Performing day-to-day interactions with customers, regulators, and management.
• Knowledge of:
  • Field sampling and survey procedures and radiation protection fundamentals such as described in the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM).
  • Radiation survey instrumentation operation, maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting.
  • Effective technical/scientific writing methods (e.g., survey plans, procedures, reports, etc.).
  • Standard practices for field documentation and records management.
  • Standard radio-analytical methods and procedures (e.g., sample containers, preservatives, storage, analysis, etc.).
  • GIS software/GPS equipment.
• Must have effective communication methods.
• Must be able to work independently without supervision.
• The candidate’s starting salary will be determined upon hire and ORAU will use salary survey data, internal comparators, and the candidate’s qualifications to determine salary.

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