Senior Health Physicist NWP

Location: Moab, UT / Remote With Travel
Title: Senior Health Physicist
Schedule (FT/PT): Regular Full Time
Travel Required: 0‑25%
Government Clearance: Ability to Obtain

Portage, Inc., is a technically diverse company providing consulting and project execution services to clients on their environmental, engineering, and infrastructure projects. Since its establishment in Idaho Falls in 1992, Portage has completed over $1.2 billion of projects focused primarily on investigations, remedial/response actions, and removal of radiological, hazardous, and toxic waste for federal, state, tribal, and local governments and private industry clients.

Portage is ISO
9001 certified and has an active NQA‑1 compliant Quality Assurance Program. Portage is based in Idaho Falls, Idaho, with satellite offices throughout the country. On January 20, 2017, Portage, Inc., was acquired by North Wind Group.

POSITION

PURPOSE:

The Senior Project Health Physicist is responsible for leadership and oversight of the Moab UMTRA Project Radiation Protection (RP) Program and the Radiological Verification Program. Both programs implement various federal regulations and DOE requirements and apply to the Moab and Crescent Junction (CJ) sites. In addition to direct support of the Moab UMTRA Project this position will assist with North Wind business development/proposal efforts and provide professional‑level Health Physics support and oversight of other projects as requested.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee the implementation of the Radiation Protection Program and Verification Program (also called the Final Status Survey Program) for two different work locations.
• Provide professional Health Physics support and advice to the Program Manager and Operations to assist the project reaching production goals while remaining compliant with federal regulations and guidance as required by contract.
• Perform and document inspections, assessments and oversight of various aspects of the Radiation Protection and Verification programs and associated field work.
• Ensure the Verification Program is implemented in compliance with the Program and implementing procedures, and that the program complies with 40 CFR 192, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR URANIUM AND THORIUM MILL TAILINGS.
• Ensure the Radiation Protection Program is implemented in compliance with the Program and implementing procedures, and that the program complies with 10 CFR 835, OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION.
• Train and mentor Radiation Protection and Verification personnel.
• Review and approve results of lab and field gamma spectroscopy analyses of soil for the Verification Program, including the comparison of results from onsite and offsite labs to ensure quality and accuracy of results.
• Provide presentations to project personnel, DOE and the public, as requested, on various aspects of the Radiation Protection and Verification programs and activities.
• Work closely with the Moab UMTRA Project Closure Manager to plan and implement verification activities on the Moab and CJ sites to support closure and unrestricted release of the land at both sites.
• Author programs, procedures, technical documents, reports and applications for review/approval by DOE, NRC, or other agencies.
• Work collaboratively with Operations personnel at both sites to assist production while remaining compliant with the RP and Verification Programs.
• Perform technical review and approval of RP and Verification Programs and procedures.
• Review and approve the Quarterly Environmental Radiological Monitoring Report.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. degree in Health Physics or related field.
• Certification in Comprehensive Health Physics by the American Board of Health Physics (CHP).
• At least 10 years of experience in implementation and oversight of DOE Radiation Protection programs in compliance with 10 CFR 835, including external and internal dosimetry programs.
• At least 10 years of experience in radiological decommissioning and remediation projects, including the design, implementation and documentation of Verification/Final Status Surveys for unrestricted release of buildings and land areas.
• Experience in using the…