Radiation Protection Consultant

At Amentum
, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all.

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

Amentum is looking for a Radiation Protection Consultant to join our Radiation Protection & Characterisation team.

This is a consultancy role supporting a diverse portfolio of clients across industrial, research, healthcare and other sectors using ionising radiation. You will work closely with experienced Radiation Protection Advisers (RPAs), providing practical radiation protection support to clients while developing your own technical competence and experience.

The role will involve regular client interaction, site visits, radiation protection audits, preparation of technical documentation and delivery of radiation protection training.

We are looking for someone with practical radiation protection experience who is capable of developing strong client relationships and wants to progress towards certification as a Radiation Protection Adviser through RPA
2000.

As a Radiation Protection Consultant, you will:

• Support the delivery of radiation protection services to a diverse portfolio of clients.
• Undertake radiation protection audits, inspections and site visits under appropriate RPA oversight.
• Identify areas of non-compliance, good practice and opportunities for improvement and produce clear recommendations for clients.
• Support clients in the development and review of radiation risk assessments, Local Rules, procedures and contingency arrangements.
• Provide practical radiation protection support on matters including designated areas, engineering controls, monitoring arrangements and safe systems of work.
• Produce clear and technically robust reports following audits, assessments and client visits.
• Develop and deliver radiation protection awareness and other radiation protection training to clients and colleagues.
• Build effective working relationships with clients and act as a day-to-day point of contact for routine radiation protection matters.
• Work closely with certificated RPAs, escalating matters requiring formal RPA advice or specialist technical input as appropriate.
• Support radiation monitoring activities and the selection and use of appropriate radiation monitoring instrumentation.
• Maintain accurate technical and project records.
• Support the delivery…