Savannah River Mission Completion

Senior Health Physicist – Radiological Engineer

Savannah River Mission Completion

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Aiken • South Carolina • United States

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Salary

💰 $76,704 - $170,076 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provides technical guidance in support of company radiological designs and modifications.
  • Calculates, analyzes, establishes, and incorporates proper radiological protection controls to prevent or minimize adverse effects to onsite personnel, the surrounding public, and the environment.
  • Applies radiological engineering and health physics principles learned through formal education and comprehensive work experience for a moderate to large facility/project.
  • Provides comprehensive technical, operational, and regulatory guidance on the company’s Radiological Protection issues under broad supervision.
  • Performs standard to complex assessments, calculations, and/or monitoring to determine the proper radiological controls and shielding required to meet or exceed company/regulatory standards, while considering economic impacts.
  • Prepares technical documentation and models to support calculations.
  • Manages (tracking, estimating, etc.) and communicates changes to assigned schedule.
  • Conducts peer review of tests and calculations for validity.
  • Prepares briefings, presentations, technical papers, reports, and lectures for department management.
  • Stays current on facilities, projects, processes, and regulatory procedures.
  • Works independently on a variety of complex assignments.
  • Serves as subject matter expert (SME) for radiation protection procedures that perform standard to complex radiological calculations, calibrations, data reviews, regulatory reviews, and assessments.
  • Represents the group in meetings based on familiarity with Code of Federal Regulations, DOE Orders, 5Q RadCon Manual and Site Engineering Standards.
  • Presents technical reports and lectures of assigned tasks to peers, facility personnel, and management.
  • Performs research and analyzes new equipment to develop cost-effective solutions and improvements.
  • Performs field walk downs as deemed necessary to ensure implementations are performed to calculated design.
  • Functions as Radiological Engineer/Health Physicist lead or (SME) within company.
  • Performs hazard assessments by conducting engineering evaluations for projects deemed to have detrimental effects to the company if proper radiological controls are not implemented.
  • May guide less experienced professionals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering, health physics or applicable science or engineering discipline from an accredited college or university and relevant professional experience
  • Thorough knowledge of health physics concepts, principles and techniques; general knowledge of related disciplines.
  • Working knowledge of Code of Federal Regulations, DOE Orders, and ANSI standards that provide guidance and requirements for radiation protection programs.
  • Familiarity with MCNP, SCALE, Origen ARP, MicroShield, HOTSPOT codes.
Benefits
  • 401k Retirement Savings Plan – 5% immediate company contribution, additional matching for employee contributions
  • Health Insurance & Prescription Drug Program
  • Health Savings Account
  • Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand
  • Dental Coverage
  • Vision Coverage
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Includes 160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly), plus 11 paid holidays
  • Life and Accident Coverage
  • Disability Coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
radiological engineeringhealth physicsradiological protection controlsradiological calculationshazard assessmentstechnical documentationdata reviewsengineering evaluationscalculationsmonitoring
Soft Skills
technical guidancecommunicationindependent workpeer reviewpresentation skillsleadershipoperational guidanceregulatory guidanceproblem-solvingresearch
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineeringBachelor’s degree in health physicsBachelor’s degree in applicable scienceBachelor’s degree in engineering discipline