Job opening: Senior Health Physicist
Salary: $134 468 - 174 811 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Dec 12 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in Region I, Division of Radiological Safety & Security, Decommissioning, ISFSI & Reactor Health Physics Branch.
The supervisor is Anthony Dimitriadis, Branch Chief.
This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure and Security Ownership Restriction reporting requirements.
Duties
The successful candidate will serve as a senior inspector to lead, plan, conduct, report and integrate violations and findings associated with radiation protection inspection of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSI), operating light water reactor facilities, inspections of decommissioning reactors and/or materials facilities, in accordance with the NRC inspection manual. You may also perform and coordinate radiological and environmental protection licensing of varied facilities using byproduct, source and/or special nuclear materials. Investigates and evaluates the most difficult occurrences with radiological safety significance.
Requirements
- This is a Drug Testing position.
- Must be able to meet/maintain security & suitability requirements.
Qualifications
In order to qualify for this position, in addition to the basic education requirements, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service (GG-13) or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE includes experience that demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the technical aspects of the NRC inspection program and policies pertaining to radiation protection, radiological control, and radiological effluent and environmental monitoring. Experience in planning and conducting inspections of operating reactor facilities, decommissioning reactor and/or materials facilities, including inspections of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSI), where radioactive materials were used.
A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications should be addressed in your resume.
Education
BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Candidates must have a thorough understanding of the theories, principles, and practices in the general field of health physics, evidenced by possession of a bachelor's degree in a natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics, including calculus or equivalent, OR completion of the courses listed above, plus appropriate experience or other education; OR certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics.
Contacts
- Address NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
OCHCO/ROB/Region I
475 Allendale Road
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
United States
- Name: Mary Thompson
- Phone: 610-337-5141
- Email: [email protected]
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