Health Physicist

This position is part of the Department of Energy - Agency Wide, Office of Environmental Management - Carlsbad Field Office. As a Health Physicist, you will be responsible for communicating and addressing the technical elements of radioactive waste management, radiological characterization, radiological control, and release of real and personal property and related activities with DOE personnel nationwide and DOE contractor technical experts.

• Evaluate and implement a comprehensive Radiation Protection Program involving integration of a broad range of engineering and scientific disciplines at assigned sites/facilities.
• Provide authoritative advice to program and/or facility leadership on proposed new, or modifications to existing, complex nuclear and non-nuclear facilities to determine the degree of health physics and radiation safety hazards associated with operations and ensures the adequacy of controls.
• Interpret organizational radiation safety policy and guidance.
• Review and/or evaluate contractor technical reports, statements, plans, assessments, etc., to assure compliance with Department of Energy (DOE) policies and standards.
• Establishes and maintains continuing liaison and cooperative relationships with Federal agency management, Federal Executive Boards and Associations, and professional organizations to promote acceptance and understanding of laws, organization regulations, and industry and DOE standards and objectives; and to resolve conflicts in the interpretation and application of DOE standards or regulations.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
• If selected, your appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work.
• This is NOT a remote position and you will be required to report to the office a certain number of days per pay period.
• Technical Qualification Program (TQP) - required to complete the TQP within 18 months of entering the program or 12 months if previously qualified.

• BASIC REQUIREMENT:
  • Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus.
• Combination of education and experience: courses as shown in A 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 comparable to that described in paragraph A.

• GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
  • Assessing radiological training programs and radiation safety program performance for compliance with requirements.
  • Providing technical assistance to organization personnel performing radiation protection and radiological health and safety activities.
  • Drafting or updating standard operating procedures for radiation protection activities in accordance with policy, state and federal regulations, and international standards.
• GS-13 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
  • Evaluating contractor effectiveness and compliance with federal and state guidelines and radiological control requirements.
  • Assessing radiological training programs and radiation safety program performance for compliance with requirements.
  • Providing guidance to organization personnel in the interpretation of standards and regulations to perform radiation protection and radiological health and safety activities.
  • Participating in drafting radiation protection policies and procedures in accordance with federal, state, and international standards and regulations.