Health Physicist III/Sr

Arizona Public Service generates clean, reliable and affordable energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

 

Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.

 

Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.  

Summary

The Health Physicist III/Sr is responsible for program ownership and provides a high level of technical experience and independent oversight over site Radiation Protection Programs including RP Operations, Radiological Effluent Monitoring, Environmental, Dosimetry, RP Instrumentation and Shipment and ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) programs to ensure compliance with regulatory and license commitments.
Provides consultation and technical expertise in Health Physics which supports the business needs of the station.

Performs complex radiological engineering analyses.

Trends data and makes recommendations/approves changes in programs.

Minimum Requirements

Health Physicist III:

A four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a Physical Sciences discipline from an accredited college or university plus five (5) years of experience in radiation protection positions.
In lieu of a Bachelors degree, combination of college coursework and/or experience in radiation protection positions equaling nine (9) years.
Doctorate degree with an emphasis in Health Physics may be applied towards one (1) year of experience.
Master's degree with an emphasis in Health Physics may be applied towards one (1) year of experience.
National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologist (NRRPT) certification may be applied towards one (1) year of experience.
 

Health Physicist Sr:

A four-year Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering or a Physical Sciences discipline from an accredited college or university plus eight (8) years experience in radiation protection positions.
In lieu of a Bachelors degree, combination of college coursework and/or experience in radiation protection positions equaling 12 years.
Doctorate degree with an emphasis in Health Physics may be applied towards one (1) year of experience.
Master's degree with an emphasis in Health Physics may be applied towards one (1) year of experience.
National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologist (NRRPT) certification may be applied towards one (1) year of experience


Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or Qualifications:
American Board of Health Physics (ABHP) certification.
Nuclear Experience



Nuclear requirement: Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to serve as a member of the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) and will be expected to fulfill their obligation as an ERO member.

Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to support a refueling or short-notice outage.

This includes line roles and responsibilities as necessary to execute outage activities.

These are conditions of employment at PVNGS.

Major Accountabilities

1) Provides a high level of technical expertise and independent oversight over site Radiation Protection Programs including RP Operations, Radiological Effluent Monitoring, Environmental, Dosimetry, RP Instrumentation, Radioactive Waste and ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations.

2) Performs radiological engineering calculations and makes technical decisions, regulatory interpretations.

3) Performs complex radiological engineering studies and provides in-depth analyses of the health physics aspects of the nuclear generating station (e.g., neutron spectral measurements and dose rates, internal bioassay analyses, external exposure evaluations).

4) Designs and conducts independent radiological research to investigate and validate technical bases used within RP Programs.

5) Evaluates emerging technologies and develops strategies to use those technologies for enhancing the radiological performance at Palo Verde.

6) Provides expert technical assistance to internal and external customers regarding health physics and radiation protec