Senior Radiation Protection Representative

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The Radiological Control Division provides radiological expertise through field-deployed technical personnel. It maintains an accredited personnel monitoring service, an instrumentation and calibration facility, and expertise in radiological engineering and nuclear materials management.

A Radiation Protection Operations (RPO) Representative/Radiological Engineer (RPOR/RE) is a field deployed professional member of the ES&H Directorate with the responsibility of assisting their assigned line organizations with the effective development and implementation of the site wide Radiological Control and ES&H program(s).  Specifically, our professionals are certified and provide the expertise required for maintaining and protecting the radiological safety and health of BNL employees, the public and the environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise staff of Radiological Control Technicians (RCTs).

• Evaluation of line organization radiological work activities, developing radiological work permits, with an emphasis on providing solutions-oriented services for the achievement of science mission objectives.

• Develop and implement plans, administrative, and engineering controls to minimize environmental impact of work, which includes applying pollution prevention and waste minimization techniques.

• Serve as a subject area technical expert for assigned topics (i.e. radiological engineering procedures development, radiation shielding design, dose assessments, and ALARA assessments)

• Serve as a member and/or Chair of the Radiation Safety Committee and/or ALARA Committee.

• Demonstrated applicable experience performing complex radiological protection calculations.

• Develop complex technical reports and documents that demonstrate an advanced level of competency in a radiological engineering discipline.

• Support the resolution of corrective actions and assist in the investigation of radiological incidents

• Guide/mentor less experienced professionals.

• This job description is not intended to include every duty, task or instruction for which an employee is responsible. Other tasks may be assigned, based on business needs and the department supervisor’s request.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• BS degree in Health Physics, Radiological/Nuclear Engineering, or closely related technical field or equivalent education/certification in specialized radiological/nuclear operations and (10) ten years of closely related work experience.

• Experience implementing a Radiation Protection Program in accordance with 10 CFR 835 within the DOE Complex or 10 CFR 20 at NRC or Agreement State Licensees.

• Working knowledge of Code of Federal Regulations, DOE Orders, Guides, Standards, and NCRP/ANSI standards that provide guidance and requirements for radiation protection programs.

• Consistent with DOE-STD-1098, reading and comprehension skills are necessary for radiation safety training, strong verbal and written communications skills are required for this position.

• Experience performing radiological evaluations of facility systems and source terms using tools such as Microshield, MCNP, or other radiological software.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience supervising staff of radiological control technicians.

• Advanced degree (e.g., MS) in Health Physics, Radiological/Nuclear Engineering or related engineering/science discipline.

• American Board of Health Physics Board Certified (CHP).

• Current registration with the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists (NRRPT).

• Seven years’ experience implementing DOE radiological protection standards and Federal regulations on occupational radiation protection (i.e., 10CFR835, Occupational Radiation Protection Rule); supervision of Radiological Control Technicians (RCTs); evaluation of line organization radiological work activities; experience serving as a member of a safety committee and preparation of radiological work permits, with an emphasis on providing solutions-oriented services for achievement of science mission objectives.

• Experience in working with procedures meeting quality assurance programs such as ASME-NQA-1.

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