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Ecocareers · 2 months ago

Radiation Protection Technician

Los Alamos, NM (LANL)

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

GEM Technologies, Inc. is an award-winning federal contractor with over 30 years of experience in providing environmental and technical services. They are seeking a Radiation Protection Technician to support the Los Alamos National Laboratory, focusing on ensuring radiological controls are correctly applied and coordinating resources for safe operations.

Staffing & Recruiting

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Performs the full range of RCT support activities and performs planning, coordination of resources, and ensuring resolution of conflicting demands in highly dynamic and challenging conditions that require ability as a strong tactical decision maker

Provides substantial independent effort

Ensures that radiological controls are correctly applied for radiological work, including high-hazard radiological work, by serving as authorized subject matter expert for development of radiological work control packages (RWCPs)

Provides coordination of work area resources as needed to ensure safe and efficient operations

Fulfills customer radiation protection requests while ensuring established RP-1 priorities are followed

Works effectively with customers and supervision to resolve problems including elevation of issues beyond the ability to resolve

Anticipates problems and handles unforeseen issues

Demonstrates excellence in safety and compliance to RCTs co-workers and customers

Qualification

Radiological work controlOperational health physicsRadiation protection instrumentsDOE Q ClearanceProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Required

High School Diploma and 2+ years of relevant experience [OR; additional, relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree]

Must be a United States (U.S.) citizen due to the federal nature of the work

Must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance, if needed [OR] must have an active or very recently active DOE 'Q' Clearance or DoD 'Top Secret' Clearance

Must be able to meet moderate physical demands, such as lifting and carrying radiation protection instruments and wearing personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection

Must be able to work, at times, outdoors and be scheduled outside of regular work hours

Must have experience in supporting radiological activities and facilities

Must have experience in applying operational health physics to work

Must be able to lift 50 pounds and carry 35 pounds

Must have Reading Vision; Peripheral Vision, Depth Perception

Must be able to hear in a normal range (500 to 3000 htz)

Must be able to sit, crawl, stand, walk, run, and climb; in addition to reaching overhead, horizontally, and down

Must be free from chronic wounds or chronic rashes which disrupt the integrity of the skin that would prevent safe entry into controlled areas

Must be able to use stairways, fixed ladders, and ladders up to six feet