Principal Radiation Protection Consultant

Posted 1 day 2 hours ago by First Recruitment Group

Permanent
Full Time
Other
Not Specified, United Kingdom
Job Description

Location: UK

Sector: Aerospace & Defence

Job Type: Contract

Salary: Market related

Reference: Sk/R/091893

Role

Shape the future of nuclear safety on a high profile UK defence programme.

Our client requires a Principal Radiation Protection Consultant to work on a contract basis across UK locations with hybrid working.

Role Purpose
  • Act as the technical authority for radiation protection on a major, safety critical programme
  • Provide expert radiological safety advice to ensure compliance with legislation and best practice
  • Support the delivery of ALARP driven design and operational solutions across complex facilities
  • Lead and coordinate radiation protection activities within multidisciplinary project teams
Job Role Responsibilities
  • Provide competent guidance and advice on radiological safety matters
  • Ensure legislative compliance and adoption of industry best practice
  • Engage with multi discipline teams to demonstrate ALARP principles within design and operations
  • Coordinate and produce radiation protection documentation, including:
    • Normal Operational Dose Uptake Assessments
    • Radiological Zoning
    • Radiological Risk Assessments
    • ALARP Assessments
    • Operating Instructions
    • Compliance statements
  • Lead and supervise radiation protection personnel where required
  • Interface with safety case teams and other technical disciplines
  • Contribute to project scheduling, defining deliverables, dependencies, resourcing, time, and cost estimates
Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications
  • Proven experience in a radiation protection role (essential)
  • Demonstrable ability to lead or oversee technical teams (essential)
  • Experience working on complex, safety critical or highly regulated environments
  • Experience interfacing with safety case professionals and engineering disciplines (desirable)
  • Experience contributing to the design of new processes or facilities (desirable)
  • Ability to achieve and maintain UK Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance
  • Candidates may start on BPSS with enhanced clearance in progress
Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer.