Principal Radiation Protection Consultant

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.