Principal Radiation Protection Consultant

Principal Radiation Protection Consultant

Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Full time / Permanent

Up to £81,000 + Benefits

Overview

An opportunity to join a team of radiation protection specialists working on a major defence programme across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent guidance and advice on radiological safety.
• Engage with multi-discipline teams to ensure the design and operation of processes and plant is demonstrably ALARP.
• Ensure that procedures are correctly applied to technical activities.
• Coordinate the production of radiological protection documents such as Normal Operational Dose Uptake Assessments, Radiological Zoning, Risk Assessments, ALARP Assessments, Operating Instructions and compliance statements.
• Contribute to project scheduling, defining relevant deliverables, identifying dependencies and estimating resourcing, time and cost requirements.
• Act as a technical expert for Radiation Protection on a major defence project, spending some time at client sites.
• Lead technical delivery of other Radiation Protection personnel.

Experience

• Proven experience in a radiation protection role is essential.
• Clear ability to lead a technical team is essential.
• Experience interfacing with Safety Case personnel and other technical disciplines is desirable.
• Experience designing new processes and facilities is desirable.

Qualifications

• RPA2000 Certified Radiation Protection Adviser is essential.

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• Employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading - employees can buy or sell up to one working week of annual leave.
• 'Be Kind Day' - one paid day of leave to volunteer.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Equal Opportunity

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