Radiation Protection Manager

About The Callaway Energy Center

The Callaway Energy Center is a nuclear facility located in mid-Missouri. The Energy Center has more than 800 employees and contractors working at the facility, and it has established a strong record of safe operation throughout its 30-year operating history. The Energy Center is a highly efficient, low-cost, sustainable source of electricity for Ameren Missouri’s 1.2 million customers.

Our benefits include:

- Medical coverage on date of hire

- 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

- 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

- Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

- Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position:

The Manager, Radiation Protection reports to the Senior Director, Nuclear Operations and is responsible for following and analyzing trends in radiological work performance of station personnel, contamination and exposure control, job exposures and taking necessary actions to correct adverse situations and trend at the Callaway Energy Center.

Key responsibilities include:

- Manage programs and personnel to assure the radiological health and safety of plant staff and the public.

- Provide radiation protection overview of plant operations including radioactive waste processing and control to maintain station collective radiation dose ALARA.

- Follow and analyze trends in radiological work performance of station personnel, contamination and exposure control, job exposures and take the necessary actions to correct adverse situations and trends.

- Approve all reports developed to ensure compliance with current federal regulatory requirements, technical specifications and state legislation.

- Owner of the Radiation Protection Accredited Training programs. Works with the Training Director and staff to develop, coordinate, and implement the RP Department training.

- Manage the Radiation Protection department in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Callaway Plant Policy POL0052, Callaway Governance, Oversight, Support and Perform (GOSP) Model and Attachment 1 to the Policy, Areas of Responsibility Callaway Energy Center Directors and Managers.

- Ensure administrative and departmental procedures are developed, approved and implemented for Radiation Protection activities such that personnel perform their duties in a safe, legal, and efficient manner.

- Participate as a member on the Plant ALARA Review Committee (PARC), Maintain external interfaces with outside agencies reviewing plant operations, such as, USNRC, INPO, and ANI for audit and inspection activities.

- Responsible for assuming ERO duties in accordance with Callaway Plant Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP) including responding to the plant, Emergency Operations Facility, or Joint Public Information Center within the required RERP response time.

Qualifications

Education:

A Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry, Physics, Health Physics, or Engineering or equivalent from an accredited college or university is required.

Equivalent is defined as:

- Four years of formal schooling in science or engineering.

- Four years of applied radiation protection experience at a nuclear facility.

- Four years of operation or technical experience / training in nuclear power.

- Any combination of the above totaling four years. It should be noted that the above requirement is in addition to the requirement for five years of professional experience in applied radiation protection as specified in RG 1.8.

Experience:

The following experience requirements are in addition to the above listed educational requirements as specified in RG 1.8, Revision 1 as clarified by USNRC HPPOS 020.

- Five year’s professional applied Radiation Protection experience, including three years’ experience in applied Radiation Protection work in a nuclear facility required. Seven years relevant experience preferred

- Two or more year’s supervisory or high-level team/project leadership required.

Advanced degrees may be considered in lieu of experience as follows:

- A Master's degree may be considered equivalent to one year of professional experience

- where course work related to radiation protection is involved.

- A Doctorate degree may be considered equivalent to two years of professional experience where course work related to radiation protection is involved.

Certification/License, etc. - SRO license or SRO certification is desirable but not required.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

- Successful leadership skills.

- Proven ability to interface and build relationships with station leaders.

- Good conflict management skills.

- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, condition reporting, and trending.

Working Conditions

The Radiation Protection Manager works a standard day shift or an alternate approved schedule in a Nuclear Plant environment. Callouts and working rotating or Outage schedules may be required to support plant operations.

Additional Information

Ameren’s selection process includes a series of interviews and may include a leadership assessment process. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

Compensation Range:

$131,900.00 - $204,400.00

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

Thursday December 25, 2025

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.