Radiation Safety Officer

Description:

Job Summary

Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) has the primary responsibility for assuring the technical adequacy and accuracy of the company’s radiation protection program and has continuing responsibility for surveillance and supervisory action in the enforcement of the program. The RSO will manage training and supervision of radiation protection program staff in accordance with company policies and procedures. This position will also manage and implement site-specific environment, health, and safety policies and procedures, safety management systems and training programs.

Key Responsibilities

Radiation Safety

Perform radiation surveys using specialized equipment to identify and quantify radiation levels

Monitor radiation exposure of employees and implement control measures to reduce exposure

Develop and maintain radiation safety procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations and licenses

Provide radiation safety training to employees, contractors, and visitors

Maintain and calibrate radiation detection equipment

Provide immediate response to radiation emergencies and incidents

Conduct radiological surveys of facilities

Knowledge and understanding of the regulatory requirements for facility compliance with radiation protection regulations including preparation of reports

Ensure all monitoring, sampling, audits, and reporting activities are performed following schedules established within the facility radioactive materials license

Assist with regulatory inspections and comprise reporting for regulatory communication

Periodically conduct audits of the company’s facilities to identify safety, health, and environmental risks

Assist the Radiation Safety Officer with investigation of all safety, health and environmental incidents at the company’s facilities

Manage facility by-product materials, storage and shipments

Accurately manage health, safety and environmental data within company database

Occupational Safety

Integrate site-specific and corporate environment, health, and safety policies, management systems and programs with the aim of continuing improvement

Evaluate and monitor facilities to ensure compliance with governmental and company requirements and to minimize risks to environment, health and safety

Train and equip employees with the understanding, skills and facilities to achieve an injury free and healthy workplace

Educate employees on practices to improve the environment, wellness and safety on the job

Provide information and training for the safe handling, use, transport, and disposal of materials

Conduct regular environmental, health and safety, and emergency preparedness audits, and implement action plans with company employees and contractors

Identify significant health or safety risks through hazard identification (job hazard analysis), develop shall establish specific written safe work programs/procedures to ensure that operations associated with the risk can be carried out safely

Management of on-site contractors to implement practices consistent with company’s environment, health and safety policies and procedures

Manage investigations of all safety, health and environmental incidents at the company’s facilities

Accurately manage health, safety and environmental data within company database and provide periodic reports for management.

Requirements:

Education, Experience & Skill Requirements

The Radiation Safety Officer must meet and maintain the ability to meet the qualification as a Radiation Safety Officer under Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Radiation Protection Regulations. This position requires a bachelor's degree in a physical or biological science, industrial hygiene, health physics, radiation protection, or engineering from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent combination of training and relevant experience, with two years of relevant experience equivalent to a year of academic study, from a uranium or mineral extraction/recovery, radioactive waste processing, or a radioactive waste or by-product material disposal facility. Further requirements of this position are:

- 5-10 years of experience with managing radiation safety programs as a Radiation Safety Officer

- Radioactive waste processing, or radioactive waste or by-product material disposal facility

- At least four weeks of specialized training in health physics or radiation safety applicable to uranium or mineral extraction/recovery, radioactive waste processing, or radioactive waste or by-product material disposal operations.

- Good verbal and written communication skills

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Valid Texas driver’s license and clean driving history

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and the risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.