Health Physicist
Employer: Hanford Mission Integration Solutions · Location: Richland, WA · Posting: 41510 · Type: Full-Time · Pay: $145,150-$183,050/yr
Duties
* Provide advanced and wide-ranging technical, operational, and regulatory guidance and oversight on company's Radiological Protection issues under consultative direction. * Offer leadership, oversight, and technical guidance on complex radiation protection issues with Division, Site-wide, or DOE complex-wide implications. * Apply sophisticated radiological engineering and health physics principles for multiple new, complex facilities/projects. * Perform assessments, calculations, and/or monitoring to determine proper radiological controls and shielding to meet or exceed company/regulatory standards, while considering economic impacts. * Prepare Radiological Design Summary Reports (RDSR) for all new complex radiological designs and modifications per company procedure. * Manage, track, estimate, and communicate changes to assigned schedule. * Verify, test, and check peers' calculations for validity. * Provide briefings, presentations, technical papers, reports, and memoranda to customers and internal/external stakeholders. * Review and approve design drawings to ensure verified calculations are included. * Perform field walk downs to ensure implementations are performed according to calculated design. * Function as lead or Subject Matter Expert within radiological task teams, technical committees, and project design teams. * Develop, review, and approve radiological work planning documents and technical basis documents. * Demonstrate site/complex-wide knowledge and experience; represent the company in technical exchanges with other DOE sites and commercial industries. * Lead and participate in hazard assessments for new designs and projects; conduct engineering evaluations concerning shielding. * Incorporate innovation and ingenuity in problem solving for cost reduction or improvement. * Mentor less experienced professionals within the discipline by developing and coordinating work activities. * Develop and oversee technical procedures providing adequate radiation protection for personnel working within radiological environments. * Identify, evaluate, and incorporate applicable industry innovations and regulatory changes into the company's Radiological Protection program and procedures. * Provide oversight of technical basis manuals and procedures. * Assume staff leadership responsibilities or administrative duties as assigned by supervision. * Display technical expertise through leadership positions in technical societies, site and national consensus standards committees, and technical exchanges with other DOE sites and commercial industry. * Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in scientific discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. * Minimum 10 years of relevant experience. * Prior involvement in DOE radiological activities. * Comprehensive understanding of all components of the Operational Radiation Protection Program. * Ability to obtain and maintain a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credential badge.
Compensation
Grade 21: $145,150 - $183,050 HMIS offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical/dental/vision, short-and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please visit our benefits website: https://hmis.hanford.gov/hr/page.cfm/employeebenefits In accordance with the HMIS salary determination process, offers will be made by taking into consideration the level of assigned job duties, responsibilities, and the candidate's qualifications relative to internal peers and the external labor market. A candidate's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions. The salary range listed represents the full range of salary that may be offered. This position may be required to complete a probationary period. Benefits for eligible employees will begin on day one. In compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Field Office (HFO) direction, employees issued initial badges on or after September 1st, 2025, are required to obtain and maintain a HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credential. To obtain this credential, new employees must successfully complete and pass a federal background check investigation. This investigation encompasses multiple areas of eligibility and includes a declaration of illegal drug activities, including use, supply, possession, or manufacture within the last year. This includes marijuana and cannabis derivatives, which are still considered illegal under federal law, regardless of state laws.