Senior Radiation Monitoring Technician

UN Atlas; Wien; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UN Atlas is seeking a Senior Radiation Monitoring Technician to operate the ISO 17025 accredited Equipment Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (ERML). You will coordinate daily lab activities and supervise technicians to ensure accurate measurements and safe handling of radioactive sources.

Responsibilities include contamination checks, decontamination of equipment, waste disposal, equipment maintenance, data management, and contributing to ISO 17025 compliance and quality system improvements.

Qualifications

• Six years of ionizing radiation measurements experience.
• Experience with gamma spectroscopy and decontamination techniques.
• Experience drafting technical reports and procedures in a lab setting.
• Experience with ISO 17025 laboratories and quality management systems.
• Strong communication and analytical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily ERML operations and assign technicians.
• Conduct contamination checks and decontaminate incoming equipment and supplies.
• Perform leak tests on radioactive sources and ensure safe waste disposal.
• Maintain accurate records and update the contamination database.
• Analyze measurement results and report findings to the Radiation Protection Officer.
• Draft procedures for accreditation and deliver training within the ERML.
• Oversee equipment inventory, tracking, receiving, and dispatching.

Skills

Radiation monitoring

Decontamination

Radioactive waste disposal

ISO 17025

Quality management

Data analysis

Technical reports

Procedures

Communication

Analytical thinking

Client orientation

Resilience

Survey meters

Gamma spectroscopy

Alpha spectroscopy

Education

Secondary education

Tools

Survey meters

Gamma spectroscopy

Alpha spectroscopy

Job description

Organizational context: The Department of Safeguards is the IAEA's global nuclear inspectorate, dedicated to preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. It develops and implements safeguards to ensure no diversion of declared nuclear material and no undeclared nuclear activities. The Division of Technical and Scientific Services provides essential equipment, expertise, and laboratory services to support these critical global efforts.

Job purpose: The Senior Radiation Monitoring Technician plays a crucial role in operating the ISO 17025 accredited Equipment Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (ERML). This position involves coordinating daily laboratory activities and managing technicians, while also overseeing the safeguards equipment inventory process. Key responsibilities include performing radiation monitoring, decontamination of items, and safe disposal of radioactive waste. The role also supports laboratory equipment maintenance, database management, documentation, training, and quality control activities, ensuring the integrity and efficiency of the ERML's operations.

Responsibilities: Coordinate daily operations of the Equipment Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (ERML), including assigning tasks to technicians. Conduct contamination checks and decontamination of incoming equipment and supplies, and perform leak tests on radioactive sources, ensuring safe disposal of radioactive waste. Determine equipment release based on established limits and measurement uncertainties. Maintain accurate records in compliance with procedures and data security policies, documenting measurements and updating the contamination database. Analyze contamination measurement results, identify patterns, and report findings to the Radiation Protection Officer. Perform regular checks and draft reports on monitoring equipment, calibration, acceptance testing, and equipment performance analysis. Contribute to meeting ISO 17025 requirements, maintaining documentation integrity, and proposing improvements to the Quality Management System. Prepare draft procedures for laboratory accreditation and deliver training activities within the ERML. Oversee the equipment inventory process, including tracking, accounting, receiving, and dispatching.

Education: Completed secondary education is required, with an emphasis on a scientific or technical area being an asset. Experience working within an established Quality Management System, preferably in a laboratory environment, is also desirable.

Work experience: A minimum of six years of relevant working experience in ionizing radiation measurements, including gamma spectroscopy and decontamination techniques, is required. Experience in drafting technical reports, procedures, and working instructions, with at least two years in a laboratory setting, is also necessary.

Skills: Proficiency in radiation monitoring, decontamination techniques, and radioactive waste disposal. Experience with ISO 17025 accredited laboratories and Quality Management Systems. Ability to analyze data, draft technical reports, and develop procedures. Strong communication, analytical thinking, client orientation, and resilience are essential. Familiarity with calibration and use of survey meters and alpha/gamma spectrometry is required.

Required languages: English

Desired languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish