Consultant Health Physicist

ANSTO; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Extensive leave provisions

Parental leave

Job summary

ANSTO is seeking a Consultant Health Physicist for ongoing full-time work in the Sutherland Shire, NSW. The role provides expert radiation protection advice to external clients as part of the Consultancy team, with opportunities to expand the customer base.

Band 5 and Band 6 responsibilities include delivering high-quality services, reports, and managing projects with strong stakeholder engagement. Applicants must be Australian citizens and a pre-employment assessment applies.

Qualifications

• Provide radiation protection services and advice to a broad client base.
• Prepare technical reports and Radiation Management Plans.
• Engage with stakeholders to deliver project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Implement plans to meet consultancy objectives and targets.
• Deliver specialist radiation protection services and measurements for diverse industries.
• Develop comprehensive reports and Radiation Management Plans for clients.
• Ensure high-quality project delivery and maintain ANSTO reputation.
• Manage small consultancy projects and project teams with safety and schedule adherence.
• For Band 6, independently manage large, complex consultancy projects including client proposals and staff management.

Job description

Position Overview

• Ongoing| Full Time | $100k - $134k +15.4% super
• Sutherland Shire location I Health & Wellbeing Programs I Generous leave provisions
• Great Opportunity to provide expert radiation protection advice and services

About the Opportunity

The Consultant Health Physicist will provide radiation protection advice and services to external clients as part of the Consultancy team, to actively participate in carrying out these services and to expand the customer base.

Your Duties and Responsibilities

The key accountabilities for the Band 5 position include:

• Implement plans and activities to achieve the consultancy and CPS objectives and targets.
• Provide specialist radiation and measuring services for a wide range of industries and clients, on a commercial basis.
• Provide radiation protection services and advice to a wide range of clients, including comprehensive technical reports and document development such as Radiation Management Plans.
• Ensure that the projects delivered and work completed are accurate and to a high standard,supportingand enhancing the reputation of ANSTO and increase the probability of repeat business.
• Manage small consultancy projects and project teams of differing sizes to deliver projects safely and to schedule, with strong stakeholder engagement.

In addition to performing all Band 5 key accountabilities, the key accountabilities for a Band 6 position include:

• Demonstrated strong business acumen when interacting with industry
• Develop and implement plans and activities to achieve the consultancy and CPSobjectives and targets and reporting on these actions.
• Independently develop, manage and execute large, complex consultancy projects safely and with strong stakeholder engagement. This includes the development and negotiation of client business proposals, project and staff management, cost control, quality control, technical problem solving, risk identification and mitigation.

About Us

ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-art instruments every year.

Working with us you will enjoy

ANSTO offers training and development, performance-based salary increases and an extensive range of leave provisions to help employees balance work and personal commitments.

• 18 days personal/carers leave for each year of service
• 3 days paid leave between Christmas and New Year

Generous parental leave provisions:

• 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregiver
• 14 weeks Parental leave for secondary caregiver (with incremental increase to a maximum of 18 weeks effective 01/03/2027)
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Cultural, Naidoc and First Nations ceremonial leave

To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical assessment.

Application closing date: 25 September 2026 at 11:59pm

All applicants must be Australian citizens.

In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we understand that diverse teams produce better outcomesand we value the merit that a diverse perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.