Health Physics Monitor

BAE Systems Canada; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Health Physics Monitor to ensure radiation safety within a submarine manufacturing facility. This role involves monitoring radiation levels, assisting with audits, and providing support to the Radiation Protection Supervisor. You will join a dedicated team, contributing to critical operations while developing your professional skills. The company values diversity and offers a supportive environment where your contributions can make a significant impact. With an excellent benefits package, including flexible working and relocation support, this position is ideal for those passionate about safety and compliance in the nuclear industry.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work scheme

Local and national employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 GCSE Grade C's including Maths and 1 STEM (ideally Physics).
• Practical experience in nuclear operations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Providing assurance through radiation monitoring.
• Assisting in managing radiation protection issues.
• Carrying out audits on facilities and inspecting equipment.

Skills

Understanding of radiation protection principles

GCSE Grade C in Maths

GCSE Grade C in STEM (ideally Physics)

Practical experience in nuclear operations

Familiarity with submarines/nuclear industry

Education

GCSEs in relevant subjects

City & Guilds in Radiation Protection

Job description

Job title: Health Physics Monitor

Location: Barrow in Furness- onsite full time

Salary: Competitive

What you'll be doing:

• Providing assurance through radiation monitoring
• Assisting the Radiation Protection Supervisor, to manage radiation protection issues across the submarine manufacturing facility and barriers
• Carrying out audits on facilities such as the radiography enclosure
• Inspecting equipment such as pumps and grinders, ensuring they are free from contamination
• Operating the waste management plant

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Good understanding of radiation protection principles, techniques and legislation
• Minimum 3 GCSE Grade C's including Maths and 1 STEM (ideally Physics)

Desirable:

• City & Guilds, or equivalent qualification, in Radiation Protection
• Full UK Driving License
• Practical experience in other nuclear operations, such as: high activity sealed sources, contamination, or radiation monitoring
• Familiar with submarines/ nuclear industry/ industrial radiography

Benefits:

Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

The Health Physics Team:

As a Health Physics Monitor you will be reporting to the Senior Engineer (Shift leader), working an appropriate shift pattern to provide 24/7 site support, in an overall team of approx. 24 employees across the professional & operational staff grades of Health Physicists & Senior Engineers, Engineers & technicians. In this role you will have the opportunity to support and professionally development yourself as well as support across various different programmes. The team has a diverse level of knowledge and skills to ensure continuous support to all submarine and facility build and commissioning phases, ensuring adequate radiation protection assurance and advice to protect people, the environment & product. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 23rd May 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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