Field Health Physics Technician — Radiation Safety & ALARA

Blackwing; Utah; On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Equity ownership in a rapidly growing,

Comprehensive medical benefits

Free daily lunch provided on-site

High-impact startup environment with率

Job summary

Valar Atomics seeks a Health Physics Technician to build and sustain world-class radiological protection programs for advanced nuclear facilities. You will identify hazards, implement controls, support field work, and ensure regulatory compliance through hands-on field activities.

You will work closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, and radiation protection teams to protect personnel and the environment while enabling rapid progress in nuclear technology.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or higher in Health Physics, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Technology, or a related field, OR
• High School Diploma with formal HPT qualification program including DOE-HDBK-1122/ANSI/ANS qualifications
• Current NRRPT certification.
• Experience performing radiological surveys involving alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation.
• Experience contamination surveys and smear/swipe sampling.
• Proficiency operating portable health physics instrumentation.
• Knowledge of RWPs, postings, and ALARA principles.

Responsibilities

• Perform radiological surveys to characterize facility and worksite conditions.
• Provide radiological coverage for operations, maintenance, construction, and testing.
• Verify RWPs, work controls, and protection requirements.
• Exercise stop-work authority if radiological conditions change.
• Maintain radiological postings, barriers, access controls, and contamination boundaries.
• Manage dosimetry, monitoring equipment, and PPE inventories.
• Conduct contamination and swipe surveys and personnel monitoring.
• Operate health physics instrumentation and perform checks on detectors.
• Support ALARA planning and radiological work planning.
• Serve in the emergency response organization and assist in incidents.
• Produce accurate survey records and regulatory documentation.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, and safety teams.

Skills

Field radiological surveys

Radiation monitoring equipment

ALARA principles

Safety culture

Interdisciplinary communication

Education

Associate's degree or higher in Health Physics or related field

NRRPT certification

Formal HPT qualification program

Tools

Ion chambers

GM survey meters

Contamination monitors

Friskers

Job description

Valar Atomics seeks a Health Physics Technician to build and sustain world-class radiological protection programs for advanced nuclear facilities. You will identify hazards, implement controls, support field work, and ensure regulatory compliance through hands-on field activities.

You will work closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, and radiation protection teams to protect personnel and the environment while enabling rapid progress in nuclear technology.