HEALTH PHYSICIST

United States Fleet Forces Command; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Fleet Forces Command, located at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA, seeks a Health Physicist to design, develop, and maintain dosimetry processing instrumentation and software for routine and unusual dosimetry scenarios.

The role requires a health physics or related degree with ABHP certification considered, and it supports telework eligibility within a federal setting. Salary range and security clearances apply.

Qualifications

• Degree in natural science or engineering including at least 30 semester hours in health physics, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus.
• Certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics (ABHP) with appropriate experience and education that aligns to health physics concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain complex dosimetry processing instrumentation and associated software and procedures for routine and unusual dosimetry occurrences.
• Ensure maintenance and operation of dosimetry processing systems in support of Radiation Health Division.

Education

Health physics or related natural science/engineering degree with 30 semester hours in health physics/radiological science/chemistry/physics/math/calculus

ABHP certification with applicable experience

Job description

• Hiring Agency: United States Fleet Forces Command
• Department: Department of the Navy
• Location: Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia

You will serve as a HEALTH PHYSICIST in the Radiation Health Division (Code 105.5), Radiological Control Office (Code 105) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining complex dosimetry processing instrumentation and associated software and procedures for various types of routine and unusual dosimetry occurrences.

Requirements & Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: 1. Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus. or 2.

Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A.

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: GS-09: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience GS-7: Successful completion of one full year of graduate level education; or Successful completion of a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement; or A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education.

See Required Documents for additional information.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with United States Fleet Forces Command, Department of the Navy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $51210 - $81436/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-09.

How many openings are available?

There are 3 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.