Radiation Control Tech - San Francisco CA

VetJobs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RSI Environmental is seeking a Radiation Safety Technician to support radiation protection programs at client sites in the San Francisco area. You will help ensure safe operations, operate detectors, and prepare Radiation Work Permits while maintaining compliance with regulations.

The role involves field monitoring, training, and incident response, with a focus on ALARA principles and accurate documentation. A background check and drug screening are required.

Qualifications

• Background check and pre-employment drug screening required.
• Minimum education: High School or GED.

Responsibilities

• Provide general technical support, guidance and monitoring in radiation protection to assist personnel in safe performance of assignments.
• Check in and operate standard radiation detectors (gas-flow proportional detectors, dose rate meters, gamma spectroscopy detectors, etc.).
• Write, enforce, and provide job coverage for Radiation Work Permits (RWPs).
• Perform and document radiation scans, direct, and smear surveys.
• Provide radiological support in packaging and shipping samples (soil, building material).
• Select proper instrumentation for various project needs.
• Establish and implement workplace controls and ALARA.
• Provide waste management support including characterization and disposal.
• Provide job coverage for work involving respirators, hazardous conditions, confined spaces.
• Provide emergency response to radiological incidents.
• Operate, maintain and review measurement data to ensure safety compliance.
• Understand and implement local, state and federal regulations.
• Conduct radworker and continued training for site personnel.

Education

High School/GED

Job description

Company Overview

RSI provides full-service environmental solutions supporting clients through all phases of cleanup, with expertise in regulatory compliance, characterization, monitoring, renewable energy, and project management. Built on a strong foundation of collaboration and a people-first culture, RSI is known for being easy to work with and delivering results through long-term partnerships.

RSI is part of a family of companies unified by purpose to deliver safe, reliable solutions to our clients’ unique challenges. We are committed to providing technically superior service, adding value at every stage, and leaving things better than we found them.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide general technical support, guidance and monitoring in radiation protection, to assist personnel in the safe performance of various work assignments.
• Check in and operate standard radiation detectors to include large area gas-flow proportional detectors, count-rate meters, dose rate meters, electronic dosimeters, swipe counters, liquid scintillation counters, gamma spectroscopy detectors, etc.
• Write, enforce, and provide job coverage for Radiation Work Permits (RWPs).
• Perform and document radiation scans, direct, and smear surveys.
• Provide radiological support in the process of packaging and shipping various types of samples including but not limited to soil and building material.
• Select proper instrumentation and use for various types of project needs.
• Establish and implement proper workplace controls (posting, marking, boundary, donning/doffing, egress design), radiation work permits, decontamination, personnel monitoring, equipment and material monitoring, health physics record keeping and reporting, sealed source controls, and ALARA.
• Provide support for waste management including characterization and disposal.
• Provide job coverage for various types of work including use with respirators, hazardous conditions, confined spaces, etc.
• Provide emergency response to incidents involving radiation (ex. Radiological Areas, injuries, spills).
• Operate, maintain and review measurement data and instrumentation to determine basic safety compliance with an established design or a standard procedure for air sample monitors.
• Understand and implement local, state and federal regulations.
• Conduct radworker and continued training for site personnel including other RCTs.

Background check and pre-employment drug screening required.

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Location

San Francisco, California

Affiliate Sponsor

RSI Environmental

Salary Range

>$100,000