Radiation Safety Program Lead

Standard Nuclear, Inc.; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Account

Disability and Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

Standard Nuclear, Inc. seeks a Radiation Safety Officer to lead the site's radiation protection program across manufacturing, laboratory, and controlled radiological operations.

You will serve as the primary technical authority for radiation safety, guiding employees, contractors, and leadership in compliance with procedures and regulatory requirements. You will oversee radiological controls, dosimetry, training, records, inspections, and emergency response, driving continuous improvement as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Physics, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in radiation protection within a regulated environment.
• Experience administering radiation protection programs with radioactive materials, contamination control, dosimetry, surveys, and work controls.
• Knowledge of NRC/Agreement State/DOE regulations; able to implement requirements in procedures.
• Experience with ALARA planning, hazard assessments, exposure control, and incident investigation.
• Experience with radiation detection instrumentation, survey techniques, and calibration.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections, licensing activities, or radiation safety program assessments preferred.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and organizational skills; cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own, implement, and improve the site radiation protection program, including policies, procedures, technical bases, and program controls.
• Serve as the site's Radiation Safety Officer and primary technical resource for radiation protection matters, providing guidance to employees, contractors, and leadership.
• Establish radiological requirements and controls for work involving radioactive material, radiation-generating equipment, and controlled areas.
• Maintain authority to stop or suspend radiological work when conditions are unsafe, controls are inadequate, or regulatory or procedural requirements are not being met.
• Oversee contamination control, radiation surveys, area monitoring, posting and access controls, personnel monitoring, and dosimetry activities.
• Develop and maintain practices, exposure reduction strategies, and radiological work controls for routine and non-routine activities.
• Review radiological conditions, job hazards, and work scope to determine appropriate controls , PPE, monitoring, and hold points before work begins.
• Evaluate radiation and contamination data, identify trends or adverse conditions, and implement corrective or preventive actions as needed.
• Maintain compliance with applicable NRC, Agreement State, DOE, and company radiation protection requirements, as applicable to site activities.
• Support radioactive material license implementation, amendments, renewals, reports, and correspondence, and interface with regulators during inspections or technical reviews as required .
• Maintain complete and audit-ready radiation protection records, including surveys, dosimetry, instrument calibration, training, material use, incidents, and required reports.
• Lead preparation for internal and external audits, inspections, and assessments and ensure timely resolution of findings related to radiation safety.
• Partner with operations, engineering, and technical teams to incorporate radiological controls into work planning, facility changes, equipment installation, maintenance, and process development.
• Provide field oversight for radiological work and high-risk activities, including review of work packages, permits, procedures, and pre-job planning.
• Lead or support investigations of radiological events, abnormal conditions, contamination events, personnel exposures, or procedural deviations, including root cause and corrective action activities.
• Support radiological emergency preparedness and response, including event assessment, notifications, surveys, recovery actions, and post-event documentation.
• Develop, maintain , and support delivery of radiation safety and radiological worker training appropriate to employee responsibilities and site hazards.
• Ensure radiation detection and monitoring instruments are selected, maintained , calibrated, function-tested, and appropriate for their intended use.
• Provide technical direction to radiological control technicians or other personnel performing radiation protection activities.
• Develop scalable radiation protection systems, metrics, and reporting processes that support safe growth of manufacturing and laboratory operations.

Skills

Radiation safety

Health physics

Regulatory compliance

Technical writing

Communication

Training

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Health Physics

Tools

Radiation detection instruments

Dosimetry equipment

Survey meters

Radiation protection software

Job description

Standard Nuclear, Inc. seeks a Radiation Safety Officer to lead the site's radiation protection program across manufacturing, laboratory, and controlled radiological operations.

You will serve as the primary technical authority for radiation safety, guiding employees, contractors, and leadership in compliance with procedures and regulatory requirements. You will oversee radiological controls, dosimetry, training, records, inspections, and emergency response, driving continuous improvement as