Radiological Control Technician, Level III Oak Ridge, TN Posted today

NANA Regional Corporation; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NANA Regional Corporation is seeking qualified personnel for a technical role focused on radiation monitoring and safety at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. Successful applicants will have a degree in a technical field with significant relevant experience. Responsibilities include monitoring for contamination, calibrating instruments, and ensuring safety compliance. Candidates must have DOE certifications and experience with HAZWOPER training. Join our team to support national security efforts and safe operations.

Qualifications

• Associates or higher degree in a technical field and 6-10 years of related experience.
• Requires DOE RCT standardized CORE training certification.
• Must have current HAZWOPER 40-hour qualification.

Responsibilities

• Monitor personnel and work areas for contamination.
• Recommend monitoring devices and protective equipment.
• Calibrate instruments and process TLDs.

Skills

Experience with radiation monitoring

Mathematical computations

Knowledge of radiological hazards

Education

Associates degree in a technical field

High school diploma with significant experience

Job description

Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC (AIS), is actively seeking Engineering, Professional, Technical, and administrative support personnel as part of our staff augmentation team supporting the Department of Energy at the Y‑12 National Security Complex located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the Pantex Plant located in Amarillo, Texas. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

Successful candidates will be employees of AIS, a premier government contractor charged with employing highly motivated and well-qualified personnel who can advance Y‑12's core mission to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable U.S. nuclear deterrent, which is essential to national security. Though employed by AIS, the employee will take day‑to‑day direction and assignments from Y‑12 staff employed directly by the security complex. Pay, benefits, Human Resources, and Employment Management functions are provided by AIS.

Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre‑employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

Responsibilities

• Performs monitoring of personnel, work areas, and items leaving radiological areas for control of exposures from internal and external sources.
• Recommends appropriate personnel monitoring devices, protective equipment, and working time for operations and maintenance personnel working with sources of radiation.
• Observes processes; reads, records, evaluates, and reports data from radiation detective devices, air and bioassay sampling.
• Conducts investigation of cause and effect for results exceeding the guides, standards, and limits.
• Calibrates instruments, operates automated low background counting equipment, processes TLDs, and performs lung counts.
• Participates in the planning phase of new work processes.
• Serves as a member of the emergency response organization.

Qualifications

• Associates or higher degree in a technical field and 6-10 years of related experience or high school diploma and 13-19 or more years of relevant experience.
• Requires DOE RCT standardized CORE training certification and ability to provide copy of certification.
• Must have current HAZWOPER 40-hour qualification and ability to provide copy of certification.
• Must be able to perform mathematical computations and conversions to express sampling and monitoring results in proper units and terms.
• Must be knowledgeable and trained in principles, methods, and mechanics of monitoring and sampling of radiological hazards.
• Must understand the basic nature of the types of radiation.
• Requires the ability to recognize and characterize problems related to standards and limits, plan investigation action and define corrective measure.
• Active DOE Q Clearance preferred.

Special Requirements

• Pre‑employment Drug Screen - external applicants selected for this position are required to successfully complete a post‑offer, pre‑employment drug test.
• Medical Exam(s) - Job related pre-placement medical examinations may be required for this position.
• This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy. If determined as such, this position would be identified as a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position. WSAP positions require participation in an ongoing random drug testing program in addition to the pre‑employment drug screen.

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender‑identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job‑[e-mail] or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).