Senior Health Physics Technician

Dominion Energy•SURRY, VA

4d•$58,700 - $118,100

About The Position

Dominion Energy is hiring at the Associate Health Physics Technician, Health Physics Technician, and Senior Health Physics Technician levels. The role provides radiological protection for employees and the public by assessing radiation hazards and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, standards, procedures, and limits. Technicians conduct surveys and sampling, support radiological work activities, and help protect personnel from radiation exposure and contamination. Associate technicians participate in classroom and practical training while maintaining acceptable academic standards. Their work progresses from basic instrument source checks, routine decontamination, air sampling, issuing respiratory protection and instrumentation, and laundry duties to more specialized surveys, sampling and analysis, exposure and contamination control, radiological job coverage, ventilation installation and maintenance, and decontamination of personnel, tools, and areas. They also perform assigned Emergency Response Team duties. Health Physics Technicians provide radiological job coverage during routine and special plant maintenance, conduct routine and random radiation surveys—including personnel exposure, equipment contamination, and air sampling—and prepare and monitor Radiation Work Permits. Senior technicians additionally inspect, calibrate, and maintain radiological protection instrumentation and sampling equipment; support radiological protection program elements; evaluate regulatory and industry standards; prepare, survey, package, and ship radioactive material and waste; perform bioassay evaluations and follow-up monitoring; and guide lower-level technicians as needed. The position requires the ability to fulfill Station Emergency Plan duties, including obtaining and maintaining required ERO/SERO qualifications, participating in exercises and drills, and responding to call-in drills. The job requires recommended results on the EEI Technician (TECH) aptitude test, administered onsite during pre-employment. Dominion Energy states that visa or employment authorization sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

Requirements

Associate Health Physics Technician: 0–2 years of directly related experience.
Associate Health Physics Technician: successful completion of the TECH test.
Health Physics Technician: 2 or more years of directly related experience, including completion of the Health Physics Technician Development Program or equivalent knowledge and experience.
Senior Health Physics Technician: 5 or more years of directly related experience, including completion of the Health Physics Technician Development Program or equivalent knowledge and experience.
Good math skills for the Associate level; strong math and analytical skills for Technician and Senior levels.
Good attention to detail and ability to recognize situations requiring prompt action.
Good teamwork skills.
Ability to fulfill Station Emergency Plan duties, including obtaining and maintaining required ERO/SERO qualifications, participating in exercises and drills, and responding to ERO/SERO call-in drills.
High school diploma or GED; the posting states equivalency is not accepted in lieu of the required degree.
Must obtain and maintain required ERO/SERO qualifications.
Must meet Dominion Energy minimum requirements, which may exceed the stated ANSI standards.
The posting describes ANSI/ANS-3.1-2014 and Regulatory Guide 1.8 requirements, including high school education and minimum experience of 2 years related experience and 1 year nuclear power plant experience for Radiation Protection Technicians.
Recommended results on the EEI Technician (TECH) aptitude test; the test is administered onsite during the pre-employment process.

Responsibilities

Participate in classroom and practical training and maintain acceptable academic standards (Associate level).
Perform frisker source checks, routine decontamination, radiological air sampling, and laundry facility duties (Associate level).
Issue respiratory protection and Health Physics instrumentation (Associate level).
Conduct radiological surveys, sampling, and analysis to assess radiation hazards, and document results in accordance with procedures and limits.
Perform operability checks of Health Physics instrumentation.
Monitor and control personnel exposure, contamination, radioactive materials, and waste (Associate level as training progresses).
Provide Health Physics job coverage for radiological work activities and plant maintenance.
Install and maintain ventilation units for airborne radioactivity and decontaminate personnel, small tools, and contaminated areas (Associate level).
Perform routine and random radiation surveys, including surveys of personnel exposure, equipment contamination, and air samples.
Prepare and monitor Radiation Work Permits.
Perform assigned Emergency Response Team duties and fulfill Station Emergency Plan responsibilities, including required qualifications, drills, and call-in availability.
Inspect, calibrate, and maintain radiological protection instrumentation and sampling equipment (Senior level).
Provide technical expertise and support for radiological protection program elements (Senior level).
Evaluate regulatory and industry standards for applicability to radiological control activities (Senior level).
Prepare, analyze, survey, package, and ship radioactive material and waste (Senior level).
Perform bioassay evaluations and follow-up monitoring activities (Senior level).
Provide guidance to lower-level Health Physics Technicians as needed (Senior level).