Health & Safety Technologist

LLNL•Livermore, CA

6d•$44 - $64•Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking a Health and Safety Technologist/Sr. Health and Safety Technologist to join the Environment, Safety and Health (ESH) Directorate. This role will provide essential health and safety technical support to Integrated Safety Teams (ISTs), ensuring a safe and healthy work environment in alignment with LLNL's commitment to operational excellence. The position requires full-time, on-site presence due to the nature of the work. The specific level (Technologist or Sr. Technologist) will be determined by the hiring team based on the candidate's knowledge and experience, with additional responsibilities assigned for the higher level.

Requirements

Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
Associate degree in Occupational Safety or Radiation Protection or equivalent combination of education and extensive related experience (e.g., Naval Nuclear Power School, Radiological Control Technician (RCT), Industrial Hygiene Technician, Commercial Nuclear Power, or DOE Sites).
Intermediate technical knowledge and analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills to acquire and analyze basic data, report results formally, and identify/solve moderately complex technical problems.
Experience operating and maintaining radiological and industrial hygiene sampling and detection equipment, or other analytical equipment of similar complexity.
Knowledge of practical radiological and/or industrial hygiene contamination control practices.
Effective, high-quality interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and guidance.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment in a fast-paced, schedule-driven setting.
Ability to work various shifts in support of around-the-clock operations.
Ability to complete formal Department of Energy (DOE) Radiological Control Technician qualifications and requisite Health & Safety Technician qualifications.
Ability to become medically qualified to wear respiratory and protection equipment, and work with toxic and radioactive materials.
Ability to apply torque, forceful gripping, pressing, and pushing with hands and arms.
Ability to climb ladders up to a height of 30 ft.
Ability to carry up to 30 lbs.
Able to perform extensive bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, crawling, balancing, and climbing stairs.
Able to perform work outside.
Significant related experience in Occupational Safety, Radiation Protection, or related scientific area (for Sr. level).
Advanced technical knowledge, and the ability to acquire and analyze complex data (for Sr. level).
Advanced technical knowledge of ES&H and ability to report results and identify and solve complex technical problems (for Sr. level).
Independent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills (for Sr. level).
Experience operating, maintaining, and calibrating sophisticated radiological sampling and detection equipment, or other analytical equipment of similar complexity (for Sr. level).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a scientific field and relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Provide general health and safety technical support for various safety disciplines including Health Physics, Industrial Hygiene, Industrial Safety, and Explosives Safety.
Conduct workplace monitoring and surveillance operations, analyze the work environment, and assist in writing safety procedures and reports.
Provide technical safety guidance and participate in emergency response activities and abnormal events.
Operate and maintain radiological and industrial hygiene detection instruments and sampling equipment.
Observe, take measurements, and analyze basic data from monitoring equipment to ensure safety compliance with established designs or procedures.
Initiate corrective actions to ensure adherence to procedures and design criteria.
Implement and maintain Discipline Action Plans, including routine surveillances like radiation/contamination surveys, inspections, and various Industrial Hygiene surveys (e.g., ventilation, Beryllium, Noise, Air Sampling).
Obtain, prepare, and assist with analyses of radiological and industrial hygiene samples.
Perform tests and sample analysis associated with experimental operations.
Monitor operations and provide safety guidance to workers on safe work practices.
Interact with co-workers, scientists, engineers, and skilled technical personnel, and keep management informed of operational/facility changes.
Complete and maintain extensive training, including qualification as a DOE Radiological Control Technician (RCT) and requisite H&S Technician Training (Industrial Hygiene, Industrial Safety, Emergency Response).
Conduct field training and training evaluations for worker qualifications.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Provide advanced technical support and perform advanced radiological tests and sample analysis on experimental operations (for Sr. level).
Write and prepare safety policies and procedures, including safety controls (for Sr. level).
Operate, maintain, and calibrate sophisticated radiological and industrial hygiene detection instruments and sampling equipment (for Sr. level).
Perform advanced radiological and industrial hygiene surveys and measurements (for Sr. level).
Obtain, prepare, and assist with moderately complex analyses of radiological samples (for Sr. level).
Observe, interpret, take measurements of, and analyze data from advanced radiological and industrial hygiene monitoring equipment, systems, or operations (for Sr. level).