We have an opening for a Radiological Field Support Lead to provide technical guidance, leadership, mentoring, and career development to Integrated Safety Team (IST) Health Physicists (HPs). You will partner with IST Leaders to ensure adequate supervision is provided to IST HPs including anticipating future needs and providing guidance to ensure the radiological aspects of the programs supported by the ISTs meet the needs of the LLNL Radiation Protection Program, in compliance with LLNL policies, Department of Energy (DOE) Orders, and federal regulations. You will also provide support to the Radiation Safety Programs group to include developing and maintaining radiation safety program procedures and processes. This position is in the Radiation Protection Functional Area (RPFA) within the Environment, Safety & Health (ES&H) Directorate.
This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.
This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.
You will
- Provide advanced technical leadership, direction, training, mentoring and guidance to IST HPs to ensure high-quality and effective field HP services to the individual missions of programs of LLNL.
- Perform program management activities including work and resource planning, safe conduct of work, evaluation of program performance and customers’ satisfaction.
- Perform personnel management activities including supervising professional and technical staff, conducting performance review and salary management, recruiting and hiring new staff, and mentoring staff to promote personnel growth.
- Develop and maintain procedures and technical basis documents for radiation protection elements to ensure quality, efficiency, productivity, and compliance.
- Solve complex technical problems with frequent independent decision-making, interacting with customers and stakeholders at all levels to provide resolution or continuous improvement of operations.
- Participate in the self-evaluation of functional elements of the radiation protection program.
- Provide emergency response support to on-site and off-site radiological incidents, counsel affected workers and their families, also participating in investigations of radiological exposures and intakes to make recommendations to prevent recurrences.
- Assist the Radiation Protection Safety Programs Leader with participants in the annual Triennial Assessment effort in review of programs and facilities across the laboratory.
- Participate in and facilitate participation of Field Health Physicists in procedure working groups to facilitate consensus on the best path for procedure changes.
- Serve an active role in Radiation Protection Functional Area meetings to improve communication and understanding of new initiatives, problem resolution, as well as periodic meetings with the Livermore Field Office HP representatives.
- Assist RP Safety Programs with field implementation of program changes, procedure implementation, consistent resolution of event investigations and performance trending.
- Steward the timely completion of Exposure Investigation Reports (EIRs) for lost or unreturned TLDs, anomalies in TLD processing, and resolution of high readings on TLD results.
- Perform an active support role in mentoring and qualification of new Health Physicists.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional job responsibilities, at the TSL.4 level
- Maintain the Health Physicist Qualification Program to ensure the RPFA HP staff is well-trained and effective at serving the LLNL mission and that contractual commitments and obligations are met.
- Serve as liaison between RPFA and the Safety Education and Training Organization to ensure institutional radiological work training and RCT qualifications are adequately maintained.
- Participate in RPFA management activities and represent RPFA when needed. Contribute to the planning and execution of strategic initiatives.
- Lead or participate in interdisciplinary teams to realize solutions to complex problems affecting multiple disciplines.