Radiation Metrology Environmental Survey Team Leader - Chilton, United Kingdom - UK Health Security Agency

UK Health Security Agency

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Chilton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Responsibilities section:

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties: Lead, manage and develop the Environmental Radiation Survey service.

This team delivers the delicensing, nuclear licenced site (NLS) perimeter survey and public dose assessments work portfolio of projects on behalf of ONR.

Assessment of technical reports and production of detailed contracts and survey strategies to enable measurement reports to be written and making judgements against international regulations.

Be the lead for on-site surveys and sampling, including health and safety of the surveying team.

Senior level meetings with Government Agencies such as the ONR and EA, and the commercial customer.

Management of specialist projects including:

Supporting UK Government Departments and agencies to characterise and meet their needs relating to IR measurement and instrumentation (e.g., technical requirement specifications, independent monitoring surveys of industrial or nuclear sites, and for CBRN monitoring).

Designing, proposing, and managing IR metrology projects for commercial customers.

IR training specialist:

Develop, and provide lectures and demonstrations for the RPTS Instrumentation specialist module Contribute to the other RPTS modules and a variety of training programmes.

Emergency response monitoring team leader:

Act as team leader for the Environmental Monitoring and Coordination team and resources at the UKHSA Chilton Emergency Centre during radiation or nuclear emergencies and exercises.

Provide expert advice on the interpretation of the results taking responsibility for advice issued by the team.

Be responsible for the technical development and maintenance of radiation protection instrumentation and the associated systems needed for emergency monitoring.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive.

Experience of planning and implementing challenging projects in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary radiation laboratory and able to manage and prioritise a personal portfolio of short
- and long-term work, make decisions autonomously, when required, working to tight and changing timescales. Desirable Authorised as a Qualified Person, as defined in the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017, to approve that instrument results are typical of type. Have attained the status of SRP Incorporated Radiation Protection Professional (IRadP) or Chartered Radiation Protection Professional (CRadP), or equivalent independently assessed status. Demonstrated experience of planning and implementing complex and challenging projects, including development and monitoring of contractual business plans and budgets.

The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard. People working with government assets must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard checks.

For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band.

For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase.