Overview Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc. (LATA) is seeking an experienced Certified Health Physicist to provide technical radiological support for the WIPP project in Carlsbad, New Mexico. This role supports the Ra…
Skills: Radiological Controls, ALARA Principles, Waste Characterization, Dosimetry, Radiological Work Controls
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$138k–$248k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree, professional certificate
Posted 4d ago
Apply by Jun 24
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Provide technical radiological support for the WIPP project to ensure work is performed safely and in alignment with ALARA principles. Support the Radiological Controls organization in areas such as waste characterization, dosimetry, and program assessment.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Health Physics, Engineering, or Science with at least ten years of related experience. Must hold current standing as a Certified Health Physicist (CHP).
Full job description
Overview
Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc. (LATA) is seeking an experienced Certified Health Physicist to provide technical radiological support for the WIPP project in Carlsbad, New Mexico. This role supports the Radiological Controls organization by ensuring radiological work is performed safely, compliantly, and in alignment with ALARA principles. The position requires strong technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to contribute to the continuous improvement of the WIPP Radiation Protection Program.
The successful candidate will provide technical support to the WIPP Radiological Controls department in the areas of radiological work controls, waste characterization and shipment, dosimetry, release of radioactive material, instrumentation, count room and program assessment as assigned.
Responsibilities
Ensure that radiological support for WIPP operations is conducted in accordance with the approved procedures implementing ALARA principles and compliance with 10 CFR 835. • Responsible for assisting with the implementation and continuing improvement of the WIPP radiological control program. • Provides technical health physics support to the Radiation Protection Program in assigned areas as a subject matter expert.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Physics, Engineering, Science, or related field with ten (10) years of related experience as a Radiological Engineer, Radiological Control Engineer, or equivalent is required. • Current standing as a Certified Health Physicist (CHP).• Previous WIPP Project experience is a plus.
Founded in New Mexico in 1975, Los Alamos Technical Associates provides technical and project management services to a varied clientèle including federal agencies, state governments, municipalities, and a broad range of private sector industrial clients. In the 1970s, the company’s core business focused on the design, installation and operation of highly specialized systems and processes for Special Nuclear Materials handling. LATA then expanded throughout the 1980s into communication systems design and test for defense applications, and in the early 1990s into the environmental services arena, performing some of the most challenging Superfund site remediation efforts in the country as well as some of the most challenging site and facility closure projects in the nation’s Nuclear Weapons Complex.
Offices: 6727 Academy Rd, NE Suite A, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109, US · 929 Eastwind Dr #225, Westerville, Ohio 43081, US · 669 Emory Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, US · 5601 W Interstate 40, Ste 325, Amarillo, TX 79106, US
Founded in New Mexico in 1975, Los Alamos Technical Associates provides technical and project management services to a varied clientèle including federal agencies, state governments, municipalities, and a broad range of private sector industrial clients. In the 1970s, the company’s core business focused on the design, installation and operation of highly specialized systems and processes for Special Nuclear Materials handling. LATA then expanded throughout the 1980s into communication systems design and test for defense applications, and in the early 1990s into the environmental services arena, performing some of the most challenging Superfund site remediation efforts in the country as well as some of the most challenging site and facility closure projects in the nation’s Nuclear Weapons Complex.
Offices: 6727 Academy Rd, NE Suite A, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109, US · 929 Eastwind Dr #225, Westerville, Ohio 43081, US · 669 Emory Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, US · 5601 W Interstate 40, Ste 325, Amarillo, TX 79106, US