Location
Los Alamos, NM | United States
Job description
Job description
As a senior radiation protection technician 4 (RCT 4), performs the full range of RCT support activities and serves as the primary point of contact for planning, coordination of resources, and ensuring resolution of conflicting demands in highly dynamic and challenging conditions that require ability as a strong tactical decision maker. Assignments may be broad or narrowly focused, but usually require contributions of substantial independent effort. Ensures that radiological controls are correctly applied for radiological work, including high-hazard radiological work, by serving as authorized subject matter expert for development of radiological work control packages (RWCPs). Provides coordination of work area resources as needed to ensure safe and efficient operations. Fulfills customer radiation protection requests while ensuring established RP-1 priorities are followed. Works effectively with customers and supervision to resolve problems including elevation of issues beyond the
ability of the RCT 4 to resolve. Ability to anticipate problems and handle unforeseen issues. May include technical supervision responsibilities, but certainly includes responsibility for providing technical leadership and review. Contributions of technicians at this level are normally expected to be of sufficient value to have some impact on the outcome of entire project or group accomplishments. Through actions and words, demonstrates excellence in safety and compliance to RCTs co-workers and customers.
Consequence of error may include serious radiological safety events, including injury to self or others, as well as noncompliance with 10CFR835, with potential for Laboratory fines under the Price-Anderson Amendments Act.
Work involves moderate physical demands, such as lifting and carrying radiation protection instruments and wearing personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection. Work may be outdoors and may be scheduled at time other than regular work hours. Normally requires extensive experience in supporting radiological activities and facilities and in applying operational health physics to work.
RCT 4 is considered a senior-skilled level. Demonstrated skills and knowledge beyond those expected to be found at Level 3. Applies extensive knowledge and skills to complete specialized tasks and has full knowledge of other related disciplines. Comprehensive understanding of general and technical aspects of the job. Assignments may be broad or narrowly focused, but usually require contributions of original work. Usually includes some responsibility for coordination and participation in developing the final product working with the requestor. Develops solutions to complex problems that require the regular use of ingenuity, creativity, and independence. Contributions are of sufficient value to have some impact on the outcome of the entire group accomplishments. Work is performed without appreciable direction. Completed work is reviewed from a relatively long-term perspective, for desired results. Incumbent exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of
assignments, which may be completed without established procedures.
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