Project Manager, Radiation Safety Officer

New York State Energy Research • Full-time • West Valley, New York State, United States • $78,333 - $131,298 / year • 3m ago

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) owns the 3,300-acre Western New York Nuclear Service Center (also known as the Center or West Valley site) in the Town of Ashford in Northern Cattaraugus County, NY. The Center was the location of a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing operation in the 1960s and 1970s that resulted in contaminated buildings, below-ground tanks, soil, sediment, and groundwater. Site operations at that time also included the disposal of significant quantities of radioactive waste in two onsite disposal facilities, including a commercial facility called the State-Licensed Disposal Area. In 1980, Congress directed the U.S. Department of Energy, in cooperation with NYSERDA, to conduct the West Valley Demonstration Project to solidify the site’s high-level radioactive waste and decontaminate and decommission certain parts of the Center.

NYSERDA’s eleven-member team at West Valley is responsible for representing NYSERDA’s interests in the West Valley Demonstration Project and for directly managing the State-Licensed Disposal Area. NYSERDA staff also manage the Retained Premises, a generally undeveloped portion of the Center with low levels of environmental contamination.

Job Overview

The West Valley Site Management Program seeks a qualified Project Manager/ Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) to advance NYSERDA’s work at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center, implementing the Radiation Safety Programs for the State-Licensed Disposal Area and Retained Premises portions of the Center. The Project Manager/Radiation Safety Officer manages projects and contracts, conducts document reviews, and conducts other work activities to protect the health and safety of workers, members of the public, and the environment, and supports and protects NYSERDA’s interests at the site. Generally, this will be an independent contributor role.

Primary Responsibilities

The primary responsibility for the Project Manager/ RSO will be to implement the Radiation Protection Programs for:

The State-Licensed Disposal Area, a 15-acre, 1960s era, shut down radioactive waste disposal facility with a Type A broad scope Radioactive Materials License (RML) under 10 NYCRR Part 16 and 12 NYCRR Part 38, and
The Retained Premises, a largely undeveloped 3,100-acre tract of land with low levels of contaminated environmental media licensed under 10 CFR Part 50 as part of a 1960s license for a Production (Reprocessing) Facility. That reprocessing facility was shut down in 1972 and is now being decontaminated, demolished, and decommissioned by the US Department of Energy’s West Valley Demonstration Project.

Additional responsibilities include:

Prepare Radiation Safety Hazard Evaluations considering environmental conditions (soil, sediment, water, and ambient radiation levels), process knowledge, past practices, and other pertinent information to identify radiation work controls, including PPE, dosimetry, bioassays, respiratory protection, and engineering and administrative controls needed to conduct work in compliance with state and federal regulations and ALARA.
Independently perform health physics calculations to determine the need for dosimetry, task-specific monitoring, respiratory protection, or engineering controls.
Coordinate and supervise contractor personnel performing radiological work
Perform all job responsibilities with respect, fairness, consistency, and inclusion.
Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree plus formal training in radiation safety and radiation protection and five (5) years of experience as a Project Manager/ RSO or in an equivalent role.
A minimum of 10 years of highly equivalent Radiological Protection Career Field experience and RRPT, CHP or RCT certification or Navy Nuclear Power School and Service may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree
Demonstrated strong technical writing abilities.
One year of project management experience.
Ability to work outdoors, potentially in inclement weather. Outdoor work may include walking on slopes and uneven surfaces.
Strong problem solver, with analytical and reasoning ability.
Understanding of regulatory, security, health, and safety requirements found at a radiological site.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree plus formal training in radiation safety and radiation protection.
Four (4) years of experience as a Project Manager/RSO or in an equivalent role.
Experience with Chemistry and RCRA regulations is a plus
Registered Radiation Protection Technologist (RRPT) certification is a plus

Additional Qualifications

West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) experience is a plus.
Experience at a radiologically contaminated landfill.
Prior experience as a Radiological Control Technician (RCT)

Please submit two files, one for your cover letter and another for a resume.

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