Health Physicist

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you?

Would you like to make a difference in the Environment?

If you answered yes, our Pinawa, Manitoba location is looking for a **Health Physicist**. The responsibility of a Health Physicist (HP) is to protect CNL employees and the public from the adverse effects of radiological or related hazards. The HP incorporates the disciplines of physics, engineering, biology, environmental sciences and occupational health and safety. The Health Physicist applies their knowledge and experience to develop and implement processes and strategies ensuring compliance with regulations and the CNL Radiation Protection Program and to perform radiological characterizations and assessments to ensure radioactive materials and wastes are safely managed and that work activities are planned and executed as safely as possible. Can you see yourself filling this role? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you

CNL Employees perform all duties in accordance with established health and safety and regulations/guidelines, policies and procedures (i.e. utilizing personal protective equipment as per safe work procedures). Notifies management or supervisor of all occurrences, injuries, illnesses or safety and health concerns which are likely to harm themselves, their co-workers or any other on the premises in a timely manner and in accordance with established reporting requirements.

**What will you be doing?**
- Monitoring and reporting radiation protection (RP) performance.
- Conducting RP compliance inspections of nuclear facilities, radioactive material areas and decommissioning areas.
- Conducting self
- assessments of implementation of RP program elements.
- Approving Whiteshell Laboratories (WL) specific RP training.
- Approving radiological clearance survey methodology and accepting survey results for the clearance and release of buildings and land.
- Performing, reviewing and/or approving radiological hazard and safety assessments and the selection of radiological hazard controls and safety measures for operational, decommissioning and waste management activities.
- Preparing radiological safe work documents for specific radiological related facility, decommissioning and waste management work packages.
- Responding to radiation and contamination exposure incidents and events.
- Providing oversight for the field execution of radiological work, review and approval for resumption of work following radiological stop work conditions and post-work reviews of radiological performance and lessons learned.
- Providing direction and oversight of the purchase, calibration and maintenance of radiation and contamination monitoring systems and maintenance of RP instrumentation for radiation protection, characterization or clearance.
- Developing plans, field survey instruction, execution oversight, evaluation of results and preparation of reports for radiological characterization and clearance surveys of buildings, lands, materials and equipment, and off-site sending of samples.
- Providing direction and oversight for the selection and use of contamination fixatives and decontamination methods.
- Providing direction and oversight for the selection and use of external and internal dosimetry dose monitoring method.
- Handling sensitive information and confidential matters with discretion, integrity, and ethics.
- Performing other duties as assigned.

**What we are looking for**:

- Bachelor of Science or Masters of Science in Physics, Health Physics, Radiation Protection, Medical Physics and/or Engineering Physics (or equivalent education and experience).
- Minimum ten year’s post-graduation Health Physics experience, preferably with two (2) years in decommissioning.
- Specific knowledge in radiation protection principles, the work of the ICRP, the documents of the IAEA, the NUREG and RP Standards, radiation detection (including statistics), dose assessments and shielding calculations is essential.
- Ideally will have extensive experience and understanding of work tasks, their execution and associated radiological hazards as well as the ability to learn from others and absorb new/related knowledge quickly.
- Crucially important are excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) in English and the ability to obtain the formal CNL HP qualification known as “Group 1”.
- Must have the ability to wear protective clothing and to work in a hazardous environment.
- Must be a mature, organized self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member in establishing priorities, and achieving goals and objectives when faced with varied and conflicting demands.
- Discipline to remain focused and complete assignments on schedule.

**Why CNL Whiteshell Laboratories?**
- Compressed work week You get to work hard and enjoy more time with your family and friends. Work-life balance is an integral part of our overall health and well-being; at CNL, we value this.
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