Radiation Health Physicist
Jacobs
About the Role
This role involves supporting projects for primarily Navy and uranium mining restoration clients, with a broad portfolio including other clients and projects. Projects will encompass various field implementations for radiological assessments and remediation, plan development, data evaluation, desktop research, and document reviews.
Key Responsibilities
- Support projects involving field implementations for radiological assessments and remediation.
- Conduct plan development, data evaluation, desktop research, and document reviews.
- Evaluate soil, groundwater, surface water, or sediments for environmental projects.
- Perform field tasks including surveys and assessments.
- Characterize radiological materials in various matrices.
- Implement radiation safety practices and maintain radiation protection programs.
- Ensure regulatory compliance during project activities.
- Participate in general environmental field and project tasks, assisting project teams in delivering high-quality data and deliverables.
- Present technical approaches and justify decisions to facilitate regulatory and community acceptance and project closure.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Experience with environmental projects that evaluate soil, groundwater, surface water, or sediments.
- Projects may be executed under EPA, NRC, Agreement States, USACE, or Tribal Agency authority.
- Experience with investigations, risk assessments, feasibility studies, engineering analysis, remedial actions, and closures.
- Expectation of required field tasks.
- Balance of remote and office work is expected; preference given to candidates located in California.
- Time in the field may typically be approximately 50%, with occasional periods of heavier travel.
- Writing clearly and presenting technical approaches are essential.
- Collaborative attitude and desire for leadership.
Qualifications
- B.S. degree in Radiation Health Physics or Engineering.
- Experience with environmental and remediation programs.
- Ideally, experience with radiological investigations or BRAC closures.