Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Level 4-5 Radiological Control Technician (RCT) opportunity in Los Alamos, New Mexico to support the Los Alamos Legacy Waste Cleanup (LLC) Project.

Radiological Control Technician – Level 4-5
Pay Range: $60-65/hr.
US Citizenship Required

Education
High School Diploma and 6-8+ years of related experience
Contingent on the ability to pass DOE core 1 and DOE core 2 (site specific) examinations and become fully qualified under the site’s radiation protection program.

Experience
Expert knowledge of applied radiation protection principles, implementation practices and radiological instrumentation.
Expert experience and/or knowledge of radiological job coverage principles.
Expert experience and/or knowledge in radiological event response (CAM alarm, ARM alarm, personnel contamination, etc.)
Advanced mentoring less experienced RCTs in the execution of radiation monitoring, contamination control, emergency response.
Expert experience in providing radiological support for moderate and high hazard radiological work with minimal direction.
Advanced experience in a lead radiation control technician role, to include assigning radiological work, implementing radiological work procedures, issue resolution, and supervision of radiological work practices.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Duties
Provide critical radiological support to mission operations by ensuring radiological safety for workers and the public. Perform workplace surveillance of radiological conditions by conducting monitoring and surveys for removable and fixed contamination, external radiation surveys for beta/gamma and neutron radiation; perform routine and non-routine radiation protection activities to ensure the implementation of and compliance with procedures, including response to abnormal events; perform air sampling and operation of air monitoring equipment; participate in planning of low-, moderate-, and high-hazard work; and provide mentoring to junior radiological control technicians and students and on-the-job training on procedures.
Provide routine radiation monitoring support for assigned locations.
Perform, maintain documentation, and reports for workplace radiological surveillance and monitoring of conditions.
Provide radiological support for routine activities to ensure compliance with Radiation Protection and all Radiological Protection Procedures.
Operate portable radiation and contamination survey instruments, as well as operate radiological counting instruments.
Implement radiation protection procedures to a wide range of activities and functions.
Implement radiation work permits for various tasks and job support.
Respond to radiological emergencies and abnormal situations.
Must be able to drive and be insurable to operate government vehicles.
You will perform radiological air monitor collect and evaluate radiological air samples and perform radiation and contamination surveys.
Other responsibilities include labeling radioactive material, assisting in the performance of other RCT programmatic functions as needed, all while helping the laboratory make sure our workforce is able to work in a safe environment.

Additional Requirements
Ability to wear personal protective equipment required for workplace and job hazards including anti-contamination clothing and respiratory protection.
Ability to use stairways, fixed ladders, and ladders up to 6 feet. Must be physically able to work in demanding environment.
Ability to lift 50 pounds and carry 35 pounds.
 
If you are interested in being considered for this position and your resume clearly outlines your relevant experience for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers
 
Edgewater will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!
 
WORKING WITH EDGEWATER
Founded in 2003, Edgewater is a professional and technical services firm supporting the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S., U.K., and Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector businesses involved in high-hazard or complex operations. Edgewater proudly offers expertise in numerous technical disciplines necessary to support operational environments where Integrated Safety Management and formal, disciplined operations are essential to ensure safety, quality, security, and regulatory compliance.
 
Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.
 
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected Veterans, or individuals with disabilities.
 
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