What are the responsibilities and job description for the RADCON Monitoring Supervisor position at Y12?
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: RADCON Monitoring Supervisor
Career Level: Supervisor
Organization: Field Operations (50001263)
Job Specialty: Health Physics
Job Title: RADCON Monitoring Supervisor
Career Level: Supervisor
Organization: Field Operations (50001263)
Job Specialty: Health Physics
What You'll Do
- Supervises Radiological Control Technicians (RCTs) in minimizing personnel exposure and maintaining contamination control.
- Ensures the principles of the Integrated Safety Management System and Integrated Safeguards and Security Management, Conduct of Operations requirements, and ALARA practices are used for all operations.
- Ensures strict application of regulations for security and plant protection.
- Directly interfaces with operations personnel and responds to problems in assigned facilities and ensures appropriate corrective actions taken.
- Plans and schedules work of RCTs.
- Supervises RCTs and ensures that RCTs understand requirements prior to performing activities Matches task requirements to training and qualifications and ensures all RCTs are qualified for assigned work.
- Provides leadership in support of minimizing personnel exposure and maintaining contamination control.
- Participates in investigations of accidents involving his/her employees and prepares reports as required.
- Interfaces with operations personnel to communicate the status of RADCON programs and to make recommendations for improvement.
- Responds promptly to problems in the assigned facility and ensures appropriate corrective actions are taken.
- Issues Radiological Awareness Reports to document radiological problems and prescribes corrective actions as needed.
- Participates in site emergency response positions.
- Maintains position qualifications through drills and exercises and classroom training.
- Handles all personnel matters within the work group.
- Interviews; makes hiring recommendations; evaluates performance; coaches; counsels; and rewards and disciplines employees, as appropriate.
- Conducts crew briefings, monitors timekeeping and absences and assigns overtime.
- Participates in the development, review, and approval of procedures to ensure applicable requirements are instituted.
- Assists in the development and communication of RADCON goals and provides leadership in their achievement.
- Works with RADCON staff to solve problems and improve programs.
- Reviews and interprets survey/monitoring data.
- Provides direction and assists RCTs in radiological hazard analysis and the establishment of controls.
- Participates in providing and establishing radiological entry control mechanisms (e.g., Radiological Work Permits, postings, radiological boundaries, etc.).
- Provides on-the-job training for RCTs and review of RCT implementation of RADCON requirements.
- Assesses areas of responsibility.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in science / technical field plus 5 years of Radiological Protection experience (including at least 1 year as a RCT Lead or RCT Supervisor).
- OR Associate's degree in science / technical field plus 9 years of Radiological Protection experience (including at least 1 year as a RCT Lead or RCT Supervisor).
- OR Master's degree in science / technical field plus 5 years of Radiological Protection experience (including at least 1 year as a RCT Lead or RCT Supervisor).
- OR 13 or more years of education and/or relevant Radiological Protection experience (including at least 1 year as a RCT Lead or RCT Supervisor) may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
- In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2 (High School diploma and 3 years nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2 alternative). DOE 426.2 experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities.
Preferred Job Requirements
- RCT certification and a demonstrated working knowledge of radiological control methods, procedures, and equipment.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work with a variety of functions, e.g., operations, maintenance, technical, and craft personnel.
- Ability to supervise within a compliance-based environment of strictly disciplined operations.
Why Y-12?
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
