Radiation Protection Manager

Job Title: Radiation Protection Manager

Salary: £48,802- £53,682 OR £59,461 - £65,407 per annum (dependent on skills and experience) A Specialist Allowance of up to £1,569 per annum is also available for this role.

Hours: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire

ISIS is a world-leading centre for research in the physical and life sciences that harnesses the power of particle accelerators to see the sub-atomic; enabling the advancement of knowledge and improvement of lives through science. 

We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers and business-support teams explore the unknown across every field you could think of. And they turn what they find into work that changes the world around us. What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe's largest research organisations by your side?

About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced radiation protection professional to join us in developing our Radiation Protection capability to be the example of comprehensive operational excellence for accelerator-based neutron sources around the world.

Working with a variety of multi-disciplinary teams to provide excellent service and to continuously improve our radiation protection capability, your main objective is to ensure that ISIS protects its people and the environment from the harmful effects of ionising radiation, from the design through to the decommissioning phase, implementing the radiological protection measures in a high-energy (proton) accelerator science facility, with more than 30 experiment stations.

You will be responsible for the management and coordination of the Health Physics Team and the Technical support team staff, ensuring that both teams have the required human and technical resources to provide the RP support to the stakeholders, including the emergency response and recovery arrangements for radiological incidents. You will Work with RPAs and RWAs to ensure that ISIS complies with radiological regulations and participate in HSE/ONR/EA inspections.

You will Lead, manage, and motivate the health physics section by developing by staff, development of a world-class RP capability for STFC and define strategies in the RP surveys, the data analysis and reporting, and the instrumentation needs to be on the front of the detector technology.

In addition as a Band F, Working with the Radioactive Waste Manager to define the radioactive waste plan in support of the strategy, you will agree priorities and support their work by managing the handling, characterising, storing, and preparing waste for storage or transportation to meet objectives. You will actively seek and develop key national and international partnerships and collaborations.

Person Specification:

• Have practical radiation protection experience in mixed ionising radiation fields, underpinned by applicable formal qualifications.
• Have experience in people management.
• Have experience managing service delivery teams.
• Be motivated by problem-solving, striving to improve our capability continuously. Using your excellent communication skills to bring a wide range of stakeholders with you.
• Be used to working with and manipulating data in spreadsheets, producing formal written information, reports and presentations.
• Be physically able to access areas, including tunnels, walkways, and areas at height. Work in designated controlled radiation and contamination areas as a classified radiation worker.
• Be willing to support the team’s out-of-hours support roster, including responding to radiological incidents and RADSAFE response.

In addition to qualify for Band F:

• Have significant practical radiation protection experience in mixed ionising radiation fields (in high energy accelerators), underpinned by applicable formal qualifications.
• Be an experienced leader, skilled in bringing teams with you to deliver your strategy.
• Have experience at developing and delivering a change programmes.
• Be experienced at communicating effectively at various levels of an organisation.
• Have experience in managing service delivery teams. Be able to demonstrate effective planning and coordinating of resources in the short, medium, and long-term, understanding and controlling delivery risks and opportunities.
• Be physically able to access areas, including tunnels, walkways, and areas at height. Work in designated controlled radiation and contamination areas as a classified radiation worker.
• Be willing to support the team’s out-of-hours support roster, including responding to radiological incidents and RADSAFE response.

Our Benefits: 

Our Benefits include a flexible working scheme (subject to business requirements), Defined benefit pension scheme, and 30 days annual leave allowance plus 10.5 bank holiday/privilege days and several other benefits. 

Join us and discover what’s possible!

Closing Date: 11th August 2024