Radiological Protection Technician

Location: Construction site based - Bridgwater, Somerset
Rota: 10 days site working and 4 days off
Duration: Approved until 31dec27 (renewable)
Status: Contract - INSIDE IR35

Morson Edge are working with a major player in the Energy Sector who have a current (contract) requirement for a Radiological Protection Technician to join their established site-based team in Somerset. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of Europe's largest infrastructure construction Project.

Broad overview

• Radiological protection technicians will support the independent control, supervision, and monitoring of the radiography, reducing the risks to workers from unplanned events and the potential delays to the construction schedule.
• The role will also be expected to support the preparations for radiography tasks, and due to the nature of radiography, the role requires frequent work mostly on evenings, nights and weekends.
• The Radiological protection technician will be expected to liaise with contractors to ensure the safe and timely execution of the work.

Typical Accountabilities

A Radiological Protection Technician will accompany the radiography teams to ensure the correct standards of work and barrier control are being exercised:

• Confirm the barriers have been erected as per the barrier plan and that all necessary equipment is in place and operational, and (where appropriate) is calibrated and has undergone a pre-use check.
• Perform radiation monitoring at the barrier during the exposure, ensuring the barriers continue to be placed correctly.
• Prior to handing the area back, confirm the work is complete and that all sources and equipment have been removed from the area.
• Use the site Permit to Work system to control work.

Additionally:
A central source store has been supplied to enable contract partners the storage of industrial radiography sources. This role is required to manage the inventory of the store, perform routine tasks associated with the store, and perform general radiological protection tasks in accordance with site procedures:

• Receive/Dispatch new radiography sources to the site and ensure they are correctly registered and logged into the store and records generated.
• Dispatch radiography sources from the site and ensure all paperwork is completed correctly
• Ensure all radiography sources are correctly signed out and returned to the store, verifying that the necessary paperwork is in place for the radiography task before the source is issued
• Perform periodic source inventory checks
• Perform periodic radiation and contamination surveys of the store.
• Liaise with the Approved Dosimetry Service for the storage, issue and return of staff legal dosimetry.
• Ensure the R.P. instruments & Dosimeters used by the independent RP team at the site are sent for repair and calibration and are stored to avoid damage.
• Work to local rules, instruction and be appointed RPS for the source store.

Criteria

• A minimum of 3 years experience as a qualified Radiation Protection Technician / Health Physics Monitor within an organisation.
• A working knowledge of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) as it applies to this role.
• Competent I.T. worker.
• The ability to work in a project team environment, requiring flexibility, rapidity and resilience under pressure.
• The ability to prioritise work is essential.

Desirable

• A nationally recognised Level 2 qualification in Radiological Protection / Health Physics Monitoring (e.g., City and Guilds Stage 2, NVQ (National Vocational Qualifications) Level 2 Diploma, Level 2 Underpinning Knowledge Certificate)
• Experience of performing radiation monitoring during radiography work
• Experience of working on a nuclear licensed site.
• Experience of managing inventories of instruments, radioactive sources.
• Previous shift work.
• Previous appointment as an RPS