Health Physics Monitor (Environmental Safety Technician)

Health Physics Monitor (Environmental Safety Technician) - Fixed Term Contract

Are you looking for a role to challenge your working knowledge and understanding within the nuclear industry and drive this into a long-lasting career?

If so, we currently have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as our next Health Physics Monitor (Environmental Safety Technician) at our Hinkley point B Nuclear Power Station.

The Opportunity

In this role you will need to utilise your skills of being well-motivated, engaging and enthusiastic to help drive these behaviours within the Environmental Safety Group. Reporting into our Environmental Safety Team Leader, you will hold a key role ensuring high standards of Radiological Protection are maintained at our station. 

If you feel like this is the role for you, we would love to hear from you!

Pay, Benefits and Culture

We’re offering a salary of £32,659 - £34,641 that apply with our terms and conditions covered by the EDF Company Agreement. The starting salary for the appointment will be dependent on your existing salary, competence, experiences and qualification. This opportunity will be a fixed term contract until March 2026.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

Working as our next Health Physics Monitor, your daily roles and responsibilities will include carrying out activities to support regulatory compliance primarily with the Ionising Radiations Regulations and Environmental Permitting Regulations.

The range of activities include, but are not limited to routine radiation and contamination surveys, radioactive source accountancy, radiation and contamination instrument first line repairs and calibrations, clearance monitoring, environmental monitoring, sampling and analysis of radioactive effluents, solid radioactive waste processing, on-job monitoring for Operations and Maintenance as required.

You will also be required to participate in the nuclear emergency scheme and will receive suitable remuneration for this.

Who you are

We’re looking for you to hold a basic understanding of legislation and company processes relevant to Radiological Protection. As a minimum as well, you will be qualified to GCSE level or higher within relevant fields including Mathematics and English and candidates with a C&G in Radiation Safety Stage 1 will have a distinct advantage. Additional qualifications supporting knowledge in a role like this would be desirable.

Previous experience of working within a Radiological Protection environment along with a strong understanding of radiation safety practice in the nuclear field would be desirable.

With all this said, we’re looking for you to have a can-do attitude towards work and a commitment to drive a high-level standard to all work you will do.

If you feel like this is the role for you, please follow the application process and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch with you once the advertising has closed.

Application closing date: Tuesday 5th November 2024

Interviews week commencing 25th November 2024

Success is personal. It’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and we’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero, together.

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