Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise operational aspects of the radiation protection program.
• Identify deficiencies in compliance with the radiation protection program and report to the executive director as well as the radiation protection committee.
• Coordinate with PNRA and facilitate internal and external audits.
• Contribute to the planning and design of any new or modified radiation facility.
• Undertake the radiation safety assessment of new installations, process and equipment prior to their acceptance.
• Identify and establish controlled and supervised areas.
• Specify appropriate monitoring procedure.
• Ensure enough radiation monitoring instruments are available and that they are calibrated and service as required.
• Implement personal and workplace monitoring programme.
• Review systematically and periodically monitoring programs on all-area where radiation sources are used, stored, or disposed off.
• Inform all radiation users of their personal doses and ensure these are consistent with optimization.
• Ensure appropriate measures are taken to control the exposure of a pregnant employee.
• Exercise and carry out emergency procedures.
• Ensure necessary leak testing of sealed sources is performed.
• Supervise decontamination procedure.
• Provide waste disposal procedure in accordance with the condition of the license or as specified by the PNRA.
• Report all overexposures, accidents and losses of radiation sources and reporting to the radiation protection committee/PNRA as necessary.
• Conduct refresher courses and training of radiation workers.
• Any other work activity assigned by HOD.

Qualifications and Experience:

• BS Honors/ Masters Degree in Physics with 2-3 years of experience in radiation protection.
• Must have strong knowledge of radiation protection and safety processes.
• Effective communications and supervisory skills.