Mactech Energy Group
Radiation Protection Technician
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Job Title: Radiation Protection Technician
Pay:
- £310.03 PAYE
- £434.29 Umbrella
Location:
HPC site, United Kingdom
Job ID:
1842
Job Purpose/Overview:
This role is required to support control, oversight, and assurance arrangements for work with ionising radiation at the HPC construction site. Primarily, this will be to support the preparation and execution of industrial radiography on the site. This will involve the management of radioactive sources and equipment stored in a central store, independent confirmation that a radiography area has been established to the correct standards, and routine radiation monitoring of the radioactive source store and around the barriers of the radiography area.
Principal 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.
- Generate important compliance records.
- Perform monitoring to support a radiological incident.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
A central source store has been supplied to its contract partners for 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.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:
Essential:
- GCSE grade C or equivalent in Maths and English.
- City and Guilds in Radiation Protection Grade I or equivalent.
- 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.
- Compliant with work instruction and accurate record keeping.
- Demonstrable knowledge of IRR2017 to be able to be appointed as a Radiation Protection Supervisor.
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.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills