Senior​/Principal Health Physicist - Radiation Protection Environmental, Onsite

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Are you passionate about your work and interested in joining a dynamic team that solves challenging health physics problems in support of our nation's security? If so, the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Radiation Protection (RP) organization (4610) is seeking an Environmental Health Physicist (HP) within Department 4612, RP Policy & Administration.

This position is within the RP Quality & Compliance (RPQC) group, which implements the SNL Corporate Radiation Protection Program in accordance with 10 CFR 835, DOE Order 458.1, 10 CFR 830, and other applicable DOE requirements. The Environmental HP is responsible for implementing environmental radiation protection requirements for SNL/New Mexico in partnership with corporate ES&H organizations and environmental site stewards.

• Collaborate with environmental organizations and internal Sandia customers to plan and support environmental radiation activities.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for the environmental health physics program.
• Own, maintain, and update environmental radiation protection program documentation.
• Perform environmental data review for soil, water, and area dosimetry results.
• Complete annual radiological National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) and Annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) evaluations.
• Review corporate work planning and control documentation and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents for environmental radiation aspects.
• Review additional environmental documents (e.g., Site‑Wide Environmental Impact Statement [SWEIS]), as requested.
• Complete environmental radiological risk and work planning evaluations using tools such as RESRAD, CAP‑88, and other environmental radiation impact assessment methodologies.
• Plan and support environmental remediation efforts for existing Sandia environmental restoration sites and outdoor testing activities.
• Respond to and direct others during incident and emergency response situations affecting environmental sites and facilities.
• Assist with incident response, review, analysis, and reporting.
• Maintain and report radiological environmental program performance metrics.
• Serve as the SNL subject matter expert for the corporate radiological facility design process, coordinating review and approval of 10 CFR 835, Subpart K facility design reviews for new facilities or modifications to existing facilities.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

$102,400 - $199,700

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelor's degree in health physics, radiological sciences, nuclear engineering, or relevant field, plus five (5) years or more years of directly related experience. Or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Experience with the following:
  • DOE Order 458.1.
  • 10 CFR 835, 10 CFR 830, and/or 10 CFR 20.
  • Standard computer…