Radiation Metrology Environmental Survey Team Leader

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities section:

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

Lead, manage and develop the Environmental Radiation Survey service. This team delivers the delicensing, nuclear licenced site (NLS) perimeter survey and public dose assessments work portfolio of projects on behalf of ONR.

• Assessment of technical reports and production of detailed contracts and survey strategies to enable measurement reports to be written and making judgements against international regulations.
• Be the lead for on-site surveys and sampling, including health and safety of the surveying team.
• Senior level meetings with Government Agencies such as the ONR and EA, and the commercial customer.

Management of specialist projects including:

• Supporting UK Government Departments and agencies to characterise and meet their needs relating to IR measurement and instrumentation (e.g., technical requirement specifications, independent monitoring surveys of industrial or nuclear sites, and for CBRN monitoring).
• Designing, proposing, and managing IR metrology projects for commercial customers.

IR training specialist:

• Develop, and provide lectures and demonstrations for the RPTS Instrumentation specialist module
• Contribute to the other RPTS modules and a variety of training programmes.

Emergency response monitoring team leader:

• Act as team leader for the Environmental Monitoring and Coordination team and resources at the UKHSA Chilton Emergency Centre during radiation or nuclear emergencies and exercises. Provide expert advice on the interpretation of the results taking responsibility for advice issued by the team.
• Be responsible for the technical development and maintenance of radiation protection instrumentation and the associated systems needed for emergency monitoring.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Please see job description attached for full list of duties and competencies associated with the post.

Essential Criteria:

It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 1250 words that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the essential criteria (for full details of all essential criteria please refer to the attached job description):

Essential

• Degree level and/or post-graduate qualifications in a physical science relevant to radiation metrology or substantial equivalent experience.
• Have proven evidence of substantial knowledge and understanding of the principles, methods, challenges, standards, and legislation associated with ionizing radiation metrology. For example, achieved a pass mark on the UKHSAs RPTS Foundation course, the RPTS Management of Radioactive Waste, and the RPS course. https://www.ukhsaprotectionservices.org.uk/rpts
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of the legislation relating to licensing of nuclear sites and dose assessments from measurements against legislative requirements.
• Extensive experience of working in a scientific environment managing a commercial service that delivers technically complex work in an area with stringent technical requirements.
• Able to analyse large volumes of customers detailed technical / scientific data, radiological surveys and sampling regimes, and to verify these to enable judgements against international regulations.
• Experience of planning and implementing challenging projects in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary radiation laboratory and able to manage and prioritise a personal portfolio of short- and long-term work, make decisions autonomously, when required, working to tight and changing timescales.

Desirable

• Authorised as a Qualified Person, as defined in the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017, to approve that instrument results are typical of type.
• Have attained the status of SRP Incorporated Radiation Protection Professional (IRadP) or Chartered Radiation Protection Professional (CRadP), or equivalent independently assessed status.
• Demonstrated experience of planning and implementing complex and challenging projects, including development and monitoring of contractual business plans and budgets.
• Knowledge and experience of writing method statements and risk assessments for a variety of situations.

Please ensure that your statement of suitability does not contain any personal identifiers such as Name, Gender, Location, Marital Status, Sexual Orientation or Religion. The UKHSA operates a fair and open recruitment policy.

Selection process details

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:

You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed in line with the full list of essential criteria as detailed in the attached job description please do provide evidence of how you meet this.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.

STAGE 2 INTERVIEW

This competition will involve an in-person interview

As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Candidates will also be asked to participate in a session where they will be required to prepare and deliver a 10-minute presentation to the panel. This will be followed by a question-and-answer segment. The presentation will be designed to assess each candidates experience in line with the requirements of the role. Full details will be provided prior to the interview.

The Competency-Based framework will be used to assess and recruit the most suitable candidate. The following behaviours will be used at the interview:

• Seeing the big picture
• Changing and improving
• Making effective decisions
• Leading and communicating
• Collaborating and partnering
• Achieving commercial outcomes
• Delivering value for money
• Managing a quality service
• Delivering at pace

Expected Timeline:

Advert close: 23:55hrs on 23rd April 2024 unfortunately, late applications will not be considered. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Shortlist: TBC

Interviews: TBC

Please note these dates could be subject to change.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)

Nationality requirements

Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found athttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rulesThis job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.

Security clearance level requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard. People working with government assets must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard checks.

For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

Please Note

This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&Cs are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

Are you already a civil servant, or employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body? Please state home department on your application form.

Do you meet the nationality requirements for this post? https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

Complaint process:

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email:Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Degree level and/or post-graduate qualifications in a physical science relevant to radiation metrology or substantial equivalent experience.
• Have proven evidence of substantial knowledge and understanding of the principles, methods, challenges, standards, and legislation associated with ionizing radiation metrology. For example, achieved a pass mark on the UKHSA's RPTS Foundation course, the RPTS Management of Radioactive Waste, and the RPS course. https://www.ukhsaprotectionservices.org.uk/rpts
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of the legislation relating to licensing of nuclear sites and dose assessments from measurements against legislative requirements.
• Extensive experience of working in a scientific environment managing a commercial service that delivers technically complex work in an area with stringent technical requirements.
• Able to analyse large volumes of customer's detailed technical / scientific data, radiological surveys and sampling regimes, and to verify these to enable judgements against international regulations.
• Experience of planning and implementing challenging projects in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary radiation laboratory and able to manage and prioritise a personal portfolio of short- and long-term work, make decisions autonomously, when required, working to tight and changing timescales.

Desirable

• Authorised as a Qualified Person, as defined in the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017, to approve that instrument results are typical of type.
• Have attained the status of SRP Incorporated Radiation Protection Professional (IRadP) or Chartered Radiation Protection Professional (CRadP), or equivalent independently assessed status.
• Demonstrated experience of planning and implementing complex and challenging projects, including development and monitoring of contractual business plans and budgets.
• Knowledge and experience of writing method statements and risk assessments for a variety of situations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

UKHSA Chilton

Chilton, Oxfordshire

OX11 0RQ

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)