Senior Radiological Subject Matter Expert/Certified Health Physicist

Company Overview

Qal-Tek Associates specializes in providing comprehensive radiation safety solutions, supporting organizations in strengthening their radiation protection programs while ensuring full regulatory compliance. Our services and products are designed to facilitate effective management of radioactive materials, safety protocols, and regulatory standards across diverse industries.

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Radiological Subject Matter Expert/Certified Health Physicist to lead technical initiatives related to radiation safety, nuclear facility operations, and regulatory compliance. This role offers an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in nuclear engineering, systems engineering, and radiation protection to complex projects within the nuclear power and industrial sectors. You will serve as a key technical advisor, ensuring safety standards are met while advancing innovative solutions.

Position Summary

Qal-Tek Associates is seeking an experienced Senior Radiological Subject Matter Expert / Health Physicist to support and help grow our nuclear, radiological, DOE, and industrial services portfolio. Certified Health Physicist (CHP) certification is preferred.

This is a senior technical and client-facing position for an experienced health physics professional who can operate as a technical subject matter expert, project leader, trusted client advisor, and contributor to business development activities.

Our project portfolio includes DOE facilities and 10 CFR Part 835 programs, NRC and Agreement State licensees, advanced reactor and microreactor developers, industrial facilities, rare-earth and mineral processing operations, uranium and thorium-bearing materials, radioactive material packaging and transportation, facility characterization and decommissioning, and radiation protection program development.

The successful candidate should have broad experience across DOE and commercial/industrial radiation protection environments and be capable of translating complex technical and regulatory requirements into practical, defensible solutions.

NRC Reactor & Advanced Nuclear Support

The successful candidate should have knowledge and experience with NRC reactor regulation and advanced nuclear projects, including:

• Working knowledge of 10 CFR Part 50 and the NRC regulatory framework applicable to commercial and advanced reactor licensing and operation.
• Familiarity with the NRC's evolving regulatory framework for advanced reactors and microreactors, including proposed 10 CFR Part 57, Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and Other Reactors with Comparable Risk Profiles.
• Familiarity with applicable NRC Regulatory Guides, NUREGs, Standard Review Plans, licensing guidance, and other regulatory guidance used in reactor licensing and radiation protection.
• Experience supporting reactor radiation protection programs, radiological design criteria, ALARA programs, source-term evaluations, shielding and dose assessments, instrumentation programs, radioactive material controls, and related technical programs.
• Ability to support advanced reactor and microreactor developers as projects progress through design, licensing, construction, commissioning, startup, and operations.
• Experience developing and reviewing technical information supporting NRC licensing applications, regulatory submittals, Requests for Additional Information (RAIs), and regulator interactions.
• Ability to participate in technical and regulatory meetings with NRC staff, reactor developers, engineering organizations, clients, and other project stakeholders.
• Ability to translate reactor licensing requirements into practical radiation protection programs, procedures, technical basis documents, training programs, staffing requirements, instrumentation programs, and operational controls.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Physics, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Science, Physics, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Significant progressively responsible professional experience in health physics, radiation protection, radiological engineering, or radiological control.
• Demonstrated experience with DOE radiation protection programs and 10 CFR Part 835.
• Demonstrated experience with commercial and industrial radiation safety programs.
• Experience with NRC and/or Agreement State regulatory requirements and licensing.
• Working knowledge of NRC reactor regulation, including 10 CFR Part 50.
• Familiarity with emerging NRC regulatory approaches for advanced reactors and microreactors, including proposed 10 CFR Part 57.
• Experience developing and reviewing radiation protection programs, procedures, Technical Basis Documents, dose assessments, radiological work controls, and technical reports.
• Working knowledge of applicable DOE, NRC, Agreement State, and DOT requirements.
• Experience interacting with regulators, clients, engineers, project managers, and senior management.
• Strong technical writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead complex technical projects and provide senior-level technical direction.
• Ability to independently evaluate complex radiological and regulatory issues and develop practical, technically defensible solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a consulting environment.
• Ability and willingness to travel to client and project locations as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current Certified Health Physicist (CHP) certification through the American Board of Health Physics (ABHP).
• 10 years of progressively responsible health physics or radiological protection experience.
• Experience supporting DOE nuclear or radiological facilities.
• NRC reactor licensing, radiation protection, or operational experience.
• Advanced reactor or microreactor development, licensing, startup, or operational experience.
• Radiation Safety Officer experience.
• NRC or Agreement State radioactive material licensing experience.
• Uranium and thorium processing or handling experience.
• Rare-earth or mineral processing experience.
• NORM/TENORM experience.
• MARSSIM/MARSAME characterization and Final Status Survey experience.
• Decommissioning and environmental remediation experience.
• Internal and external dose assessment experience.
• Shielding and dose modeling experience.
• Radioactive material packaging and DOT transportation experience.
• Technical Basis Document development.
• Radiological program auditing and independent assessment experience.
• Radiation protection procedure and training development.
• Experience developing new radiation protection programs for startup facilities or new operations.
• Consulting, client relationship management, proposal development, or technical business development experience.

Client Relationships & Business Development

This position will have an active role in maintaining existing client relationships and supporting the continued growth of Qal-Tek's nuclear and radiological services.

The successful candidate will:

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to existing and prospective clients.
• Communicate complex technical and regulatory issues clearly to executives, engineers, project managers, regulators, and field personnel.
• Participate in client meetings, technical presentations, project planning sessions, conferences, and industry events.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with clients and industry partners.
• Identify emerging client needs and opportunities where Qal-Tek can provide additional support.
• Assist with development of proposals, scopes of work, technical approaches, schedules, staffing plans, and cost estimates.
• Participate in capture planning and technical discussions for new project opportunities.
• Support expansion of Qal-Tek's capabilities within the DOE, commercial nuclear, advanced reactor/microreactor, industrial, mining/mineral processing, and radioactive material sectors.
• Represent Qal-Tek professionally during client meetings, regulator interactions, conferences, and other business development activities.

Desired Professional Profile

The ideal candidate is a senior health physics professional who can operate effectively across DOE, NRC reactor, NRC materials, Agreement State, and industrial radiation protection environments.

We are looking for someone who has worked in the field, developed programs, written technical documents, dealt directly with regulators, solved complex radiological problems, and provided senior technical leadership.

This individual should be capable of moving between very different projects—from evaluating a DOE 10 CFR Part 835 program or developing a Technical Basis Document, to supporting an advanced reactor or microreactor developer, developing a MARSSIM characterization strategy, evaluating uranium or thorium-bearing material, performing a dose assessment, auditing a client's radiation protection program, or providing technical oversight for radioactive material packaging and transportation.

Just as importantly, this individual must understand the consulting side of the business. They should be able to listen to a client's problem, understand the technical and regulatory issues, determine what support is needed, communicate a practical path forward, and help develop that need into a well-defined project.

We are looking for a senior professional who can execute today's projects, strengthen our technical capabilities, build trusted client relationships, and help develop tomorrow's work.

Pay: From $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Idaho Falls, ID 83401

Salary : $120,000