Radiation Protection Quality Control Technician

The Opportunity:

In this position, you'll oversee the adherence to and quality control of radiation safety protocols, providing guidance and analytical support. You will also engage in mentoring radiation protection personnel and contribute to both document control and operational tasks as required.

This opportunity is to join the WSP team responsible for the execution and construction of the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI). The PHAI represents the federal government's response to the community-requested solution for the cleanup and local, long-term, safe management of historic low-level radioactive waste in the municipalities of Port Hope and Clarington.

Please note we will consider candidates based in various locations throughout Canada, but this opportunity is based at the project site in Port Hope, Ontario

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect to do here:

• You will perform pre-submittal quality control (QC) and review radiation protection (RP) field forms.
• You will conduct pre-submittal QC and reviews of RP reports.
• You will identify RP QC trends and apply corrective actions.
• You will deliver QC training and coaching to RP staff.
• You will have the ability to summarize and analyze routine RP data for QC verification in routine reports.
• You will ensure compliance with project quality plans and procedures by RP staff.
• You will provide limited coaching, mentoring, and guidance to other radiation protection staff.
• You will support Radiation Protection Specialists (RPS) in the management of RP documents.
• You will support the RP management and site management teams

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Post secondary education in nuclear engineering, radiation science or health physics (or related scientific field) preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of radiation protection field experience required.
• Individuals with previous work experience as a Sr. RP technician will be considered.
• Demonstrate an understanding of RP principles consistent with their background and training.
• Experience with a variety field data collection methods and associated data processing.
• Ability to convert between different radiation units.
• Ability to QC (including sort, compile, summarize and assess) routine data using typical Microsoft Office products such as Word and Excel.
• Strong ability to clearly and concisely, communicate in English, both written and verbal.
• Ability to train and coach RP staff on QC principles and processes.
• Ability to train and coach RP staff on documents management principles and processes.
• Must be eligible for CNL Reliability Status security clearance (individual must have THREE full years of recent, concurrent years of verifiable history in Canada, USA, UK, New Zealand and/or Australia).

Physical Requirements:

Sr. Radiation Protection Quality Technician must be able to:

• Wear PPE, including respirators if required. Site-specific radiation protection PPE will be provided.
• Walk outdoors (sometimes in rugged terrain) regularly while carrying instrumentation. They will be expected to work in and around water.
• Lift up to 5kgs on a frequent basis and 10kgs on an occasional basis.
• Stand for up to 3 hours at a time, and/or able to work with arms extended (in surveying equipment and trucks while holding survey/decon instrumentation) for up to 15-20 minutes at a time.
• Work at heights and inside confined spaces.

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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