Global Radiation Protection Specialist

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

The Global Radiation Protection Specialist is responsible to support radiation protection with five Business Units, Global Operating Services (GOS) and Corporate Center. The role works, with guidance from the Manager, with the facility EHS professionals and cross-functional Site Leadership teams at the 50+ Westinghouse facilities in 19 countries and 5 continents. This is a US Remote role, however, will be expected to travel up to 25 % per year both domestically and internationally.

The primary responsibilities of this position are (i) to assist in the development and maintenance of Westinghouse’s global radiation protection programs, standards, training and tools to ensure rigorous compliance to global expectations, (ii) provide execution support and training to ensure sites are compliant with global radiation protection regulations and laws, (iii) drive a culture of continuous improvement with regards to radiation protection, (iv) provide leadership, oversight, and guidance to the Business Units and GOS on how to incorporate radiation protection requirements and (v) provide technical support to the Business Units and GOS. In addition, this role will work with global regulatory agencies.

Your Day to Day:

• Partner with key stakeholders at various levels in the businesses, ensuring compliance with local, state, federal radiation protection regulations.
• Generate, analyze, trend and report common metrics for radiological safety (e.g. radiological dose, contamination events, etc.)
• Assists the Manager, Global Radiation Protection, in the development and planning of radiation protection programs globally across Westinghouse. Oversee, maintain and improve radiation protection procedures to ensure they are understood by all, reflecting the industry best practices, meet regulatory requirements while promoting a Safety Conscious Work Environment (SCWE) and a strong Nuclear Safety Culture.
• Assists in the Radiation Protection Audit processes at all locations to assess compliance to regulatory programs, identify deficiencies, work with the BU’s/GOS to proactively address gaps and identify action plans to preclude external agency audit findings or investigations.
• Assess program risks and organizational talent management for radiological protection and safety.
• Provide program leadership and technical expertise to operations in the area of radiological protection, occupational and public dose control and monitoring.
• Support the BU’s and sites when faced with radiological protection challenges including lack of radiological leadership.
• Lead and drive conformance with global radiological safety practices, compliance with operating license and jurisdictional legal requirements

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Physics or Radiological Engineering
• 4+ years of experience in radiation protection and health physics.
• CHP or NRRPT helpful

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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