Health Physicist Job Details | Aecon

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About Us

We lead the infrastructure industry with purpose, and our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our business success relies on strong execution and continuous improvement driven by the diversity expertise and teamwork of our employees. We are always searching the globe for exceptional candidates to join the Aecon family and be a part of our forward-thinking, innovative, best-in-class organization.

We are looking for an operational Health Physicist to join the Pickering Refurbishment Project. This would be an excellent role for an experienced operational Health Physicist with CANDU reactor refurbishment experience looking to use their knowledge on new projects.

What You'll Do Here

• Aid in preparing work plans to support station refurbishment activities
• Develop and deliver radiation protection training associated with refurbishment
• Perform ALARA planning to support CANDU large scale core component removal and replacement
• Aiding in radiological emissions assessments
• Review design descriptions, details and recommend worker dose reduction strategies
• For worker radiation exposure and dose budgeting purposes develop individual radiation dose projections, 5-year dose projections
• Support client RP program, RP driven assessments and initiatives
• Integrate with both client and various organization disciplines for client RP program alignment and compliance

What You Bring To The Team

• Minimum of 5 years experience as an operational health physicist working in CANDU power plants or equivalent nuclear industry
• Experience in CANDU reactor refurbishment.
• Undergraduate degree in Health Physics or equivalent qualifications
• Experience in dealing with a large organization to address broad scope radiation safety needs
• Experience in applying high radiation safety standards expected in the nuclear power plants
• Effective communication of the radiation safety compliance requirements to the organization
• Ability to effectively address worker radiation safety concerns by explaining program application requirements and safety principles

Aecon fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging within and across our organization. We welcome all to apply including, women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

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