Health Physics Monitor

Job Title:                Health Physics Monitor
Location:                Rosyth, Fife
Compensation:      £36,231 + Benefits
Role Type:              Full time / Permanent
Role ID:                  SF60024

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Health Physics Monitor at our Rosyth, Fife site.

The role

As a Health Physics Monitor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary, working on a unique project to dismantle our legacy nuclear submarines.  This is a key role in demonstrating compliance with company and regulatory requirements and is critical to the success of this project.

Day-to-day, you’ll work as part of our team supporting nuclear submarine dismantling operations, including;

• Monitoring of the workplace / personnel for radioactive contamination and/or ionising radiation;
• Provision of front-line radiological safety advice and control;
• Receipt, assay, processing, storage and consignment of radioactive waste;
• Environmental sampling and monitoring;
• Clearance / reassurance monitoring of equipment / waste from radiologically Controlled Areas;
• Acting as part of our on-site emergency response team.

This position involves working in confined / restricted spaces on board nuclear submarines; candidates must be able to work comfortably and perform tasks in restricted spaces. This position also involves manual work and could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week over a four day working week. You will be based onsite at Rosyth. 

Essential experience of the Health Physics Monitor

• Experience of working on a nuclear licensed site
• Works in a safe manner – able to understand / follow our control of work procedures, risk assessments, permits, etc.
• Comfortable working at height and in confined spaces on occasion 

Qualifications for the Health Physics Monitor

• NVQ level 2 radiation protection or equivalent experience 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 04/11/2024

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