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Functional Title: Radioactive Materials License Reviewer Job Title: Health Physicist I Agency: Dept of State Health Services Department: Radiation Posting Number: 19191 Closing Date: 10/19/2026 Posting Audience: Internal and External Occupational Category: Life, Physical, and Social Science Salary Range: $5,098.66- $8,304.83 Pay Frequency: MonthlySalary Group: TEXAS-B-23 Shift: Day Additional Shift: Telework: Eligible for Telework Travel: Up to 5% Regular/Temporary: Regular Full Time/Part Time: Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt Facility Location: Job Location City: AUSTIN Job Location Address: 1100 W 49TH ST (RDM) Other Locations: MOS Codes: 230X,61DX,72A,SEI12
Brief Job Description:
Perform complex (journey-level) health physics (radiological health) work. Work involves evaluating permit and license application requests. The evaluations include performing technical reviews that involve evaluating equipment, facilities, plans, procedures and personnel for adequacy to minimize danger to public health and safety or the environment for uses of radioactive material. Prepares radioactive materials licenses for issuance after performing technical reviews for safety and regulatory compliance. Work involves planning and developing radiation control projects and coordinating special projects in areas of health physics. May train others and give presentations. Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Essential Job Functions (EJFs):
EJF 1. (45%) Serves as project team member as an independent technical reviewer. Performs or coordinates technical reviews of radiation safety plans, operations, and facilities, including shielding designs. Evaluates radiation safety and operating and emergency procedure manuals. Evaluates adequacy of radiological decommissioning cost estimates. Prepares authorizations, permits, and licenses based on regulatory standards for uses of radiation and radiation exposure to the public and the environment. Produce licenses for issuance for applications that adequately meet the department's rules and requirements. Prepares correspondence, technical reports, environmental assessments, impact statements, or programmatic assessments.
EJF 2. (20%) Provide technical information to applicants, licensees, the public and staff. Recommend, and implement radiation safety policies, procedures, and guidelines. Evaluate radiological sampling data or calculations of radiation doses from internal and/or external exposure to radiation to determine radiation dose and effects for individuals.
EJF 3. (15%) Research acceptable scientific practices and standards applicable to radioactive material licensing. Review and provide written comments on guides, policies and rules based on technical criteria. Drafts and revises guidance documents which adequately address appropriate radiation safety issues. May perform as project team member or team leader in the review, evaluation, and production of regulatory guidance, policies and rules. May also provide presentations based on these reviews, evaluations, and comments.
EJF 4. (10%) Review Sealed Source and Device registration documents to evaluate safety criteria for license applications wanting to use the sources and devices. When qualified to do so, perform a technical review and evaluation of radioactive sources and devices, which includes a review of engineering design plans and construction methods to complete a radiological health and safety analysis. Produces, or performs a concurrence review of, a Sealed Source and Device registration certificate summarizing the results of the review.
EJF 5. (5%) Perform as project leader or project team member on other Radiation Control Program project teams. Coordinates, oversees, and leads ongoing and/or special licensing projects. The projects may include staff from other offices or agencies. Develop schedules for project team task completion. Develops methods for increasing efficiency of processes and workflow of a team project.
EJF 6. (5%) Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the department's obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation including nuclear emergency response drills, exercises and actual response to accidents. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
Knowledge of:
Radiation control, radiological health, and radiation safety practices and techniques,
Health physics, physical science, radioactive materials, radiation, and mathematics,
Radiation detection, measurement, control and environmental monitoring equipment,
Information sources for radiation control, health physics, and environmental surveillance,
Federal and State laws and regulations,
Regulatory procedures of licensing programs,
Radiation control program operations
Skill in:
Reading, analyzing, and interpreting complex applications, regulations, and regulatory requirements,
Written and oral communication of technical material,
Communicating technical information at an appropriate level
Ability to:
Make independent and sound technical judgments,
Interpret and use engineering drawings and technical data,
Interpret and use scientific and radiological data,
Use Microsoft Office programs, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel, at a level commensurate with a business office and technical environment,
Interpret and use radiation shielding designs and radiological and statistical data,
Interpret laws and regulations,
Apply health physics and other scientific principles,
Detect and evaluate radiation and public health hazards,
Communicate effectively,
Train others
Registrations, Licensure Requirements or Certifications:
"N/A"
Initial Screening Criteria:
The hiring supervisor cannot consider any applicant that does not meet both criteria (1) and (2) for this position.
Required Criteria:
(1) Applicant has a bachelor's degree with at least one years' experience working with, or regulating the usage of, ionizing radiation; experience and education may be substituted for one another (6 months' experience = 15 semester hours).
(2) One or more of the following criteria:
- Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math academic discipline
- Experience writing reports or organizing, preparing, and presenting information in written or verbal format.
- Experience with state or federal laws, regulations/rules, and directives.
- Experience in a regulatory or quality control position requiring direct contact with the public.
- Experience communicating with the public.
- Hands-on experience using ionizing radiation.
- Working knowledge and experience in setting up and maintaining radiation safety programs
Additional Information:
Employees may be exposed to ionizing and/or non-ionizing radiation during work. Employees must provide transportation. If an employee operates a personal or state motor vehicle in performance of their official duties, the employee must possess a current valid Texas driver's license.
Active Duty, Military, Reservists, Guardsmen, and Veterans:
Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but not limited to those listed in this posting. All active-duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified for this position. For more information see the Texas State Auditor's Military Crosswalk at https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/.
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