Health Physicist, Nuclear Engineer

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🌲 North Carolina, Maryland, +1 more states – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote 🦀 Maryland – Remote ⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $120k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1981

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

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SC&A, Inc. is a consulting company specializing in environmental, energy, communication, and risk management services. With over 40 years of experience, SC&A partners with government and industry clients worldwide to promote sustainability and safety. The company offers a wide range of services, including air quality and climate change analysis, environmental health and safety management, radiation and nuclear sciences expertise, remediation and decommissioning services, and resiliency and emergency management. SC&A also provides public health support and analytical and administrative assistance. SC&A's expertise is recognized in areas such as waste facilities remediation, drinking water and wastewater technical assistance, and the economic impact assessment of emerging infectious diseases.

📋 Description

• Develop, review, and refine radiological impact assessments and technical sections for EISs, EAs, SEISs, and SAs • Conduct radiological dose assessments, accident analyses, radioactive material transportation evaluations, and radiological consequence analyses • Evaluate radiological and related environmental impacts associated with nuclear facilities, fuel cycle facilities, radioactive waste management sites, and nuclear facility decommissioning projects • Prepare clear, traceable, technically rigorous, and defensible analyses for federal environmental review records, licensing proceedings, and rulemaking activities • Coordinate with NEPA specialists and subject matter experts across ecology, air quality, socioeconomics, cultural resources, and other environmental disciplines • Support evaluation of reasonable alternatives, cumulative environmental impacts, and radiological modeling results • Provide technical input for public meeting materials, NEPA scoping summaries, responses to public and stakeholder comments, and response-to-comment matrices • Support technical coordination and communication with the NRC, DOE, and other federal agencies on radiological analysis, environmental review, and regulatory requirements • Apply expertise in radiation protection, radiological dose assessment, nuclear engineering, and environmental analysis to support federal environmental reviews and informed public decision-making

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Radiation Protection, or a closely related scientific or engineering discipline • Direct experience supporting NEPA environmental reviews, with identifiable and verifiable Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or Environmental Assessment (EA) projects through federal records • Demonstrated experience preparing or reviewing radiological impact analyses or radiological sections of environmental documents • Working knowledge of NRC and DOE environmental review processes and applicable regulatory requirements, including NUREG-1555, Environmental Standard Review Plan, 10 CFR Part 51, NRC licensing and rulemaking frameworks, and applicable DOE NEPA guidance • Experience using radiological dose assessment or modeling tools, such as RESRAD, MicroShield, RASCAL, or equivalent software • Strong technical writing and analytical skills • Ability to communicate complex scientific and regulatory information clearly and develop well-supported, defensible technical conclusions • U.S. citizenship • Ability to obtain a security clearance • Preferred: Experience supporting NEPA reviews for the NRC, DOE, DOD, EPA, or other federal agencies • Preferred: Experience with radioactive waste management, nuclear facility decommissioning, WIR evaluations, or nuclear fuel cycle facilities • Preferred: Experience contributing to public meetings, regulatory briefings, stakeholder communications, or responses to public comments • Preferred: Certified Health Physicist (CHP) credential or progress toward professional certification • Required to pass a background screening prior to employment • Required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to employment start date, unless a reasonable accommodation applies

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible work schedules • Comprehensive benefits • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Short- and long-term disability insurance • Basic personal accident insurance • Access to a 529 saving plan • Basic life insurance • 15 days of paid time off (PTO) per year for new full-time employees • 11 Federal holidays • 401K eligibility • Profit-sharing plan typically providing an amount equal to 5% of salary directly into the 401K account • Benefits effective on the first day of employment • Employee-owned company • Professional collaboration with experienced professionals • Meaningful projects with real-world impacts

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