Radiological Protection Technician *nightshift*

Location: Construction site based - Bridgwater, Somerset Rota: 10 days site working and 4 days off Duration: Approved until 31dec27 (renewable) Status: Contract - INSIDE IR35 Morson Edge are working with a major player in the Energy Sector who have a current (contract) requirement for a Radiological Protection Technician to join their established site-based team in Somerset.

This is a unique opportunity to be a part of Europe's largest infrastructure construction Project. Broad overview: Radiological protection technicians will support the independent control, supervision, and monitoring of the radiography, reducing the risks to workers from unplanned events and the potential delays to the construction schedule.

The role will also be expected to support the preparations for radiography tasks, and due to the nature of radiography, the role requires frequent work mostly on evenings, nights and weekends. The Radiological protection technician will be expected to liaise with contractors to ensure the safe and timely execution of the work.

Typical Accountabilities: A Radiological Protection Technician will accompany the radiography teams to ensure the correct standards of work and barrier control are being exercised: Confirm the barriers have been erected as per the barrier plan and that all necessary equipment is in place and operational, and (where appropriate) is calibrated and has undergone a pre-use check.

Perform radiation monitoring at the barrier during the exposure, ensuring the barriers continue to be placed correctly. Prior to handing the area back, confirm the work is complete and that all sources and equipment have been removed from the area.

Use the site Permit to Work system to control work. Additionally: A central source store has been supplied to enable contract partners the storage of industrial radiography sources. This role is required to manage the inventory of the store, perform routine tasks associated with the store, and perform general radiological protection tasks in accordance with site procedures: Receive/Dispatch new radiography sources to the site and ensure they are correctly registered and logged into the store and records generated.

Dispatch radiography sources from the site and ensure all paperwork is completed correctly Ensure all radiography sources are correctly signed out and returned to the store, verifying that the necessary paperwork is in place for the radiography task before the source is issued Perform periodic source inventory checks Perform periodic radiation and contamination surveys of the store.

Liaise with the Approved Dosimetry Service for the storage, issue and return of sta...

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