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Ameren Health Physicist in Steedman, Missouri
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About The Position
The Health Physicist provides technical support to the radiation protection programs to promote safe, legal and efficient plant operation, with primary duties which may include radioactive material shipping, working with ALARA and radiological work planning.
Key responsibilities include:
Using independent judgment, provide technical support and professional expertise to ensure Radiation protection programs protect the health and safety of plant personnel and the public.
Review changes to federal, state and local radiation protection regulations to ensure continued compliance.
Ensure programs and procedures comply with all Federal and State regulations, and national and international industry standards.
Coordinate corrective action document responses for the Radiation Protection Department.
Review of RFR's to ensure appropriate actions are taken to review and address RFR requirements.
Develop, and maintain analytical efforts in applied radiation protection to support plant operations.
Perform evaluations, calculations, and problem solving for radiological issues.
Compile, and submit reports to ensure compliance with current federal regulatory requirements, technical specifications and state legislation.
Prepare and review changes to procedures, FSAR, Technical Specifications and other documents
Prepare reports to support federal regulations and plant operations.
Provide support for special research and development work.
Prepare equipment and software specifications, and evaluate equipment and software for suitability of use.
Perform in-house surveillance activities to supplement independent quality control/quality assurance activities.
Set, reinforce, communicate high standards; promote teamwork and excellence; foster good nuclear, radiological, human performance, and industrial safety behaviors; provide appropriate coaching to workers; implement performance improvement initiatives; actively participate in training and development of workers; develop and broaden the skills of workers; oversee on the-job training; supports self-assessments, etc.
Responsible for assuming Emergency Response Organization (ERO) duties in accordance with Callaway Plant Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP) including responding to the plant within the required RERP response time.
Qualifications
Education: High School education or equivalent. Experience: A minimum of four years of applicable experience is required. A master's degree may be considered in lieu of one year of experience, and a doctorate degree may be considered in lieu of two years of experience, provided that the coursework is related to radiation protection. Other: NRRPT certification or ABHP Part 1 preferred.
- Career path level depends upon applicant's credentials.
In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate abilities to:
Proficiency with common computer programs, especially Microsoft applications. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as leadership capabilities
Working Conditions
The Health Physicist works a standard day shift in an office/plant environment. Callouts and working rotating or Outage schedules may be required to support plant operations and departmental functions. On-call duty periods will also be required to support the Emergency Response Organization.
Additional Information
Ameren’s selection process includes a series of interviews and may include candidate testing and/or an individual aptitude or skill-based assessment. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.
Our workforce is dedicated to keeping the lights on and the gas flowing – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. That same kind of dedication and longstanding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has helped us build an "All-In" supportive and accepting diverse culture where opinions are shared in an environment where all are respected and the best solutions are put into action.
Our vision is "Leading the Way to a Sustainable Energy Future" and our mission is "To Power the Quality of Life." Our company values include safety and security, integrity, respect, diversity equity and inclusion, accountability, stewardship, teamwork and a commitment to excellence. Our "All-In" culture reflects how we care, serve with passion, deliver for customers, communities and shareholders and win together.
Ameren's co-workers spend thousands of hours each year giving back to their communities. The company supports their donations of time through a Dollars for Doers program and also offers a Matching Grant program for donations made to postsecondary schools.
Ameren has an unwavering commitment to sustainability. That includes how we perform as a steward of the environment, how we manage our relationships with customers, communities and workforce and provide robust governance and oversight of our practices. We are committed to clean energy. The company has established a net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2045 across all its operations in Missouri and Illinois. In addition, Ameren laid out plans for its largest-ever expansion of clean wind and solar generation that maintains the reliability and affordability that customers have come to expect. Interim carbon emissions goals include a 50% reduction by 2030 and an 85% reduction by 2040, from 2005 levels.
St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation powers the quality of life for 2.4 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers in a 64,000-square-mile area through its Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois rate-regulated utility subsidiaries. Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Ameren Missouri provides electric generation, transmission and distribution services, as well as natural gas distribution service. Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois operates a rate-regulated electric transmission business in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. For more information, visit Ameren.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3228409-1&h=4163191186&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ameren.com%2F&a=Ameren.com) , or follow us on Twitter at @AmerenCorp , Facebook.com/AmerenCorp , or LinkedIn.com/company/Ameren .
Ameren is committed to equal employment opportunities and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by applicable law.