APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$60,092.64 to
$90,180.72
PAY GRADE: 40
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
Applications accepted
until recruitment needs are satisfied
** Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Lists of eligible candidates will be established and hiring may occur early in the recruiting process. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.
The Position
Under administrative direction, the Radiation Control Manager plans and directs the Health Division's
Radiation Control Program to protect the public health and safety from unnecessary/unsafe exposure to ionizing
radiation. Incumbents function as managers who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of subordinate supervisors; develop policies and procedures; and allocate staff and resources to accomplish goals and objectives.
This position is in the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Radiation Control Program in Carson City. The Radiation Control Manager plans and directs radioactive material licensing, inspection and enforcement, radiation producing machine registration, inspection and enforcement; oversees the US EPA grant for statewide radon awareness activities and the US FDA contract under MQSA for state inspections of mammography facilities; develops and manages program budget, evaluates expenditures; ensures that the Radiation Control Program continues to be compatible with Regulatory requirements of the US NRC; and determines the need for additional legislation and regulatory changes.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in radiation or health physics, radiological science, or closely related field and four years of lead or supervisory professional experience in comprehensive radiological regulation programs for protection of the public from excessive exposure to ionizing radiation; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Requirements
A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items.
The Examination
RADIATION CONTROL MANAGER
The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
1) Describe your experience, including the number of years, developing or reviewing technical reports and documents regarding the control of radioactive materials and radiation producing machines.
2) Describe your experience, including the number of years, interacting with federal agencies and contractors regarding radiation programs.
3) Describe your experience, including the number of years, budgeting for operation costs, materials and equipment specific to the control of radioactive materials or radiation producing machines.
4) Describe your experience, including the number of years, evaluating applications for a license to use radioactive material.
5) Describe your experience, including the number of years, of radiological inspecting, response to radiological emergencies, and taking corrective action (including dose assessment) to prevent injury to citizens from radiation hazards or accidents.