Radiochemist IV

Job Title: Radiochemist IV (Chemist IV)
Location: Gloucester City, NJ

Radiochemist IV

Description/Job Summary

HGL WHO WE ARE

At HGL, we value our employees as individuals and as important members of our team. We offer a work environment that is flexible, inclusive, and dedicated to creating a sustainable future. We provide opportunities for a dynamic work environment surrounded by industry leaders working to solve today’s environmental, infrastructure, and natural resources challenges.

HGL offers career advancement through internal and external training, skill advancement, and education. Projects at HGL span the United States and its territories all while solving problems associated with emerging contaminants (PFAS, radiological, and unexploded ordnance) along with traditional chemical contamination across all media.

With over 550 employees, HGL is large enough to execute high profile projects but is small enough where the President and COO know everyone by name. By joining HGL, you will be working to restore the environment and protect our future.

HGL WE INVEST IN YOU

It’s not just a job, it’s your career. HGL provides career growth opportunities via mentoring, training, education, and support for your certifications and licenses. HGL’s mission is to continually deliver new solutions and technologies for the ever-changing range of environmental challenges encountered in today’s world. HGL’s corporate culture ensures you’ll be given the opportunity for career advancement while being supported by bright, highly productive peers and leaders.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Currently HGL is seeking an analytical Radiochemist to join our team in Gloucester City, New Jersey. The successful candidates will operate and maintain the government owned radiochemistry laboratory in support of the Welsbach GGM Superfund Site field operations. Our Gloucester City office is dedicated to supporting the USEPA and USACE on this project involved in the cleanup of radiological contamination. We are looking for an experienced professional to join our collaborative multi-disciplinary project team on this complex environmental project.

Responsibilities/Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

The person hired for this role will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the on-site laboratory in a manner that will support project needs. That will include:

• Performing gamma spectrometry analysis of soils and solids and gross alpha and gamma spectrometry analysis of air filters.
• Counter analysis of smears collected from surfaces.
• Development of reports and deliverables.
• Data and Data Base Management.
• Creating and uploading electronic deliverable files for onsite analysis and for managing the quality control tracking.
• Performance of radiological sample preparation and control, gross alpha/beta analysis of air sample filters and surface contamination swipes.
• Multi-channel gamma analysis of prepared soil samples, analytical data recording, reporting and record retention.
• Maintain on-site facilities, including government furnished laboratory equipment.
• Containerize and package under Chain of Custody samples for quality control splits and additional off-site radiological and chemical analyses as required.
• Manage sample data, communicate results to operational personnel, respond to inquiries and data requests, and develop reports.

Required Skills

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

The ideal candidate will need the following as a foundation for success in this role:

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in a laboratory environment, with a minimum of 5 years of environmental laboratory experience and 2 years performing radiochemical analysis .
• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Physical or Biological Sciences. Education equivalency consists of the following: an A.S. degree in Physical or Biological Science AND 4 years laboratory experience OR 8 years of laboratory experience may be substituted for a BS degree.
• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER (or within first 45 days of employment) and 8-hour OSHA HAZWOPER Refresher (or within first 45 days of employment).

WHAT YOU NEED TO STAND OUT - Preferred, not required

• Specific education or experience in radiological counting methods, statistics, radiological instrumentation, radiation safety or nuclear engineering/physics is preferred.
• Experience working under USACE Quality Control and H&S programs on Radiological Remediation Projects. Prior certification by NJDEP or another state a plus.

Details

MORE ABOUT HGL AND THE OPPORTUNITY

We are all unique in our experiences and diversity of backgrounds, yet we share a drive and vision in our belief that we can make a difference in improving the world we live in through collaboration, teamwork, and a positive work environment. This unites and empowers us to strive for excellence in all our endeavors.

A pre-hire drug test and physical are required.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected category. Some positions may require U.S. citizenship. Applicants who wish to request a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process should contact Human Resources directly at ....

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A full list of benefits is available at www.hgl.com/careers/ .

The salary range for this position ranges from $100,725 – $156,123. This position's final salary can be impacted by various factors including, but not limited to, contractual requirements, geographic location, job-related education, training, experience, and skills. If your desired salary falls outside of this range, we hope you'll still apply as there may be other positions that better align.

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