Radiation Protection Officer

About the role

SGS, a global testing, inspection and certification company, is looking for a Radiation Protection Officer to serve as the Radiation Protection Officer for its Natural Resources business line. The role covers all NORM-related areas in line with local NORM procedures and NNR RD documents, and reports directly to the manager.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out surveys and hazard assessments of radiation hazards under all operational conditions.
• Establish, implement and maintain the Radiation Protection Programme and its administrative system, including health and dose registers, area classification, respiratory protection, contamination surveillance, dosimetry, ALARA objectives, daily dose control and training programmes.
• Identify, quantify and categorise waste, maintain records, and manage storage and decontamination facilities.
• Handle radioactive material transport in line with IAEA regulations, including notifications and occurrence reporting.
• Take part in emergency preparedness, liaise with management, employees and the appointed medical practitioner, and conduct scheduled inspections.
• Implement the Quality Management Programme, travel regularly to sites, and report on visits, audits and NNR inspections.
• Provide H&S support to site functions such as purchasing during projects, and run site-wide H&S activities such as Safety Month, quarterly campaigns and Stop Work Authority.
• Stop unsafe work, raise formal improvement requests, and comply with SGS safety requirements.

Required profile

• Matric (Grade 12).
• Radiation Protection Officer certificate (preferably from NECSA).
• 5 years of administrative experience; 5 years of relevant management experience is an advantage.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation (NNR), systems and legal auditing, risk assessment, lead auditing and investigation skills.
• English sufficient to communicate with the H&S manager and understand global H&S communications.
• Driver's licence and own transport.

Required skills

• Document and report writing.
• Advanced Microsoft software.
• Ability to explain technical HSE topics to all levels of personnel and to influence without direct reporting lines.