Application closing date:  23rd June 2023

• Ongoing I Full Time I     $105,479 - $127,621 
  
• Melbourne - CBD

Working in the Department's Radiation Team, you will be a part of the regulation of radiation safety in Victoria.  You will have responsibility for assessing applications from individuals to use radiation sources and from companies to conduct radiation practices across Victoria.  You will conduct field inspections to monitor compliance with legislation of a diverse range of practices and, where necessary, enforce compliance with Victoria's Radiation Act 2005. You will also be a part of the Department's radiation incident response team.

Are you 

• A qualified and experienced radiation safety professional?
• Experienced in conducting audits and field inspections?
• A good communicator?

Technical expertise

• Significant radiation safety experience including field investigations and assessments of radiation practices.
• Demonstrated competence in the use of radiation monitoring equipment.
• Eligibility for membership to the Australasian Radiation Protection Society Inc. and the Australian College of Physical Scientists & Engineers in Medicine.

Knowledge and skills

1. Problem solving: seeks all relevant information for problem solving; liaises with stakeholders; analyses issues from different perspectives and draws sound inferences from information available; identifies and proposes workable solutions to problems; implements solutions, evaluates effectiveness and adjusts actions as required
2. Detail focus: Observes fine details; identifies gaps in information; looks for logical sequences of information; highlights practical considerations of plans and activities.
3. Written communication: prepares complex briefs, letters, emails and reports using clear, concise and grammatically correct language; edits written communications to ensure they contain the information necessary to achieve their purpose and meet audience needs; ensures appropriate style and formats are used.
4. Self-management: invites feedback on own behaviour and impact; uses new knowledge or information about self to build a broader understanding of own behaviour and the impact it has on others; understands strong emotional reactions and seeks ways to more effectively manage them.

Personal qualities

1. Conceptual and analytical ability: deals with concepts and complexity comfortably; uses analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems; has creative ideas and can project how these can link to innovations.
2. Relationship building: establishes and maintains relationships with people at all levels; promotes harmony and consensus through diplomatic handling of disagreements; forges useful partnerships with people across business areas, functions and organisations; builds trust through consistent actions, values and communication; minimises surprises.
3. Teamwork: cooperates and works well with others in pursuit of team goals, collaborates and shares information, shows consideration, concern and respect for others' feelings and ideas, accommodates and works well with the different working styles of others, encourages resolution of conflict within the group.
4. Drive and commitment: enthusiastic and committed; demonstrates capacity for sustained effort and hard work; sets high standards of performance for self and others; enjoys a vigorous and dynamic work environment. 

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in physics or science (with a major in physics) or an equivalent qualification relevant to radiation safety
• A full driver's licence is required due to the need to conduct inspections across Victoria and to respond to emergencies across the State at short notice and outside business hours as required.