Occupational Hygienist/Radiation Safety Technician

• Unique opportunity to join a market disruptor that has a diverse client base, exciting equity upside and significant growth potential
• Key hands-on role on a world class operational site
• Secure permanent full-time position
• $150 – 180k (range dependant upon quals/skill) Per Annum
  

Did you know that Australia creates more hazardous waste per capita than any country in the world?  That is a big problem for all of us. 

The Company

Tellus Holdings Ltd (“Tellus”) is an innovative environmental services company that is helping safely clean up Australia by offering Australia’s first commercial geological repository solution for waste storage, recyclable product recovery and permanent isolation for hazardous materials. 

When you join Tellus, you become part of a team that cares about its people and the health of our planet.

With a culture that values being the safest place for its people and hazardous materials, trust and passion, whilst working alongside talented scientists, engineers and experienced industry practitioners, you can be part of making an impact in permanent waste management for us now and for our future generations.

The Opportunity

Reporting to our General Manager Safety, Risk and Compliance to further support our operational site, based in Western Australia. We are looking for a highly motivational, passionate, and authentic individual who believes in our mission to make Australia a cleaner and safer place to live. 

Based out at our operational facility – Sandy Ridge – on Fly In Fly Out basis, with some time spent also in our Perth Office, this position will work closely with both our on-site and off-site teams to provide support and guidance with all occupational hygiene and radiation safety monitoring, sampling and compliance requirements as stipulated under our Health and Hygiene Management Plan (HHMP) and our Radiation Management Plan (RMP).

The position will be responsible for all required regulatory reporting and risk hazard identification management including instruction and support to manage identified risks. The position will be further accountable for the maintenance of radiological and safeguards inventory databases and the preparation of the associated reports.

The position will be required to assist with the development, implementation and monitoring of occupational hygiene and radiation protection programs to ensure the continued safety of our people. This role will also fulfil  the duties of the Surface Ventilation Officer, Noise Officer and act as  Radiation Safety Technician in  support of the statutory Radiation Safety Officer.

The position is expected to drive continuous improvement and compliance of occupational hygiene practices by actively seeking new technologies and research whilst maintaining required statutory compliance with the relevant regulations.

As the subject matter expert in our operational team, the position must be able to provide support, advice and training for the safe handling and treatment of waste material and equipment, including where radiation is a risk factor. The position will also be accountable to the fulfil the requirements of Australia’s national system of accounting for, and control of nuclear material, items and facilities as an Authorised Person under the Sandy Ridge Permit.

Finally the position will be required to head up any required investigations, recording and reporting of incidents to relevant stakeholders. 

Role Requirements

There are a few essential requirements that we are seeking.

Firstly, you will need to hold a tertiary qualification in science, engineering, occupational hygiene or equivalent. 

You need to have demonstrated experience in dealing with NORM material in the mining, energy, or similar industries with a strong understanding of occupational hygiene management of such material. 

You must have a good knowledge of both Federal and State radiation safety legislation, codes of practice, standards, and guidelines, including the management of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM), disused sealed radioactive sources (DSRS), and the management of packaging, transport and/or storage of radioactive materials. 

You must also show through your passion, to have the ability to be solutions-focused with a proactive can-do attitude, be able to work across all levels of the business in a consultative, respectful, and team-based approach. 

If you are currently licensed to fulfill the statutory requirements noted for the role, this would be an advantage. If not, you must have the ability to be approved by a Radiation Regulator for the purposes of management of Sealed sources and Unsealed (NORM) sources and be trained as Surface Ventilation Technician (SVT)

Finally, if you have previous experience in a similar role, especially in management of radioactive waste storage, transport, and disposal, including regulatory approvals – fantastic!

However - if you don’t, that is ok as we will provide the required training you need to be successful in the team.

If you are wanting to get further information on what the role is all about or who Tellus is, please contact us via hr@tellusholdings.com. Confidential discussions are welcome.

Next Steps

Apply for the role. You can do this by sending through your list of work experiences etc (your CV) and by giving us a short introduction about who you are and why we should consider you for the role.

Please send these details through to us via  hr@tellusholdings.com

Looking forward to hearing from you and for you to potentially join the team here at Tellus.

No recruitment agencies please as we prefer to hear directly from candidates.