HEALTH PHYSICIST SUPERVISOR

This is a position specific recruitment for the Maryland Department of the Environment.  This recruitment will be used to fill current and future vacancies for this position/function only.  The resulting cert list will be maintained for one year.  Persons interested in future vacancies within the classification must re-apply.

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Maryland Department of the Environment

Air and Radiation Administration

Radiological Health Program, Radioactive Materials

Licensing and Compliance Division 

1800 Washington Blvd.

Baltimore, MD 21230

The main purpose of this position involves the planning, directing, developing and implementing activities of the Radioactive Materials Inspection Section. This Section is managed through three (3) subordinate Health Physicists. Health Physics is the area of environmental health engineering that deals with the protection of individual and population groups against the harmful effects of radiation. The Supervisor of this Section will be responsible for Statewide oversight that includes radioactive material inspections, investigations, enforcement actions, facility decommissioning, emergency response and financial assurance in order to assure that users of radioisotopes are conducting their licensed activities in a safe and legal manner.

Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 30 credits in mathematical, physical or biological sciences.

Experience: Five years of experience in the recognition, evaluation and control of radiological hazards.

Notes:

 1. Candidates may substitute additional experience in the recognition, evaluation and control of radiological hazards to employees and the general public on a year-for-year basis for required education.

 2. Candidates may substitute a Doctorate in health physics, nuclear physics, radiation management or other related field of radiological health from an accredited college or university for three of the required years of experience.

 3. Candidates may substitute a Master's degree in radiation safety, radiological health, health physics, or a related radiation control field from an accredited college or university for two years of the required experience.

 4. Candidates may substitute a Master's degree in mathematical, biological, or physical science for one year of the required experience.

 5. Candidates may substitute a Bachelor's degree in radiation safety, radiological health, health physics or a related radiation control field for one year of the required experience.

6. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Health and Medical Physicist classifications or Health and Medical Physicist specialty codes in the Physicist field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

It is preferred that the selected candidate has the following:

• Experience with supervising employees in a technical or regulatory setting;
• Be Qualified as a Radioactive Materials Inspector in accordance with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Inspection Manual Chapter 1248B titled, "Formal Qualifications Program for Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Material Health Physics Inspector Qualifications Journal;
• A Certified Health Physicist;
• An Authorized Medical Physicist or Radiation Safety Officer on a Federal or State Nuclear Material License:

It is also preferred that the selected candidate has a Bachelors Degree in a Science (ie. Engineering, Environmental Science, Physics).

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the minimum /selective/preferred qualifications for this recruitment.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider information submitted after this date.  Applicants that meet the qualifications will be referred to the hiring unit for consideration of an interview/selection.  Only those candidates that demonstrate, in their applications, the required qualifications will be deemed qualified and referred.  

Your application is part of the examination process.  The assessment will be a rating of your education, training and experience related to the requirements of this position.  Therefore, it is important that you provide complete and accurate educational and employment information on your application.  Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified or Qualified and placed on the employment list for at least one year. This list will be used by the hiring agency to select employees.  Education credentials and experience verification will be completed by the Appointing Authority.  If you are scheduled to complete an education or licensing requirement within six months of the examination, you may participate in the examination process, if one is required.  Please note that you will be required by the appointing agency to provide proof upon hire of all certifications, licenses, educational and work experiences.

The MD Department of the Environment does not sponsor individuals in the application of the H-1B Visa.  All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration and Reform Control Act.  You must be legally authorized and possess any necessary documents under this Act in order to be hired in the position for which you apply.  For education obtained outside the U.S., you will be required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

It is STRONGLY preferred that you apply online; however, if you are unable to apply online, or encounter difficulty attaching required or optional documentation, you may submit via mail or deliver in person. Please be sure to include your name, identification number (Easy ID#) and reference number on any documentation to ensure timely processing.

Completed applications, required documentation, and any required addendums may be mailed to: Peggie Jefferson

Recruitment and Examination Division

Office of Human Resources

1800 Washington Blvd.

Baltimore, MD 21230 MDE

Reference Number:  17-001005-0002

410-537-3879/email: peggie.jefferson@maryland.gov/Fax:410-537-3966

 TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay

 PLEASE NOTE: The Maryland Department of the Environment participates in the E-Verify Program.

 As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.