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Radiological Control Technician, Level III

Job Category: Radiation Protection (RP) Technician
Posted on: 04/22/2026, expires on 07/21/2026 (89 days)
Job reference #: 21390

Location
TN US-Region II (South East)

Compensation
Unspecified Wage
$ Per Diem

Employment Type

Temporary/Outage

Job description
Job Description
Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC (AIS), is actively seeking Engineering, Professional, Technical, and Administrative personnel as part of our staff augmentation team supporting the Department of Energy at the Y‑12 National Security Complex located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the Pantex Plant located in Amarillo, Texas.

Successful candidates will be employees of AIS, a premier government contractor charged with employing highly motivated and well-qualified personnel who can advance Y-12's core mission to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable U.S. nuclear deterrent, which is essential to national security. Though employed by AIS, the employee will take day-to-day direction and assignments from Y-12 staff employed directly by the security complex. Pay, benefits, Human Resources, and Employment Management functions are provided by AIS.

Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

Responsibilities

Performs monitoring of personnel, work areas, and items leaving radiological areas for control of exposures from internal and external sources.
Recommends appropriate personnel monitoring devices, protective equipment, and working time for operations and maintenance personnel working with sources of radiation.
Observes processes; reads, records, evaluates, and reports data from radiation detective devices, and air and bioassay sampling.
Conducts investigation of cause and effect for results exceeding the guides, standards, and limits.
Calibrates instruments, operates automated low background counting equipment, processes TLDs, and performs lung counts.
Participates in the planning phase of new work processes.
Serves as a member of the emergency response organization.

Qualifications

Special Knowledge and/or Training:
Requires DOE RCT standardized CORE training certification.
Must be able to perform mathematical computations and conversions to express sampling and monitoring results in proper units and terms.
Must be knowledgeable and trained in principles, methods, and mechanics of monitoring and sampling of radiological hazards.
Must understand the basic nature of the types of radiation.
Requires the ability to recognize and characterize problems related to standards and limits, plan investigation action and define corrective measure.

Requirements and Education:
Associates or higher degree in a technical field and 6-10 years of related experience or high school diploma and 13-19 or more years of relevant experience.
DOE Q Clearance preferred.

Special Requirements:
Pre-employment Drug Screen - External applicants selected for this position are required to successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment drug test.
Medical Exam(s) - Job related pre-placement medical examinations may be required for this position.
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy. If determined as such, this position would be identified as a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position. WSAP positions require participation in an ongoing random drug testing program in addition to the pre-employment drug screen.

Job ID
2026-21390

Work Type
On-Site

Other requirements

Degree
Unspecified

Experience
5+ years

Security Clearance
DOE Q - Active
DOE Q - Inactive

Qualifications
24 hr Hazwopr

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