About the Role
Advetage is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and SBA 8(a) participant providing radiation safety, health physics, regulatory compliance, training, waste management, decommissioning, and technical consulting services to government and commercial clients nationwide. Our team supports complex radiological programs with a focus on safety, compliance, technical excellence, and client success.
Position Summary
Advetage is seeking an experienced Radiation Project & Technical Manager to lead radiological and health physics projects while serving as a senior technical resource for clients and project teams. This position combines project management, business leadership, and hands-on health physics expertise to ensure successful project execution, regulatory compliance, and exceptional client service.
The ideal candidate will possess strong technical health physics credentials, proven project and personnel management experience, and the ability to develop and maintain trusted client relationships.
Certified Health Physicist (CHP) certification is strongly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
-Project Leadership & Management
-Lead multiple radiation safety, health physics, decommissioning, environmental remediation, and compliance projects.
-Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, risks, and client expectations.
-Develop project work plans, staffing plans, and resource allocations.
-Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions as needed.
-Ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to client satisfaction.
-Prepare proposals, technical approaches, and cost estimates for new opportunities.
-Technical Health Physics Leadership
-Serve as a senior technical authority on radiological protection programs and regulatory compliance matters.
-Provide oversight of radiation protection, ALARA, contamination control, dosimetry, instrumentation, and radioactive material programs.
-Review and approve technical reports, assessments, procedures, training materials, and corrective action plans.
-Support radiation safety committees, licensing activities, audits, inspections, and regulatory interactions.
-Provide guidance on NRC, Agreement State, DOE, OSHA, DOT, EPA, and applicable state regulatory requirements.
-Support radiological characterization, decommissioning planning, waste management, and radiological assessments.
-Team Development
-Mentor and support junior health physicists, project managers, and technical staff.
-Promote a strong culture of safety, quality, and technical excellence.
-Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across multiple projects and client sites.
-Client Relations & Business Development
-Build and maintain strong client relationships.
-Identify opportunities for additional support services and program improvements.
-Participate in proposal development, strategic planning, and business growth initiatives.
-Represent Advetage at client meetings, conferences, and industry events.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary Range: $165,000 - $220,000 annually, depending on qualifications and experience. Additional consideration may be provided for CHP certification, project management credentials, and demonstrated leadership of complex radiological programs.
Advetage offers a competitive compensation package based on qualifications and experience, including:
-Medical, dental, and vision benefits
-Paid time off and company holidays
-Retirement savings opportunities
-Professional development and training support
-Professional society memberships and certification support
-Opportunities for advancement within a growing technical consulting firm
Join Our Team!
If you are a motivated health physics professional who enjoys leading complex projects, solving technical challenges, mentoring staff, and helping clients achieve their objectives, we encourage you to apply.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Health Physics, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Engineering, Radiological Sciences, Physics, or related technical field.
Minimum 10 years of professional health physics or radiation safety experience.
Minimum 5 years of project management and leadership experience managing technical or radiological projects.
Demonstrated experience leading staff and coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams.
Strong knowledge of radiological protection principles, ALARA practices, radiation safety programs, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Experience preparing technical reports, procedures, work plans, and regulatory documentation.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to travel as required.
Preferred Qualifications
Certified Health Physicist (CHP) certification.
Advanced degree in Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field.
Experience serving as a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) or overseeing licensed radioactive material programs.
Experience supporting DOE, NRC, DOD, federal, state, municipal, academic, or healthcare clients.
PMP certification or equivalent project management credential.
Experience with decommissioning, radioactive waste management, accelerator facilities, nuclear medicine, industrial radiography, or environmental remediation projects.
Key Competencies
Technical leadership
Strategic thinking
Project and financial management
Regulatory expertise
Client relationship management
Team building and mentoring
Problem solving and decision making
Proposal development and business growth
