# Scientist - Radiation Safety

Te tūnga | The role An exciting opportunity exists for a Scientist to join the Radiation Safety team within PHF Science's National Centre for Radiation Science. This position is based at the Kenepuru Science Centre in Porirua. The role involves applying scientific, technical, and regulatory expertise to support the delivery of technical services including radioactive waste management, compliance monitoring, radiation safety advice, and emergency preparedness and response. Key responsibilities include: Conducting radiation safety inspections and compliance monitoring activities throughout New Zealand. Providing technical and regulatory advice to government agencies, industry stakeholders, and users of ionising radiation. Supporting the operation of the National Radiation Storage Facility (NRSF). Preparing scientific, technical, and regulatory reports. Supporting radiological emergency preparedness and participating in a 24/7 emergency response on-call roster. Delivering training, consultancy, and outreach activities. Contributing to NCRS projects, programmes, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires regular travel throughout New Zealand, including periods away from

- **Id**: 3852853
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/phf-science-scientist-radiation-safety>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Wellington, New Zealand
- **Countries**: NZ
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T04:27:09Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T01:08:51Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6219
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Annual leave, Flexible schedule, Life insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Research Institutes

## Company

- **Id**: 2323662
- **Name**: PHF Science
- **Domain**: phfscience.nz
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/phfscience>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring excludes

- **New Zealand** — Iso: NZ

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T04:27:09Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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