Title: Director, Office of Radiological Health
State Role Title: Gen Admin Manager III
Hiring Range: $130,000 - $150,000
Pay Band: 7
Agency: Virginia Department of Health
Location: Dept of Health
Agency Website: www.vdh,virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
This incumbent will lead the Office of Radiological Health. The Office of Radiological Health is responsible for designing new programs that regulates and respond new technologies in the field to include but not limited to fusion, small modular reactors, ect. This position directs activities identified by agency executive management as key to the agency, the agency mission and critical to agency credibility. This incumbent will oversee a comprehensive and diverse system of statewide programs and services. The incumbent will be responsible for all operational, technical, administrative and programmatic activities associated with service delivery. Certain actions are long range in nature and include supervision of program staff; consultation; resource acquisition and utilization; control of programs and services; strategic planning; and frequent contact with elected officials, regulatory entities, private sector executives and other agency directors to address inquiries or studies. This position reports to the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Associate Commissioner.
This Director role is responsible for assuring the Office of Radiological Health meets the responsibility and role in protecting the public from unnecessary radiation exposure caused by a wide spectrum of applications used in a variety of industries including energy and healthcare. The Office oversees key areas to include radioactive materials, x-ray machines, environmental monitoring, emergency preparedness and response and radon.
Minimum Qualifications
• Experience leading, motivating, and managing a team, including managing multiple staff and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Experience developing and implementing policy development processes and administrative regulations.
• Experience developing and executing long-term strategic plans for organizational operations.
• Knowledge of national, regional and state health care issues, health care service delivery, organization, operations and management.
• Knowledge of management information systems, modern business practices and sound financial management principles; ability to interpret and consistently apply public health law and regulations.
• Experience communicating in an effective manner to a diverse and large constituency, including other executive branch agencies and elected officials; and ability to plan, organize, direct and evaluate the work of others in large and complex public/private partnerships.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including internal teams, external partners, and government entities.
• Experience working in the field of radiological health to include but not limited to, x-rays, radioactive materials, environmental monitoring.
• Experience working with federal regulatory agencies
• Experience Supervising employees
Additional Considerations
• Progressively responsible administrative and managerial experience in a governmental/quasi-governmental agency
• Experience in a leadership role in radiological health or related field.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.
It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic
information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.
If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.
As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!
Supplemental Questions: You may be required to respond to position-specific questions at the end of this application. This information will help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration.
Contact Information
Name: Tyrell Noel
Phone: 804-305-9796
Email: tyrell.noel@vdh.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.