Radiological Safety assessor

The purpose of the Radiological Safety Assessor is to develop and deliver nuclear safety cases for a variety of areas of Nuclear Waste Services. This will include producing new radiological safety assessments to support the Safety Case Manager, for a given area, and include implementation of safety case changes and delivery against the periodic review (LC15) programme. To identify engineering requirements and support engineering changes to plant and equipment. To support operations and liaise with Safety Case Owners via the Safety Case Manager. To ensure that safety case changes are delivered to time, cost and quality. To provide support to team members and Nuclear Safety Case team processes and system development as directed by the Site Nuclear Safety Case Lead.

Responsibilities

• Chair and secretary hazard and operability study (HAZOP) meetings.


• Write safety assessments or other Nuclear Safety Case documentation such as Clearance Certificates, Engineering Schedules, Summary Reports.


• QA check safety case documentation for data and transcription errors

• Support the presentation of safety case documents to MEHSC and NSC committees and ensure alignment with LC22 (modification) arrangements


• Provide effective proactive and action orientated safety case support to nominated area of NWS


• Carry out audit, review and improvement / modernisation tasks

Additional Responsibilities

• Occasional support to MEHSC and NSC Committee coordination


• Identify Nuclear Safety Case LFE and implement Improvements


• Provide Sharepoint and Nuclear Safety Case database support to the team

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Science, Mathematics or Engineering degree


• Experience of radiological / nuclear safety assessment, including application of safety case techniques and derivation of safety measures


• Experience of leading HAZOPs and/or HAZCON studies


• Experience of delivering safety case training


• Experience of safety case collaboration with engineering and operations

Desirable

• Presenting safety case documents to a safety committee


• Engaging with, and working with supply chain


• Change management process experience


• Wide understanding of Nuclear Industry


• Understanding of waste management and consignment processes


• Experience of NWS safety case process and methodology


• Safety committee secretary experience

For internal candidates currently on RWM T&C's, the RWM grade equivalent for this role is 8-6

Who are we?

Simply put, our job is to secure a safer future for us all. We do this by managing and disposing of the UK's nuclear radioactive waste safely and securely for generations to come. We have a critical role in the biggest multi-decade clean-up project in Europe. As part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group, we provide permanent answers for nuclear waste.

Nuclear Waste Services builds on the work delivered at the Low-Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site and the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme, maintaining these key activities whilst also adding further essential services for customers in the nuclear energy, defence, industrial, medical, and research sectors. Maintaining and developing this knowledge and experience is key to securing and developing our unique nuclear waste capabilities for the UK and the rest of the world

If you join Nuclear Waste Services, you'll be part of a team that brings together some of the most brilliant minds from around the UK, working across many specialisms - scientific, engineering, safety, operations, commercial, community engagement, and regulatory - to name a few.

We want Nuclear Waste Services to be a great place​ to work where people are respected, included and can perform at their best. We do this by living our Nuclear Waste Services values;
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We are action orientated ​​​​​​​- We deliver for our customers, partners, and people safely & securely.

We are collaborative and inclusive - We have greater success when we work together.

We are ambitious - We are problem solvers who embrace and act upon new challenges.​​​​​

We act with integrity - We are trusted to build a safe, secure and sustainable future

What's in it for you?

• On appointment to NWS you will receive 25.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and you can accrue up to 13 extra days leave


• Rewarding performance (annual bonus scheme)


• We offer a generous pension scheme through CNNP


• learning and development support


• payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Financial advice assistance


• Flexible working


• Extended family-friendly policies


• Cycle to work scheme


• We welcome flexible and agile working practices


• Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment

Equal Opportunities

We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. At Nuclear Waste Service we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.

In promoting equal opportunities, Nuclear Waste Service welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Please note: Nuclear Waste Services reserves the right to close the vacancy early.

If you have any queries or would like to discuss this role, please email