This role can be based at can any of the following sites; Culham, Oxfordshire.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.
The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Lead Waste Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that your behaviour promotes the safety, health and welfare of yourself and your colleagues, as well as actively promoting UKAEA’s values, championing a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Leading strategic decision making, governance and assurance activities with respect to waste management during the characterisation, design, operation, re-purposing and decommissioning of UKAEA assets (such as the JET estate).
The role involves tritium research and exposure with radiological and nuclear Materials.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Provide technical competence for waste planning, quantification, establishing the nature and complexity of waste, radiometric determinations, review and validation of data, waste route selection and consignment.
- Through positive interaction with internal and external stakeholders (such as the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and relevant disposal sites), create a Waste Management Strategy which aligns with industry best practice, delivers value for money and supports the development of commercial and scientific opportunities in anticipation of future industry requirements.
- Ensure the Waste Management Strategy can be effectively delivered through supporting the building of a high performing, engaged, empowered and diverse programme team, as well as acting as Contract Project Manager for ASWs and/or procurement of specialist waste services.
- Using specialist knowledge, lead the definition of technical requirements and standards at a programme and project level and ensure correct implementation of waste management activities within scope, schedule, cost and risk.
- Review and present waste reports completed by the project team for clients and/or senior management to ensure legal compliance and liability reduction.
- Represent and promote TFC and the wider organisation’s innovative offerings and technical specialisms both internally and externally at high-profile events.
- Work in accordance with UKAEA policy and undertake any other reasonable tasks or duties requested by your manager.
Essential Requirements:
- Degree or equivalent level in relevant STEM subject with demonstratable engineering experience.
- Proven experience of waste management within a nuclear or highly regulated industry.
- Experience working on major projects as a technical lead and contract manager.
- Certified Radioactive Waste Advisor (RWA) or good demonstration of competencies towards this accreditation or Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA) or good demonstration of competencies towards this accreditation.
- Working knowledge of waste disposal sites and their corresponding waste acceptance criteria.
- Demonstratable experience in strategy and planning.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to constructively interact with a variety of stakeholders at all levels of the business.
- Demonstrably proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Able to work with large data sets and complex formulas.
A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/
We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
