Nuclear Waste Services has a vacancy for a graduate/early careers Criticality Safety Specialist to join its busy team, flexible working across the NWS estate.
It sits within the GDF Integrated Safety Case (ISC) team within GDF technical function, within the wider NWS technical function.
The primary purposes of this role are:
- Develop personal knowledge and experience in the field of criticality safety, working towards Suitably Qualified & Experienced Person (SQEP) status.
- Provide support to NWS criticality safety Subject Matter Expert (SME) across their GDF portfolio of work:
- Development of the organisation;
- GDF design;
- Disposability assessment;
- Siting.
- Provide support to delivery of relevant portions of the GDF Integrated Safety Case, namely the criticality safety elements of the:
- Pre-closure case;
- Post-closure case;
- Transport case;
- Security and Safeguards case.
- Subject to need, provide criticality safety support to other aspects of the NWS mission (for example, but not limited to: Near Surface disposal and LLWR activities).
- Development of personal knowledge in the field of criticality safety, through a combination of (but not limited to):
- Formal training courses;
- Self-directed learning;
- “On the job” learning;
- Mentoring from relevant NWS staff.
- Development of personal experience in the field of criticality safety by execution and completion of criticality safety tasks as directed by: The NWS criticality SME and the NWS ALARP Studies Lead.
Essential
- Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) background – Degree qualified or equivalent qualification/experience.
- Enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
Desirable (but not pre-requisite)
- Awareness of the criticality physics
- Awareness of UK nuclear industry
- Awareness of systems engineering
- On appointment to an RWM, full-time staff are entitled to a generous annual holiday allowance of 38 days’ annual leave. LLWR up to 43 days in addition to a buy/sell scheme
- Rewarding performance (bonus scheme)
- We offer a generous above average pension scheme
- 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
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. 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, we 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. In cases where we have a high volume of disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.