Nuclear Waste Assessor

Salary £48,446 - £50,995 

The role/team 

It’s crucial that we protect the environment through the safe management and disposal of waste from the past half century of nuclear operations. That’s why we established the Nuclear Waste Assessment Team (NWAT), which has played an increasingly significant role especially since the creation of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. You’ll be providing specialist technical support as part of our regulatory assessment capability, and expert advice to our Nuclear Regulation Groups and diverse internal and external bodies. Other main aspects include:

 

• Assess proposals for disposal facilities and for managing higher activity wastes

• Influence radioactive waste management policy development

• Represent the Environment Agency to the public, the media and other regulators

Experience/skills required

You’ll need:

• technical expertise in nuclear waste management and disposal;

• experience as a technical consultant or with a nuclear operator;

• a science/engineering degree;

• a talent for communicating to both expert and non-technical audiences.

With nuclear waste management issues very much to the fore, we have a crucial role to play and so will you. There are great benefits too, including a final salary pension scheme, flexible working, family friendly policies and generous holidays.

Additional useful information

For further details please contact Doug Ilett by email: doug.ilett@environment-agency.gov.uk.  

You can also download the candidate pack for more information. 

Closing date for applications: 26 January 2014

 

Please note that this vacancy will close at 23:59, on the closing date stated above.

 

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

 

We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

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