Senior Human Factors Consultant

Salary
- Salary starting at £66,631
- Job Reference
- NNL/TP/34863/1774
- Contract Type
- Permanent - Full Time
- Closing Date
- 17 May, 2023
- Job Category
- Nuclear Operations
- Location
- Sellafield, Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Posted on
- 23 February, 2023

**Job Introduction**:
Job Description for Senior Human Factors Consultant:
This is where your skills play a critical role in keeping everyone safe. Working in Safety, Security & Safeguards gives you the chance to make your mark on some hugely interesting projects. NNL does work that nobody else in the sector is doing, and this means we need experts like you to make it possible, whilst keeping everyone safe. We’re committed to using nuclear science to benefit society for years to come. This means that you can build a long and successful career here whilst playing a meaningful role in delivering cleaner energy, reducing waste and keeping colleagues and the public out of harm’s way.

The team you will join is a dedicated, hard-working group who are passionate about the work they do. We support working flexibly, can accommodate homeworking, and can be flexible about location, although some travel will be necessary, to support business needs.

The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Sellafield, Preston, Risley or Workington.

**Role Responsibility**:
Main Responsibilities for Senior Human Factors Consultant:

- You can lead technical delivery of projects to meet customer requirements.
- You are experienced in providing support to multi-disciplinary teams addressing safety challenges.
- You are experienced in the support and development of junior colleagues.
- You can manage and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- You can provide support to bids for new work.
- You will use your creativity and initiative to develop new capabilities for the Human Factors team, through innovative approaches that include being the technical lead on complex R&D projects and submissions.
- You will be interested in developing the Human Factors team through mentoring and supervision.
- You can design and deliver specialist Human Factors training within the team and across NNL.

Essential Criteria for Senior Human Factors Consultant:

- Degree qualified or equivalent level of demonstrable technical capability.
- Excellent level of knowledge in the field of Human Factors.
- Proven ability to act independently, under own initiative, while supervising other members of the team.
- Strong communication skills, including remote working.
- Excellent teamworking skills, with ability to inspire the work of a team.
- Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Senior Human Factors Consultant:

- Detailed knowledge of advanced Human Factors techniques
- Experienced in mentoring and developing technical skills.
- Preferably Chartered Membership of a professional institution.
- Excellent networking skills, maintaining network across the Human Factors field nationally.
- You might have membership of relevant national industry group(s).

**About the Company**:
Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.

Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.

Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.

We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

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