Radiological Waste Administrator

2 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom AWE Full time

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?

For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?

AWE are currently recruiting for a Radiological Waste Administrator.

Location - Reading / Basingstoke area

Package - £26,450 - £35,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:
- Market leading contributory pension scheme- Generous holiday entitlement 270 hours a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays) plus every other Friday off- Flexible working hours- Salary sacrifice schemeThis role will be to manage the sentencing and recording of RA solid and non-aqueous RA Waste on behalf of AWE and ensure compliance with third party Waste Acceptance Criteria.

You will be required to:
- Identify and assess any assay necessary to be undertaken to support RA waste sentencing.- Identifying new effective and efficient disposal opportunities for AWE RA waste materials, where appropriate.- Support the RA Waste Route Owner in optimising waste management services in line with regulatory and business requirements.- Governance of the creation, maintenance and secure storage of lifetime records associated with Radioactive Waste.- Identify waste suitability for external consignment via the LLWR/MOD framework contract.- Co-ordinate the construction of consignments within the Solid Radioactive Waste Management Record System database- Generate accurate waste consignment paperwork and review appropriate approvals from receiving sites prior to transporting RA Waste.- Generate and ensure waste and consignment containers are acceptable to destination site.- Ensure AWE remains within its Permits, Authorisations and allocations.

To be successful in this role you should have the following skills:
- A good standard of basic education- Strong mathematical skills- Working knowledge of RA Waste Operations- Working knowledge of Nuclear Material transfers



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