Radiation Waste Consultant

Radiation Waste Consultant

**Country**:United Kingdom**Position Location**:Altrincham, UK / Bristol, UK / Glasgow, UK / Tadle**Contract Type**:Permanent**Work Pattern**:Full Time**Sector**:Energy**Discipline**:Energy**Job Ref**:853**Recruiter Contact**:Nicola Coyle**Mott MacDonald**
- We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
- Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.- A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.- Our values**:P**rogress, **R**espect, **I**ntegrity, **D**rive, **E**xcellence.**About the business unit**
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle - from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.**Overview of role**
- Provide robust and timely technical radioactive waste management expertise to support a range of clients in new build, operations and decommissioning.
- Advise on some of the following areas: characterisation (including sentencing), management, production, treatment, storage, packaging and consignment of radioactive waste.
- Work with our other departments, such as safety case and engineering to provide our clients with a comprehensive offering.
- Participate in the preparation of bids regarding radioactive waste management.
- Support the development of colleagues at various levels.
- Potential for travel internationally for internal and external meetings, and site visits.
- Good working knowledge of UK and/or international: legislation, policy, regulatory guidance and best practice relating to radioactive waste management and characterisation.
- Knowledge of the radioactive waste supply chain in the UK and/or internationally, such as: available waste disposal, storage or treatment facilities and their acceptance criteria and permits.
- Experience is welcomed from the full breadth of radioactive waste activity levels including those specialising in a particular activity level only
- An appreciation of the full lifecycle of radioactive waste from planning for decommissioning at the design phase, through to permit surrender after decommissioning and remediation.
- Experience of regulatory engagement and external stakeholder management.
- Good communication skills appropriate for client facing interactions as well as interactions with colleagues of various levels and disciplines.

**The following would also be of benefit**:

- Knowledge and experience of radiation protection, for example radiation risk assessments and dose assessment, in the radioactive waste context is welcomed and fits in our multi disciplinary team with the potential to diversify towards radiological protection in the future
- Knowledge and experience in new build, decommissioning planning and implementation
- RPA/RWA qualifications or chartered status (or working towards these)
- Experience in the transport of dangerous goods and/or a DGSA qualification
- Experience with the management and classification of non-radioactive hazardous wastes and understanding of the common challenges with radioactive waste
- Experience in radiochemistry, the specification of analysis suites and techniques and the interpretation of analysis data Project Management and delivery experience**Equality, diversity, and inclusion**
- We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.**Accessibility**Agile working**
- Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.**We offer some fantastic benefits including**:
**Health and wellbeing**
- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

**Financial wellbeing**
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