Decommissioning Operative

2 weeks ago


Birchwood, United Kingdom Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Full time

**Your Impact**:
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

**About the Opportunity**

Jacobs are recruiting Decommissioning Operatives to support projects support in delivering our exciting range of projects involving decommissioning, characterisation, decontamination and waste management.

The role will be based at one of our Jacobs offices: Birchwood, Harwell, or Westlakes Cumbria, and support projects on sites across the UK. You will be required to work at sites across the UK, with travel and site allowances paid to ensure you are comfortable wherever you are based.

The role will also provide development opportunities, allowing the opportunity to develop further site management skills.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Assist in the production of documentation such as methods statements and risk assessments.
- Use and deploy equipment and hand tools used for sampling, decontamination and decommissioning.
- Attend, participate in and periodically lead toolbox talks.
- Ensure that tools, equipment and materials brought into and used in the area are fully checked and are compliant with HSE requirements.
- Ensure that no work is carried out unless supported by the relevant specific method statements, risk assessments and work permits.
- Carry out periodic HSE inspections in the area.
- Ensure that all incidents and near misses are reported

**Here’s what you’ll need**:

- Experience in the Nuclear Industry.
- Experience using hand-tools, power tools, abrasive wheels etc
- A general engineering, craft or building background and / or knowledge gained through experience and on the job training
- Relevant CSCS card discipline for construction sites (desirable)
- Relevant security clearance for Nuclear Licensed sites (desirable)
- Knowledge of current Health & Safety regulations
- 4 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grade C or above and include Mathematics and English.
- UK Driving Licence.
- Competent user of MS Office

**Our Culture**

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s - find out more about our employee networks here.

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