Performance Oversight and Assurance

**Say hello to the NDA group graduate programme**

We're the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group, delivering one of the world's most important environmental programmes to decommission the UK's earliest nuclear facilities.

Our group is responsible for 17 nuclear sites in all parts of the UK, together with specialist nuclear waste and international transport businesses. And our work is growing, with more facilities joining us to be decommissioned in the next decade.

Sustainability, safety, and security are at the heart of our long-term mission to prepare our sites for their next use, work which spans into the next century.

As an NDA group graduate, you'll get the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution towards the delivery of our nationally important mission. During our two-year graduate programme, you'll take part in three placements in different parts of the NDA group. You'll start with a 12-month placement, before completing two six-month opportunities. In exchange for your contribution, you'll be supported at the end of the programme to secure a role in the NDA group.

We have a number of Performance Oversight and Assurance graduate opportunities within the Nuclear Restoration Services and Nuclear Waste Services Interface Team, part of NDA group, for the initial 12-month secondment. Initially based in Warrington, with a mix of working from home and site visits.

**Overview**

A small but highly experienced team, the Nuclear Restoration Services and Nuclear Waste Services Interface Team is the NDA's primary point of engagement with those subsidiary companies.

The team provides performance oversight and assurance of the operational performance of the operating companies and engages with senior leaders to influence and enable successful delivery of the broader NDA mission.

Made up of project and programme management and controls specialists, the team provides an independent view of operational performance to the NDA Accounting Officer, on every aspect of operational performance, from health and safety, to financial performance, project delivery performance to delivery of key operational metrics. To deliver this role, the teamwork in collaboration with a wider pool of specialists in disciplines such as sustainability, environmental management, asset management, continuous improvement, health and safety, technology and innovation.

**The opportunity**

This role will provide the opportunity for a graduate to gain experience of working alongside senior leaders and to gain an understanding of the group structure, and how each of the operating companies plays their part in delivering the NDA mission.

It will also provide the opportunity to work closely with a range of specialists from wider functions to gain an understanding of the wholistic operations of our nuclear sites. The role will involve working with our project controls team to help embed new and modern approaches to data analysis, introducing digital platforms to help enhance and improve how the NDA group gathers and analyses performance data to aid informed decision making. It will also include working closely with our programme managers as they provide assurance and operational performance oversight of the operating companies which includes engagement with several of our major projects (with values in excess of £100 million), as well as understanding and analysing operational performance such as volumes of waste retrieved, numbers of buildings demolished, identifying performance trends and making appropriate recommendations to help improve.

Throughout your two-year journey on the NDA group graduate programme you will be employed by Energus whilst being supported by an industry leading sponsoring organisation.

At the end of your two-year programme, you will be supported in securing a role with the NDA group.

**Entry requirements**
- Successful completion of security clearance checks
- Applicants must be willing and able to travel and relocate. Energus head office is based in Workington, Cumbria, however role locations will vary dependent on sponsor location.

**Start date: September 2024**

**Recruitment stages**

The recruitment and selection process consists of the following stages:

- Online assessments & videos - throughout your recruitment journey you will be invited to complete online assessments which may contain video elements.
- Assessment centre - these will be delivered face to face and will involve various activities, alongside insightful information around the nuclear industry and our programme.
- Onboarding - we welcome all our graduates ahead of the start date, through social media groups and welcome sessions, ensuring you are prepared, and any support required is in place, providing you with the best start to your exciting future as a NDA group graduate.

**Face-to-face assessment centres will take place week commencing 3rd March 2024.** If you are invited to an assessment centre and unable to attend, unfortuna