Radiological Assessment

**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 Radiological Assessment graduate opportunities within NDA group, for the initial 12-month secondment, with offices and sites around the UK.

**Overview**

This role sits in a function that is central to the delivery of radiological assessments, to underpin decommissioning design and informing waste packaging strategies, coordinating and delivering radiological assessment and characterisation work across all sites, providing oversight of radiological disciples for all categories of waste. A graduate placement will provide plenty of opportunity to be involved in a diverse and varied portfolio, engaging with stakeholders and customers across projects, programmes and compliance functions.

**The opportunity**

This secondment offers graduates the opportunity to develop their technical knowledge, problem solving and communication skills to deliver a variety of radiological tasks to underpin decommissioning project design and waste management operations. As a physics graduate, you will have the opportunity to:

- Deliver shielding assessments through use of monte-carlo codes (e.g., MNCP) and develop technical experience in radiological assay for waste characterisation.
- Gain a broad understanding of the waste management lifecycle from developing modelling inputs (source terms) through to delivery of final package inventory assessments.
- Build knowledge and understanding of the arrangements for compliance with waste transport and packaging regulations will also be developed.
- Engage with project teams and design engineers across multiple group sites to agree how the conclusions of your assessments are fed into facility design or processing operations.
- Deliver dose assessments based on the plant / facility design and operation to develop an understanding of the requirements to manage operator and public dose.
- Work as part of a specialist team of Intelligent Customers (IC) across a range of radiological disciplines who will support training and development.

Be part of an exciting and expanding nuclear decommissioning industry and forward-looking organisation. Engineering delivery is at the heart of our future strategy, so it's crucial that we get it right. We must continue to strengthen and grow the capability of our business to ensure we deliver against our mission to safely, securely and cost-effectively clean up some of the UK's oldest nuclear sites and shortly begin to decommission the UK second generation stations.

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, unfo