Radiation Materials Consultant

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer 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 our 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 us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

**About the Opportunity**

This position will suit a range of experiences, ranging from new graduates to experienced researchers or technicians, offering plenty of training and opportunities for development.

If you are looking for a new challenge and are passionate about developing yourself, then we want to meet you.

With appropriate training (depending on the nature and level of experience of the applicant), key aspects of the role will include:

- Deploying laboratory/analytical and desk-based capabilities to assess, rationalise and document solutions for a variety of materials science, radiation physics and chemistry problems in the field of irradiated materials assessment, testing, and radioactive waste management, including definition, design of test programmes, and subsequent data analysis and interpretation.
- Routine access to our in-house gamma-irradiation facility based at Harwell Campus to oversee the setup and execution of key experiments/tests and to enable access to the facility by key stakeholders.
- Promoting and adhering to the highest levels of health and safety.
- Involvement throughout the experimental cycle, including set-up and overseeing sample cataloguing, preparation, on-going monitoring, sample disposal and apparatus dismantling.
- Data collection, analysis and report writing, documenting experimental procedures and outcome.
- Calibrating and maintaining laboratory equipment.
- Design of novel test apparatus to meet specific customer/project requirements.
- Measurement of radiation dose rates using appropriate dosimetry methods.
- Interaction with clients including facilitating client-led experiments on site.
- Coordinating with project managers, suppliers and landlord agents.
- Supporting delivery of projects to agreed timescales and cost.Complying with current business, security, environment and quality requirements.

We are committed to the continuing professional development of our staff. You will have excellent opportunities to progress by furthering your technical, project management, and commercial capabilities and broadening into the wider interests of our company.

**Here's What You'll Need**:

- A degree in a relevant physical science or engineering discipline (Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Electrical/Electronic engineering) OR demonstrable equivalent training/experience
- Experience of experimental work, either during past employment or during degree
- Willing to work independently at a gamma irradiation facility and obtain the required classified worker status
- Understanding of Health and Safety and its importance
- Willingness to undergo further (advanced) training, such as First Aider training and (eventually) becoming a Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS)
- Must be able to obtain appropriate security clearances.Must be able to access the facility on the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire on a daily basis.

The following is considered desirable:

- Numerate with good technical writing/reporting skills
- Keen to work effectively in both multi-disciplinary teams and autonomously
- Highly organised and willing to work on a number of varied projects in parallel, prioritising as appropriate
- Willing to learn about commissioning and maintaining electronics and electrical rigging for test apparatus, including programmable data loggers and controllers.Understanding of different types of radiation

**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 genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

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, regard