Head of Site

4 weeks ago

Cumbria, United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Full time
Summary

Job Description for Head of Site - Central Laboratory:

There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

To lead the site and drive delivery of customer and internal activities for their facility and to set the standards and expectations for the site in line with NNL values and behaviours. In doing this they have delegated authority for the VP Operations.

Main Responsibilities for Head of Site - Central Laboratory:

  • Delegated authority for the Operations Director.
  • Leader for facility - first point of contact for delivery across all activities based in Central Lab.
  • Prioritisation and delivery of agreed programmes of work within Central Lab.
  • Works with Heads of Capability, reviewing performance of staff, programmes of work and priorities for facility in line with NNL business plans, NNL risk management priorities and NNL internal plans for capex and S&T.
  • Intervenes on issues and ensures the highest of standards are maintained for the building and its people.
  • Formation and leadership of a site management team.
  • Senior sponsor for the facility's continuous improvement programmes.
  • Improvement of both customer and facility recoveries through continuous improvement, and drive for efficient ways of working.
  • Strong working relationship with EHSSQ teams, ensuring the highest standards are maintained.
  • Collaborates with assurance teams to identify areas of improvement or further reduction in risks.

Essential Criteria for Head of Site - Central Laboratory:

  • Experience in managing operational facilities, people, and equipment on a nuclear site.
  • Experience of leadership of a facility, where they have maximised the potential of the operation, including people, and equipment.
  • Experience in developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders and supporting the delivery of projects.
  • Experience in managing multi-million pound budgets, cost control, financial forecasting and planning.
  • Operational experience in a regulated environment, managing technical and facility programmes to a high EHSS&Q standard. Whilst managing changing and competing priorities and absorbing new information rapidly to address complex issues.
  • Experience in leadership and driving cultural change through the support in and implementation of strategic business developments.
  • A degree or higher and/or a relevant demonstrable level of experience.
  • Technical knowledge of a nuclear facility's capabilities.
  • Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Head of Site - Central Laboratory:

  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to engage stakeholders and build strong collaborative relationships.
  • Demonstrable ability in change management.
  • Able to role model NNL's values and behaviours.
  • Proven ability to lead and inspire others to achieve goals
  • Strong business and commercial acumen.

Why join us?

NNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

  • Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
  • NNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, NNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), NNL will still contribute 10%.
  • Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
  • Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK
  • Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
  • Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
  • Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
  • Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.
  • Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
  • Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
  • Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.
  • Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

NNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

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