Waste Compliance Specialists provide technical waste compliance expertise for waste consignments requiring disposal at authorised landfills or treatment service providers such as incineration or metals treatment facilities.
The role also includes supporting the wider Waste Inventory & Compliance (WI&C) function in managing radiological and non-radiological capacity management, technical assessment of customer Waste Characterisation (WCH) forms, Waste Variation (WCV) forms, supporting BAT/BPM/BPEO studies and the LLWR Characterisation Standard.
Job Responsibilities
- Undertaking technical assessments of customers WCI forms for disposal/supercompaction against the latest Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) for disposal, whilst maintaining accurate records of decision making.
- Undertaking robust and comprehensive technical assessments of customers WCH and WCV submissions, whilst maintaining accurate records of decision making.
- Undertaking technical reviews and challenge relating to customer BAT studies in support of WCH submissions and/or other pertinent information documented in the WCH form.
- Providing sound technical advice to customers and/or the wider team with respect to waste characterisation methods and potential treatment and disposability options.
- Provision of support and guidance to the wider Waste Inventory and Compliance (WI&C) team for more complex waste types.
- Maintaining frequent levels of communication with customers in respect to their form submissions, including suggested areas of improvement and any planned LLWR customer consultations which may impact upon them.
- Ongoing development of WI&C processes and procedures, including support of periodic process owner reviews.
- Provision of sound advice to customers with respect to waste consignment and waste characterisation methods and potential treatment and disposability of wastes.
- Supporting the wider WI&C function with respect to improvement programmes and waste inventory related tasks/activities
- Supporting the development of tools and software in support of core WI&C function tasks and activities, including waste tracking systems and management system documentation
- To be aware of and abide by the company’s Standards and Expectations
- Ensuring waste is correctly segregated to ensure compliant disposal
- Manage the risks within your scope of work in compliance with the company risk management procedures
- To act in a secure manner at all times, recognise potential consequences of personal behaviour and say if others fall short with respect to security
- To consider ED&I in all conversations and interactions, ensuring you treat all individuals equally, respectfully and in line with LLWR’s ED&I principles
Experience Required
- Sufficient experience in nuclear waste management or related areas
- Accredited Radioactive Waste Advisor
- Project management skills and qualifications to aid the delivery of technical work.
- Familiar with typical Nuclear Licensed Site management system and procedures.University degree in scientific discipline or relevant demonstrable experience.
- Good verbal and written communication skills and experience of working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, due to the range of data and information to be generated and managed.
- Experienced user of MS Office suite, Word, Excel, Outlook.
- Able to work well within a team.
- Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Customer service skills and ability to build strong customer relationships.
- Ability to communicate with staff at all levels and challenge where necessary.
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