• Provide expert waste management advice through the timely delivery of quality disposability assessments, and delivery of Waste Management solutions in support of the company's corporate mission.
• Deliver advice and disposability assessments vital to the continuing waste management and decommissioning mission of the UK to manage legacy waste as well as new nuclear build and SMR/AMR customers.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with customers and colleagues to deliver high quality technical advice against complex issues.
• Support the Senior Waste Management Specialist in a broad range of discussions from customers to industry partners and government bodies.
• Identify improvements to processes as they are developed into a recognised expert in disposability assessments.
• Management of individual disposability assessments including scheduling, resourcing, costs and customer expectations.
• Expert waste management advice and guidance to customers on the production of waste packages compatible with industry standards and specifications, and the geological disposal concept.
• Ongoing engagement with waste packagers in support of the disposability assessment schedule.
• Effective communication of identified requirements contributing to and managing resolution.
• Confirming application of required controls on waste package product quality through audit of relevant management systems and technical conformance.

Experience Required

• Degree in a science or engineering subject.
• Technical report writing to a good standard of English.
• Resilience and proven ability to behave professionally in challenging circumstances.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships.
• Member of a relevant professional institute with an interest in working towards chartered status.
• Knowledge of radioactive waste packaging processes and UK waste packaging plant, and of options for packaging of legacy wastes and potential wastes from new reactors.
• Experience in managing multiple parallel projects.
• Experience of regulatory processes as applied to operational process plant and construction sites.