UKNNL is the UK's lead civil national laboratory for nuclear fission, delivering nuclear science to benefit society
About UKNNL
The UK's 'nuclear revival' is moving at pace and is critical in the national mission to secure energy security, net‑zero goals, and national resilience.
UKNNL are the government's lead civil laboratory for nuclear fission, providing the science, technology and world‑leading laboratories to support the country's civil nuclear programmes, to support growth of the UK nuclear sector and ensure they are delivered safely and cost‑effectively. We are pivotal in innovation on advanced nuclear fuels, waste reduction, recycling and SMRs. Our societal impact goes well beyond energy and includes medical isotopes for healthcare, national security capabilities and industrial and scientific advancement.
What UKNNL does
UKNNL drive innovation in nuclear science, ensuring the UK has the capabilities it needs - whether in physical infrastructure, or in the skills and knowledge of the sector workforce - to create and deploy the technologies of the future.
Working in partnership with universities, they champion the best new ideas and concepts, nurturing upcoming scientists and researchers. And alongside partners in industry, UKNNL helps keep existing nuclear reactors running successfully, supports a strong and effective UK supply chain and ensures new technologies have a chance to become commercially viable.
UK National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) plays a unique role in supporting the UK's nuclear capability - advancing science, strengthening energy resilience, and delivering critical infrastructure for the future.
Why this role?
This is a very exciting time to join the UKNNL Board as a NED and provide strategic leadership and risk oversight in one of the most complex and tightly regulated sectors.
This newly created NED - Projects and Programmes role will strengthen Board‑level oversight of delivery across UKNNL's most strategically important and complex infrastructure investment programmes.
This role will provide the opportunity to influence an organisation of national importance and purpose and strategic influence at the science-policy interface.
* The chance to shape governance in a highly regulated, high-impact organisation
* Exposure to complex strategic issues at the intersection of science, policy and delivery
* A platform to grow your non-executive portfolio and committee leadership experience
Accountabilities
The role will also support the Board's enhanced focus on delivery management more generally, promoting the extension of best practice in a proportionate and appropriate manner across UKNNL's technical delivery. It will provide expert challenge, assurance and insight on whether UKNNL's projects are being delivered safely, on time, to cost and to the required quality standards.
You will:
* Provide Board level scrutiny and challenge across UKNNL's, infrastructure programmes portfolio, including schedule, cost, scope, risk and delivery confidence.
* Promote application of professional and proportionate delivery management practice across UKNNL's operations and technical delivery portfolio
* Support the Board in maintaining a clear view of which projects are on track, at risk or distressed.
* Support the Board in maintaining a clear view of operations.
* Contribute fully to Board discussions on strategy and performance
What We're Looking For: Essential and Desirable Criteria
Alongside a sense of inquisitiveness, tenacity, freshness and new thinking to the Board, we're looking for candidates with the following experience:
* Significant experience running relevant infrastructure programmes or major projects / and programmes (in the Nuclear, energy, defence, or similarly regulated industry)
* Excellent inter-personal skills and demonstrable capability to manage complex stakeholder relationships, with the ability to challenge and advise constructively whilst holding executives' leaders to account against delivery targets.
* A focus on on-time, high-quality delivery for the customer.
* Previous experience as a committee chair in a comparable organisation.
* Experience leading transformation programmes.
* Established networks in relevant nuclear sector
You may already have some non-executive experience - or be looking for a first significant Board role where your expertise can translate into wider impact.
We are particularly interested in candidates who bring new and diverse perspectives - helping UKNNL continue to evolve as a modern, inclusive and purpose-driven organisation.
If you are motivated by public value, excited by complex governance challenges, and ready to contribute at Board level - we encourage you to apply.
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