Role: Senior Analyst / Senior Shift Analyst CSS Sector: Nuclear Location: Thurso, Scotland - MUST be local Start Date: October / November 2025 Duration: Approx. 12-Months Rates: £18.84 - £29.48 Hourly Rate D.O.E PAYE Clearance: Background Checks / Right to Work in the UK RESPONSIBILITIES: Undertake and deliver sample preparation, routine analysis and reporting to the lab or team leader, including testing and internal calibrations, ensuring that CSS reporting deadlines are met Maintain a daily log and report progress and/or problems to laboratory leader/shift chemist Assist the laboratory leader/shift chemist in ensuring operational delays are minimised by identifying constraints leading to unplanned downtime Report possible non-compliances to the laboratory leader/shift chemist and propose and deliver corrective actions to close out non-compliances Undertake safety checks, report, and take appropriate action Maintain analytical proficiencies in one laboratory area Maintain analytical proficiencies in additional laboratory areas, where CSS workload and flexibility requires this Prepare technical documents for review THE JOB HOLDER MAY: Be required to undertake shift work on a rota basis Perform method development, validation and uncertainty estimation Perform the responsibilities of management appointments relevant to post Perform additional management activities as required Undertake audits on UKAS aspects of the quality management system APTITUDES AND EXPERIENCE: HNC in science or equivalent qualifications plus experience Demonstrable experience in lab areas Good interpersonal and communication skills Good general safety awareness Ability to work effectively as part of a team Ability to work under pressure and to time deadlines whilst maintaining quality of output STEM qualifications at least to higher grade or equivalent Interested in lab work (manual dexterity attention to detail) Lab experience is a bonus Post specific physical capability analysis assessment number 21 MAIN TASKS: Working at fumecupboard Working at glovebox Sample analysis Collating findings Manual handling Stack sampling May be required to carry out shift work Use of crane/hoist Manipulator work You must be able to rapidly evacuate the criticality zone, if necessary, without assistance or causing a delay to others EQUIPMENT: All employees will be fully trained and competent in the use of the equipment recorded below. Fumecupboard Hot plates Pipettes and glassware Computer/Laptop Glovebox Respirators Overhead crane and hoist Mobile hoist Manipulators Display screen equipment WORKING CONDITIONS: Lab work Working in a radiological area Working with biological hazards Occasional ladder workCarbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy