Position: Environmental Engineer - Stack Monitoring
Location: Client Office at Culham - Hybrid working: 2 days per week office attendance.
Arrangement: Contract (Inside IR35) or Permanent basis.
NUVIA UK's Technical Services & Consulting department is fast growing with hybrid opportunities available up and down the country. We're striving to create a multidisciplinary team to offer our clients the best range of talent.
BPSS clearance will be required at basic level. Prior clearance will not be transferable.
Purpose of the Role:
The role is required to lead the evaluation and development of stack monitoring strategies for UKAEA facilities, ensuring compliance with environmental and radiological regulations, and assessing the feasibility of establishing in-house monitoring capabilities. This role will deliver two key studies:
1. D1: Stack Monitoring Feasibility Study
2. D2: In-House Stack Monitoring Capability Study
Key Responsibilities:
3. Conduct a comprehensive review of historical stack monitoring data, including tritium, radiological, and beryllium measurements.
4. Analyse operational trends and bubbler water contamination patterns; assess impact on measurement accuracy.
5. Evaluate Safety Case requirements and compliance obligations (i.e. Best Available Techniques (BAT) Assessments) for stack emissions.
6. Define data requirements for Environment Agency (EA) submissions and ensure regulatory alignment.
7. Audit existing stack monitoring processes.
8. Assess feasibility of developing in-house stack monitoring capability.
9. Prepare detailed reports with recommendations which ensure adherence to UK regulations (EPR, IRR17, Beryllium (COSHH)), EA guidance, and ALARA principles.
10. Incorporate radiological and hazardous material safety considerations (tritium, beryllium) into all assessments.
11. Maintain robust risk management and contamination control measures.
12. Liaise with internal stakeholders (Health Physics, Safety, Environmental, Operations).
13. Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to senior management and technical committees.
14. Produce high-quality technical reports and supporting documentation.
15. Apply QA/QC standards to all data analysis and reporting activities.
Degree-level education in:
16. Environmental Engineering
17. Chemical Engineering
18. Environmental Science or Air Quality Management
Relevant certifications, such as:
19. MCERTS (UK) for stack emissions testing, or emissions monitoring.
20. Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) or equivalent ISO 17025 awareness for analytical labs
Safety training:
21. Radiological safety and ALARA principles (Desirable but not essential)
22. Handling beryllium (Be) and toxic metals
23. PPE and contamination control
Radiological principles:
24. Tritium behaviour in gaseous and water vapor forms
25. Decay, dispersion, and dose modelling
Beryllium hazards:
26. Toxicology, occupational exposure limits, and monitoring techniques
Regulatory frameworks:
27. IRR17
28. EPR
29. COMAH (Control of Major Accident Hazards regulations)
Monitoring technologies:
30. Tritium monitors (ionization chambers, proportional counters)
31. Beryllium sampling and lab analysis
Environmental impact assessment:
32. Radiological dispersion modelling
33. Stack emission modelling for hazardous substances
Experience:
34. Data analysis and reporting: Interpreting emission data, QA/QC procedures, uncertainty analysis.
35. Stack sampling and monitoring: Manual and CEMS techniques for conventional pollutants.
36. Radiological monitoring: Tritium sampling (HT, HTO) in air and stack emissions
37. Use of liquid scintillation counters, ion chambers, and tritium monitors.
38. Hazardous material handling: Beryllium sampling and analysis.
39. Data interpretation: Radiological dose assessment and emission factor development for radioactive and toxic substances.
Pourquoi nous rejoindre ?
Employee Staff Benefits:
40. 8.5% Pension Contribution & Life Assurance
41. Private Medical Scheme*
42. Employee Share Scheme
43. Salary Sacrifice Schemes: Electrical Vehicles, Technology and Cycle to Work
44. 18 Weeks Full Maternity Pay* (+21w SMP)
45. 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service, 31 days after 10 years’ service)
46. Option to buy, sell and carry over up to 5 days annual leave per year
47. In partnership with trade unions
48. Personal Development & Further Education Support
49. Long Service & Recognition Awards
50. Free Employee Assistance Programme
*After 1 year of service.
NUVIA UK - a subsidiary of VINCI construction - is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.
NUVIA UK is a performance-driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation, and excellence.
NUVIA UK is committed towards equality in employment.
Entité
NUVIA est une branche de VINCI, plus grand groupe intégré de concessions et BTP du monde. NUVIA est plus particulièrement l'entité nucléaire du Groupe VINCI et est impliqué dans le cycle de vie tout entier des installations nucléaires, du New Build au démantèlement, en passant par la maintenance et l'exploitation. NUVIA est en croissance constante, avec plus de 2700 salariés dans le monde. En moyenne, 100 hommes et femmes nous rejoignent chaque année. Maintenant, plus que jamais, nous recherchons de nouveaux talents pour soutenir la croissance du groupe.