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“Drive Sustainable Solutions in Nuclear Waste Management with AECOM – Lead, Innovate, Transform!”
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Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
“Are you ready to join a team of talented engineers and shape the future of the Nuclear Industry?”
Joining our established and expanding Nuclear team as an Associate Waste Consultant means taking a key leadership role in delivering a diverse and growing portfolio of both international and UK-based projects. This position offers the opportunity to manage and support multi-disciplinary projects across all stages of the project lifecycle, from early client consultancy and strategic advisory support through to comprehensive turn-key solutions and project delivery.
Your responsibilities will extend across technical delivery, client engagement, project management, bid support, and ensuring delivery in line with AECOM’s standards for quality, safety, and environmental care. You will play an important role in supporting business growth, maintaining strong client relationships, and contributing to the continued success of our nuclear waste and decommissioning portfolio.
We are looking for individuals who can apply their expertise independently while supporting leadership across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver successful outcomes for our clients. Our projects range from consultancy support through to full project delivery and may be at any stage in the project lifecycle. We are seeking established professionals with strong experience in radioactive waste management and sound professional judgement within regulated and quality-assured environments.
We are committed to delivering cost-effective, optimised, and practical solutions to meet our clients’ needs, and are seeking high-calibre individuals, ideally with relevant industry experience such as:
1. Working on UK nuclear licensed sites or strong knowledge of UK Site Licence Companies.
2. Operating waste management facilities or supporting studies exploring the use of such facilities.
3. Delivering consultancy commissions and project management activities.
4. Supporting nuclear decommissioning projects or defining strategic decommissioning approaches.
5. Facilitating optioneering workshops and stakeholder engagement activities.
6. Supporting regulator engagement and licensing or environmental permitting activities.
We are looking for individuals who can undertake and manage:
7. Waste management studies, such as strategy development, Integrated Waste Strategies, and radioactive waste inventory development.
8. Waste-led decommissioning strategy development.
9. Environmental studies, such as Best Available Technique (BAT) assessments and Environmental Aspects identification.
10. This is an exciting time for the Nuclear Team with an expanding pipeline of high-profile and technically challenging projects across the UK and internationally.
Here’s what you’ll do:
11. Manage complex nuclear waste management projects from inception to completion, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to high quality standards.
12. Provide technical leadership and expertise in nuclear waste management, including waste characterisation, treatment, storage, and disposal.
13. Develop and implement waste management strategies, plans, and procedures in compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practice.
14. Conduct and oversee technical assessments, risk evaluations, and feasibility studies to support project decision-making.
15. Act as a key point of contact for clients, building and maintaining strong relationships to understand their needs and provide tailored solutions.
16. Prepare and deliver technical presentations, reports, and documentation to clients and stakeholders.
17. Advise clients on regulatory compliance, policy development, and strategic planning related to nuclear waste management and decommissioning.
18. Support business development activities, including bid preparation, proposal development, and identifying new opportunities.
19. Mentor and support Graduates, Consultants, and Senior Consultants to promote their technical and professional development.
20. Contribute to continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice across project delivery and team capability.
Come grow with us.
Become part of our dynamic nuclear team, which boasts a team of leading and innovating industry experts. Collaborate with top-tier civil, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion. At AECOM, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.
And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Why Join Us:
21. Be part of a dynamic team that tackles challenging and impactful nuclear projects.
22. Work alongside industry-leading professionals and thought leaders.
23. Engage in a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
24. Access to continuous learning and development opportunities.
25. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
26. Enjoy the flexibility to work in a way that fits your lifestyle while supporting a healthy work–life balance.
Qualifications
Here’s what we’re looking for:
The successful consultant will have:
27. A minimum HNC qualification, preferably supported by a relevant science or engineering degree.
28. Extensive relevant experience with strong technical knowledge and leadership capability.
29. The ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering high-quality outcomes for clients.
30. A strong understanding of engineering design principles and the ability to apply them within complex project environments.
Your experience should demonstrate competency in several of the following areas:
31. Technical governance
32. Leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams
33. Delivering project outputs to agreed timescales, budgets, and quality standards
34. Fulfilling Health and Safety responsibilities
35. Document checking, review, and approval
36. Managing the financial and technical aspects of projects
37. Managing workload and technical delivery across both small and large teams
38. Project cost control, programme management, and reporting
39. Liaison with clients, suppliers, and contractors
40. Supporting recruitment activities
41. Developing waste management capability and contributing to business growth
Waste Management Experience
42. Solid waste management
43. Liquid waste management
44. Gaseous waste management
45. Waste strategy development
46. Waste compliance
47. Waste treatment
48. Waste storage
49. Waste transport
50. Waste disposal
51. Waste inventory and assessment
52. Waste characterisation
Environmental Experience
53. Best Available Techniques (BAT) or Best Practicable Means (BPM)
54. Environmental Aspects identification
55. Environmental Safety Cases
Preferred Additional Qualifications / Skills
56. Team management and leadership
57. Project management skills
58. Criticality awareness
59. Radiation awareness
60. HAZOP knowledge
61. Nuclear site operations
62. Nuclear decommissioning
63. Nuclear new build
64. Nuclear safety cases
You will also be self-motivated with an ability to work both autonomously where required, with a strong sense of commitment, a willingness to learn and a desire to work in a dynamic deadline driven team environment.
At AECOM, we believe in creating a better world through innovative and sustainable solutions. If you share our vision and are ready to make a difference in the nuclear industry, we want to hear from you.
Security Clearance
Please note that our offer of employment is conditional upon your ability to meet UK security clearance requirements. This is necessary for you to work on the full range of projects requiring security clearance at AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited.
Additional Information
Application Support
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Additional Information
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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
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ReqID: J10147859
Business Line: Energy
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid