Company Description
By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.
Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.
UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.
As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:
* Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
* Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
* Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
* Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders,
* Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
* Wide range of career development opportunities
* A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive
Job Description
The salary for this role is £39,610. Onsite working is expected for 3 days a week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.
This role is based at Culham, Oxfordshire
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.
The Role
The Tritium Fuel Cycle (TFC) division is leading the delivery of tritium life cycle solutions for sustainable fusion energy, aiming to maximise the scientific and economic benefits as a result. In addition to delivering high-impact research and development programmes, the division is also responsible for designing, delivering, and operating cutting-edge tritium life cycle facilities. Furthermore, the division seeks to develop productive collaborations and grow a community of experts through the sharing and assimilating of knowledge.
The Tritium Fuel Cycle Project Delivery Group provide technical leadership on the best practise for delivering and monitoring projects within the Tritium Fuel Cycle and other programmes. These projects will be managed and delivered to a predefined level of quality and with the appropriate level of visibility and governance.
As the Technical Support Team Leader you will ensure efficient the application and delivery of the Technical Control process, robust data handling and document control. The main focus of this role is the management and development of a team of 5-9 technical co-ordinators.
Additional Responsibilities:
* Identify and implement improvements in working practices and methods to promote greater divisional awareness and understanding of the UKAEA process.
* Increase departmental efficiency and compliance with business practices, through the provision of technical advice, guidance, and informal training. Providing input to formal training as appropriate.
* Oversight and facilitation of the tracking of technical documentation within the team.
* Provide support in administering data management of the division in the context of SharePoint.
Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
* Relevant qualification e.g. HND / higher level apprenticeship or equivalent in Business, Science and/or Engineering related discipline.
* Previous experience of managing and developing a team.
* Excellent interpersonal skills - Ability to work as part of a team and communicate effectively both to technical and non-technical audience.
* Experience in coordinating projects.
* Extensive experience of and excellent technical report writing skills.
* Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload.
* Good IT literacy and competency in utilising SharePoint and MS Office – word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook, etc.
Additional Information
A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/
UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our "Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion" (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email talent@ukaea.uk if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
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