Responsibilities
- Promote and drive waste-informed approaches to decommissioning and waste management
- Foster collaboration, alignment and a one-team culture with Sellafield Ltd and the supply chain partners
- Provide subject matter expert (SME) guidance across the waste lifecycle including routing, characterisation and compliance
- Maintain effective stakeholder engagement between project teams, internal stakeholders, and Amentum supply chain
- Support scope definition, functional requirements and strategic direction ensuring appropriate waste management standards and Best Available Techniques (BAT) principles are applied
- Oversee production of waste technical documentation including waste strategies, forecasts, inventories and waste management plans
- Lead waste assurance and audit activities to ensure regulatory and service level compliance
- Implement risk mitigation strategies and oversee optioneering studies for complex waste challenges
- Drive efficiencies and continuous improvement in waste handling and disposal
- Oversee waste operations delivery, including resourcing, priorities and dependencies
- Support definition and delivery of supply chain waste work packages
Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent experience in engineering, chemistry, physics, environmental science or related discipline
- Extensive experience working in a responsible role within radioactive waste management or waste regulatory field
- Detailed knowledge of UK radioactive waste legislation and regulatory framework
- Experience working operationally with RA waste producers and supporting waste forecasting, planning and strategy development
- Awareness of characterisation methodologies for radioactive and non-radioactive wastes
Key Competencies
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and experience dealing with different levels of stakeholder
- Leadership in high hazard complex operational environments
- Ability to manage legacy risk and operational uncertainty
- Ability to lead assurance, audit and risk management activities
- Ability to lead small teams and mentor junior team members
Benefits
People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you would expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and a digital GP service, family‑friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, as well as reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. Work‑life balance and flexibility are a key focus area for us. We are happy to discuss hybrid, part‑time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
