Radioactive Waste Specialist - Submarines at Rolls-Royce

What you will be doing

You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the EPR Radioactive Substances Regulations and relevant aspects of the Installations permits and Site Licence conditions, transport legislation and supporting management arrangements. Specific areas of work will be:

• Optimisation of disposal routes for radioactive wastes and conventional wastes, including permitted discharges.
• Characterisation of materials and items. (It is therefore desirable to have an understanding of the Nuclear Industry Guides and the processes and statistical methods described).
• Support the effective deployment of company-wide policies, processes, systems and procedures ensuring that at all times the business remains compliant.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference.These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• A degree (minimum 2:2) or equivalent in relevant discipline OR hold or be working towards a professional qualification in relevant area.
• Significant Experience working on Nuclear Licensed Sites in the areas of Radioactive Waste and Environmental Management is desirable.
• To hold or willing to work towards Radioactive Waste Advisor status.

For more than 60 years Rolls-Royce Submarines has designed, supplied and supported the nuclear propulsion plant, providing power for all UK Royal Navy nuclear submarines.