Criticality Safety Assessor - Nuclear Physics
Closing Date:
16th January 2025 Location:
RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. Packages: Junior Criticality Safety Assessor:
£31,000 - £35,000 plus role related allowance(s) (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Experienced Criticality Safety Assessor:
£38,000 - £46,000 plus role related allowance(s) (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern:
AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role: Join AWE in the UK's largest Criticality Safety Group to support safe nuclear operations in defence of the nation and develop your nuclear career! We are currently looking to expand our Criticality Safety Group and are seeking committed, talented people who want to work in the field of nuclear criticality science and safety. As AWE's Criticality Safety Group, our role is to provide an in-house criticality safety assessment capability in support of delivering the company's strategic objectives. This involves the delivery of criticality safety assessments during the design, operation, and decommissioning phases of nuclear facilities, which form a part of our nuclear safety documentation that satisfies our Nuclear Site Licence Conditions. Typical Criticality Safety Assessor Responsibilities: Deliver criticality safety assessments to facilities in line with the programme demand and our internal company procedures; Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality as well as professional conduct in-line with our core behaviours; Engage and collaborate with stakeholders from technology centres, operations, project management, engineers, and conventional safety case teams; Directly support work with nuclear material through criticality safety assessment support in a nuclear baseline role which is a key nuclear safety requirement. Training and development is provided to learn the skills required to become a competent Criticality Safety Assessor. This involves a mixture of training exercises and on-the-job training as well as visits to nuclear facilities on site. Who Are We Looking For? We will need you to have: Honours Degree (or equivalent) in science, mathematics, engineering or a closely related discipline or an equivalent level of work experience. Examples of being able to communicate technical problems, clearly and concisely, to stakeholders with technical/non-technical backgrounds. Desirable experience/skills: An understanding of relevant technical topics which include: nuclear physics, physics of criticality, mathematics, statistics, chemistry and metallurgy of fissile material; Experience of demonstrating good engineering and scientific judgement with experience in using fundamental engineering and scientific skills; Knowledge of particle transport codes - Monte Carlo and deterministic methods e.g. MONK and/or MCNP; An understanding of the requirements placed upon fissile operations within a highly regulated industry on a nuclear licensed site; An understanding of the nuclear regulatory framework within the UK and/or an overview of the different regulatory methods outside the UK; Familiarity with assessment and analysis methodologies used in the field of criticality safety. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has a wide range of benefits to suit you, including a 9-day working fortnight and 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme. Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering and public service. Next steps: We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment. You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
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16th January 2025 Location:
RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. Packages: Junior Criticality Safety Assessor:
£31,000 - £35,000 plus role related allowance(s) (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Experienced Criticality Safety Assessor:
£38,000 - £46,000 plus role related allowance(s) (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern:
AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role: Join AWE in the UK's largest Criticality Safety Group to support safe nuclear operations in defence of the nation and develop your nuclear career! We are currently looking to expand our Criticality Safety Group and are seeking committed, talented people who want to work in the field of nuclear criticality science and safety. As AWE's Criticality Safety Group, our role is to provide an in-house criticality safety assessment capability in support of delivering the company's strategic objectives. This involves the delivery of criticality safety assessments during the design, operation, and decommissioning phases of nuclear facilities, which form a part of our nuclear safety documentation that satisfies our Nuclear Site Licence Conditions. Typical Criticality Safety Assessor Responsibilities: Deliver criticality safety assessments to facilities in line with the programme demand and our internal company procedures; Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality as well as professional conduct in-line with our core behaviours; Engage and collaborate with stakeholders from technology centres, operations, project management, engineers, and conventional safety case teams; Directly support work with nuclear material through criticality safety assessment support in a nuclear baseline role which is a key nuclear safety requirement. Training and development is provided to learn the skills required to become a competent Criticality Safety Assessor. This involves a mixture of training exercises and on-the-job training as well as visits to nuclear facilities on site. Who Are We Looking For? We will need you to have: Honours Degree (or equivalent) in science, mathematics, engineering or a closely related discipline or an equivalent level of work experience. Examples of being able to communicate technical problems, clearly and concisely, to stakeholders with technical/non-technical backgrounds. Desirable experience/skills: An understanding of relevant technical topics which include: nuclear physics, physics of criticality, mathematics, statistics, chemistry and metallurgy of fissile material; Experience of demonstrating good engineering and scientific judgement with experience in using fundamental engineering and scientific skills; Knowledge of particle transport codes - Monte Carlo and deterministic methods e.g. MONK and/or MCNP; An understanding of the requirements placed upon fissile operations within a highly regulated industry on a nuclear licensed site; An understanding of the nuclear regulatory framework within the UK and/or an overview of the different regulatory methods outside the UK; Familiarity with assessment and analysis methodologies used in the field of criticality safety. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has a wide range of benefits to suit you, including a 9-day working fortnight and 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme. Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering and public service. Next steps: We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment. You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
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