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Senior Environmental Specialist
Vacancies have arisen within site services for senior environmental specialists. The purpose of each post is to execute the role’s scope of work associated with environmental and compliance management and ultimate closure of the Dounreay site and Low Level Waste (LLW) disposal facilities. The job holders will be responsible for performing and directing environmental activities and document delivery at a strategic and technical level throughout the project lifecycles.
Where applicants are interested in a specific post, they should specify which in their application form.
Roles are available within 3 areas
- 2x Environmental Safety Case (ESC) - Apply specialised knowledge and experience to produce, maintain and monitor the ESCs and to provide technical advice relevant to the role.
- 1x Waste Disposal – manage EASR (Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018) permit compliance and waste assurance activities for the LLW disposal facilities
- 1x Environmental and beach monitoring programmes – manage and deliver EASR permit compliance relating to beach monitoring, particle retrieval, environmental monitoring, and reporting.
Job Description
Key responsibilities:
- Support the development of, and provide advice on, the implementation of environmental management processes, standards and management systems
- Liaise regularly with internal and external stakeholders and regulators to expedite project and programme delivery
- Support development of sanction documents and business plans
- Convey complex oral and written scientific information in a clear and concise manner, suitable for the audience
- Identify non-compliance/bad practice and instigate remedial action
- Manage, review and interpret complex technical data sets
- Support the manager in the day-to-day delivery of tasks and problem solving
- Produce and mentor others in the production of technical reports, specifications, documentation and assessments
- Represent Dounreay at internal and external forums as delegated
- Support project management activities, optimising plans to respond to changes when necessary
- Act as contract manager as required
- Perform the responsibilities of management appointments relevant to the post. Be appointed to the radioactive waste advisor corporate body
- Manage Dounreay staff as a line manager
Aptitudes and Experience:
- Degree qualified in science/engineering or equivalent qualifications plus experience
- Comprehensive nuclear and environmental experience
- Good understanding of international guidance and UK regulatory requirements in relation to radioactive waste disposal
- Sound interpersonal and communication skills
- Contract management experience is desirable
- Post specific capability analysis assessment 10
Role Specific Desirable Aptitudes and Experience:
Environmental safety case
- Experience of developing and managing environmental safety cases for radioactive waste disposal
- Understand the requirements of the guidance on requirements for release from radioactive substances regulations (GRR) and the guidance on requirements for authorisation (GRA)
Waste disposal
- Experience in radioactive waste management and assurance activities
- Experience in environmental permitting and legislation
- Understanding of environmental monitoring and environmental safety cases
Environmental and beach monitoring programmes
- Understanding of gaseous, liquid and particulate materials in the environment
- Experienced in negotiations with local stakeholders
- Ability to identify and execute innovative solutions to technical problems
- Undertake regular review of programmes to ensure optimal delivery
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Interviews to be held: |
Week commencing Monday 14 July 2025 |
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If you require assistance at any point during the recruitment process, then contact careers@dounreay.nrservices.uk at the appropriate time so that we can make any necessary reasonable adjustment. |
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NRS attracts an excellent Benefits package:
- Standard full time working week with every third Friday off (unless subject to shift work) and paid overtime available
- Annual leave entitlement of 28 days, and in addition, 8 days statutory public holidays, 2 and a half days privilege holidays and 2 and a half days Christmas/New Year closure holidays
- Up to 13.5% employer pension contribution depending on individual contribution amount.
- Annual company bonus payment of up to 5% basic salary as at 31 March
- Relocation assistance (where appropriate)
- Dounreay recognises individual and team achievements or exemplary safe behaviour through the award of vouchers
- Maternity leave, adoption leave, shared parental leave and paternity leave that offers enhanced payments above the statutory minimum requirements for qualifying employees
- Additional paid time off for training purposes for local volunteer services such as the retained Fire Service, the Coastguard Rescue Service and Scottish Mountain Rescue. NRS also provide the same support to our employees in the Reserve Forces
- Access to our onsite Occupational Health Service
- Access to Aviva Digicare+ Workplace Health package which includes free annual health check, access to a digital GP, nutritional consultations, mental health consultations and second medical opinions
- Employee Assistance Programme including 24-hour telephone support & personal assistance service and access to an online wellbeing App
- Cycle to work and reduced gym membership fees
- Company sick pay scheme
- Access to training and development through the company performance management arrangements, supporting you in maintaining your personal Continuous Professional Development
- We have various different employee networks supporting our inclusion, diversity and wellbeing mission at Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS)
At Dounreay we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We therefore actively welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, with different experiences and perspectives and we are committed to ensuring that we work in an inclusive way that means everyone can perform at their best.
Dounreay is a member of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria, Dounreay will interview the best candidates from within that group.