Waste Coordinator

Job Description

Hear from the hiring manager:
The job holder will be responsible for supervising the safe, secure, and environmentally compliant generation and consignment of waste, intervening if appropriate to prevent the mis consignment of waste from plants and facilities (LoD 1 Assurance). The job holder is responsible for working within the programme waste team to ensure projects and facilities wastes are managed in accordance with project specific waste plans and MAN 2007.

Main Responsibilities:

• Support development of waste strategies for the facility e.g. attending options assessments as a facility representative
• Supervise the safe, secure, and environmentally compliant generation of waste within the bounds of the safety operating envelope (such as safety case), ensuring that tasks are carried out by competent personnel in line with the requirements defined in MAN2007
• Implement activity assessment methodologies in support of waste consignment
• Supervise data acquisition provision in line with characterisation documentation
• Support and supervise the resolution and recovery of waste non-conformances
• Supervise data acquisition provision in line with characterisation documentation
• Coordinate waste logistics for the facility including liaising with waste carriers
• Author and maintain facility owned waste instructions
• Review facility RAMS/instructions to ensure compliance with waste management system requirements
• Attend work scope hazard reviews and provide facility specific waste advice (e.g. waste storage/logistics etc.)
• Support production, review and implementation of PSWPs to ensure they are fit for purpose
• Establish baseline ahead of waste generating activities and provide data to PWI team for reconciliation (i.e. waste forecasts)
• Support regulatory inspections and closure of regulatory actions and escalate areas of concern or opportunities for improvement within the programme waste team.
• Ensure arrangements are in place so that the waste hierarchy is applied, and waste is directed via the correct route
• Ensure pre and post use check of all approved waste containers is undertaken to ensure that they are free from damage, corrosion etc. and deemed fit for purpose in the waste consignment process
• Support the sharing of good practice, lessons learned and improvements by attending peer group meetings and cascading information from LfE
• Maintain waste holdings inventory to ensure compliance with LC32 and LC34 and to inform waste forecasting
• Oversee safe and compliant storage of waste on plant
• Complete duty of care checks at gatepost monitor as required
• Lead and supervise inspections and collation/trending of inventory data
• Supervise waste generation and packaging activities
• Ensure waste consignment paperwork is completed accurately and in accordance with the relevant waste management procedures
• Interface with project and facility teams to collate tactical waste forecasting for the facility
• Perform the responsibilities of Authorisations relevant to post including RMC

Aptitudes and experience:

• HNC Science/Engineering or relevant experience
• Relevant Nuclear decommissioning, operations and waste management experience
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word and DMS
• Post specific capability analysis assessment number 10 

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.