Nuclear Safeguard Lead

Join our NFSS team as a Nuclear Safeguard Lead, where you'll ensure compliance with nuclear safeguards and relevant laws, translating legal directives into actionable insights. You'll thrive in our close-knit team, enjoying unique opportunities and significant responsibility while upholding high standards of professionalism. Your strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to challenge stakeholders will be crucial. Whether you're already passionate about nuclear fuel safeguards or eager to learn, we value your commitment and attitude. Ready for a new challenge and to shape the future with us? Let's discuss this exciting opportunity!

The Opportunity

Nuclear Safeguards is central to our business, ensuring we control our nuclear material and comply with laws. As part of our small, close-knit NFSS team, you'll enjoy unique opportunities and significant responsibility. You'll need strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to translate legal directives. A self-starter, you'll be comfortable with processes, regulations, and challenging stakeholders, including regulators.

Experience in providing clear, concise advice is essential, and a quick learning ability is valued. Passion for nuclear fuel safeguards is a plus, but we can teach the technical aspects. We seek commitment and the right attitude.

NFSS offers services beyond Nuclear Generation for the future. If you're ready for a new challenge and can meet our expectations, let's discuss this exciting opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Clearance which will, ordinarily, require you to have a UK nationality or Citizenship for a minimum of 5 years.

Pay, benefits and culture

The salary range associated with this role is between £44,112 - £66,648  and you’ll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications. 

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

Your primary focus will be to support the NG fleet in meeting their statutory Safeguards requirements. This involves close liaison with stations and both internal and external regulators. Additionally, you'll provide support and advice to New Build Stations in developing their Mandatory Nuclear Safeguards Responsibilities. You'll enhance training and Safeguards awareness and respond to emergent issues until they are resolved. Your role will also include supporting areas external to NG and shaping future Safeguards as we approach defueling and decommissioning. Occasional travel may be required.

You will liaise with stations to ensure compliance with Safeguards requirements and respond to emergent issues and requests for advice. Creating and maintaining training packages relevant to Safeguards will be part of your responsibilities. You'll monitor various sources of information that may impact NG's Safeguards responsibilities and liaise with multiple stakeholders, including internal and external regulators.

Providing Safeguards support, advice, and guidance to New Build Projects, such as HPC and potentially SZC, will be essential. You'll also plan and shape the business response to Safeguards in preparation for defueling and decommissioning. Managing, updating, and testing Safeguards-related software, along with handling project management tasks, will be key aspects of your role.

Who you are

You have excellent knowledge of MS Office tools and a good understanding of the nuclear fuel cycle. While familiarity with NG’s Safeguards responsibilities and the NuMAS system is beneficial, it is not essential as training will be provided.

You possess strong organizational skills and the confidence to challenge and provide authoritative advice. You are quick to assimilate new information and proficient with various IT tools. Your excellent communication skills and self-starter attitude make you a valuable asset to the team.

You hold at least an HNC, preferably a degree in Science or Engineering, or an equivalent professional qualification or experience.

Knowledge of Safeguards regulations and NG processes is advantageous. An understanding of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle is beneficial, and experience in a technical, scientific, or commercial role is highly valued.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Clearance which will, ordinarily, require you to have a UK nationality or Citizenship for a minimum of 5 years.

Closing date for applications is Friday 14th February.

Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.

If you have any questions regarding the job role, contact Megan to have a discussion: megan.gilder@edfenergy.com

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