Environmental Safety Technician

Are you looking for the opportunity to join the nuclear industry, interested in the prospects it has to offer? Do you have an interest in physics and the importance of safety in a unique environment like a Nuclear Power Station? If yes, we currently have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as our next Environmental Safety Technician at our Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station.

The Opportunity

As an Environmental Safety Technician, you'll leverage your motivation, engagement, and enthusiasm to foster these qualities within the Environmental Safety Group. This varied role involves both teamwork and independent projects, ensuring no two days are the same. Reporting to our Environmental Safety Team Leader, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining high standards of Radiological Protection at our station.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. 

Pay, Benefits and Culture

We’re offering a salary of £36,067 - £38,219 and you’ll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Nuclear Generation Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience, and qualifications.

We have a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

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

As an Environmental Safety Technician, you must be 18 years or older and become a classified person under the Ionising Radiation Regulations. After training and authorisation, you'll support regulatory compliance, measure radiation levels, and conduct routine radiation and contamination surveys.

You'll assist at contamination-controlled area boundaries, ensure protective clothing is in good order, and manage personnel dosimetry. You'll also set up and maintain radiological measuring equipment, process active waste, and decontaminate small items of plant.

Additionally, you'll collect and analyse environmental samples, perform limited radiochemical work, and participate in the nuclear emergency scheme, with suitable remuneration provided.

Who you are….

As a minimum as well, you will be qualified to GCSE level or higher within relevant fields including mathematics and English. Additional qualifications supporting knowledge in a role like this would be desirable. Previous experience of working within a Radiological Protection environment along with a strong understanding of radiation safety practice in the nuclear field would be desirable.

We’re looking for you to have a can-do attitude towards work and a commitment to drive a high-level standard to all work you will do.

If you feel like this is the role for you, please follow the application process and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch with you once the advertising has closed. 

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. 

Closing date for applications: TBC

Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact: megan.gilder@edfenergy.com

Success is personal. It’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and we’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero, together.

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