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Criticality Scientist

Employer
AWE
Location
West Berkshire, England, Berkshire
Salary
£33300 - £65000 per annum
Posting live until
13 Dec 2021

Job Details

Join the UK's largest Criticality Group at AWE and develop your expertise!

We are currently looking to expand our team and seeking criticality scientists, with diverse skillsets, who are at all stages of their careers to join our dynamic team. We are proud to have such a friendly and supportive group to welcome individuals, at any stage of their career, to join our organisation, which offers excellent development opportunities for staff to progress.

Criticality Scientist

Location - Reading / Basingstoke area

Package - £33,300 - £65,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience) + allowances

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

  • Market leading contributory pension scheme

  • Generous holiday entitlement 270 hours a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays) plus every other Friday off

  • Flexible working hours

  • Salary sacrifice scheme which includes Car Lease option

  • Consideration for either full time or part time hours. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time

  • Enhanced relocation package available (terms and conditions apply)

The role:

Key aspects of the role will be 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, and in support of nuclear safety documentation as part of the Site Licence Conditions.

What will you be required to do?

  • To deliver criticality safety assessments in line with the programme demand and the corporate management procedures to facilities, on time and in full

  • Provide criticality support and advice to our technology centres

  • Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player

  • Conduct hazard/fault identification studies, articulate qualitative and quantitative criticality safety assessments and participate in the safety implementation process

  • Liaise and establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders including technology centres, operational and project management, engineers and safety case teams

  • Support external activities as part of the Critical Safety Authority Outreach and Science Programme i.e. deliver presentations to external conferences/symposia

  • Directly Support Work with Nuclear Material and Safety Assessment Support in a nuclear baseline role

Whilst not to be considered a check list, candidates should be able to demonstrate some of the following:

  • Honours Degree (or equivalent) in science, engineering or closely related discipline or equivalent level of experience

  • An understanding of nuclear physics, physics of criticality, chemistry and metallurgy of fissile material

  • Experience as a Practitioner able to demonstrate good engineering and scientific judgement with extensive experience in using fundamental engineering and scientific skills

  • Knowledge of nuclear transport codes - Monte Carlo and deterministic methods e.g. MONK and MCNP

  • An understanding of both the requirements of fissile operations within a highly regulated industry or Nuclear Licensed Site

  • An understanding of the nuclear regulatory framework within the UK

  • Familiarity with methodologies used in criticality safety and an overview of the different regulatory methods outside the UK

  • Ability to articulate and communicate clearly and concisely technical programmes, problems and risks to internal and external stakeholders with non / technical backgrounds

All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.

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Company

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AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Working to support the defence of our country, we’re a community of creative thinkers from all kinds of backgrounds in all kinds of roles, with one clear mission – to keep everyone, our environment and everything around us safe and secure. Our role in nuclear defence and the specialist expertise we provide to the government, is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK – and to keeping the peace. From developing the warheads for the nuclear deterrent, to providing counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions, the work we do is of global importance.

Why work for us
What we do is unique and so are the people who work here. We are a team of around 6500 people – proud to be part of such an important mission. We are com​mitted to equality at work and to mainstreaming diversity and inclusion in everything we do. We believe that by bringing together a diverse range of people we’ll get the diversity of thought to approach challenges in new ways.

Training and development
We believe in supporting our people through long-term investment in learning and development. Alongside in-house and on-line training capabilities, we support membership of professional bodies. We also focus on building and developing leadership skills, in pursuit of our best-in-class ambition. We do this through tailored leadership development programmes, accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, designed to equip our leaders with the skills to drive performance and bring out the best in their teams.

Graduate schemes
Our two-year Evolve programme offers four career pathways: Science, Engineering, Environment, Safety, Health & Quality and Corporate & Operations. The programme is designed to be flexible, to incorporate a range of experiences as well as business needs. You’ll undertake several placements to expand your knowledge of your discipline, enabling you to develop yourself and your ongoing career. Your line manager will work with you and support you on your journey.

What we are looking for
We are always looking for high-calibre people to join our team. Whatever stage of your career, AWE is an exciting and challenging environment to develop your skills and achieve your potential. Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognize and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Please note that you must be a British national to apply for a role at AWE.


Location
Reading, UK

Number of employees
6500

Main areas of research
Nuclear defence, nuclear forensics, radiation detection, plasma physics, hydrodynamics, high-performance computing, materials science

Positions recently recruited for
Computational physics, criticality scientists, experimental physics, radiation science, high-performance computing, radiation detection

Pre-requisites
Must be a British national and have resided in the UK for 10 years for our science and engineering roles 

How to apply
Please visit our website www.awe.co.uk/careers for further information

Contact
Tel +44 (0)118 981 4111
www.awe.co.uk

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 0118 98 24643
Location
AWE Aldermaston
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 4PR
United Kingdom

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