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Senior Criticality Safety Assessor Location: RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking . Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. Packages: Senior Criticality Safety Assessor: from 52,000 (depending on suitability and experience) plus allowances Principal Criticality Safety Assessor: from 65,000 (depending on suitability and experience) plus allowances A relocation package may be available - terms and conditions apply. Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role J oin AWE in the UK's largest Criticality Safety Group to support safe nuclear operations in defence of the nation and develop your nuclear career! We are currently looking to expand our Criticality Safety Group and are seeking Senior Criticality Safety Assessors and Principal Criticality Safety Assessors to join us and apply their experience to our complex and challenging mission. We strive to have such a friendly and supportive group to welcome experienced individuals and to help them build a career that is both rewarding and technically stimulating. Our goal is to grow our internationally recognised, highly capable, friendly, and supportive group to meet the increasing demands of a challenging programme of work in support of the UK's nuclear deterrent. As AWE's Criticality Safety Group , our role is 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, which form a part of our nuclear safety documentation that satisfies our Nuclear Site Licence Conditions. As a Senior Criticality Safety Assessor , you will be expected to provide leadership within an area of our capability delivery and act as an advisor to operational facilities and new build programmes. The role provides an important function to coach and mentor junior members of the team as well as perform peer review of assessments. Opportunities for being part of an emergency response capability also exist. Our Principal Criticality Safety Assessors act as Subject Matter Experts, pivotal in the provision of criticality safety assessments/determinations and specialised expert support relating to large scale Metallurgical Processing Facilities and Operations, Assembly/Disassembly Operations, Decommissioning Operations, Transport, Trials and Nuclear Threat Response requirements. Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities: Leading the technical approval of criticality safety assessments; Set the criticality safety assessment strategy for modifications and new build activities; Provide lead technical criticality safety support and advice to the facility, operational or project management teams, influencing as necessary; Leading the technical delivery of critical safety tasking supporting the company fissile material operations Lead, coach and mentor members of the team ; Maintain and improve AWEs suite of company management arrangements for criticality safety that reflect relevant good practice and modern standards. Engaging with other UK and international experts to do so; Support external activities, as required, as part of the Critical Safety Authority Outreach and Science Programme. Representing AWE at UK and international conferences; Nuclear Baseline Role: Directly Supporting Work with Nuclear Materials and engaging with other Safety Assessment Specialists in support of a common goal; The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs. Who are we looking for? To be successful in these roles, w e do need you to have: Honours Degree (or equivalent) in science, engineering or closely related discipline or equivalent level of experience; Understanding of nuclear physics, physics of criticality, chemistry, and metallurgy of fissile material; Detailed knowledge of criticality safety assessment techniques and principles; Detailed knowledge of the regulatory requirements of fissile operations within a Nuclear Licensed Site; A practitioner who can demonstrate good engineering and scientific judgement with experience in using fundamental engineering and scientific skills; Knowledge of nuclear transport codes - Monte Carlo and deterministic methods e.g., MONK and MCNP; Experience in methodologies used in criticality safety and an overview of the different regulatory methods outside the UK; A portfolio of experience in delivering criticality safety assessments and evidence of leadership/influence, or being ready for leadership, in the field Demonstrate leadership in the field of criticality safety, providing influence and impact; Good understanding of the requirements and process for the development of a nuclear safety case; Ability to establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders including technology centres, operational and project management, engineers, and safety case teams; Ability to articulate and communicate clearly and concisely technical programmes, problems, and risks to internal and external stakeholders with non / technical backgrounds Report and presentation skills; Experience in a nuclear, high hazard and/or highly regulated industry; Professional membership to a relevant chartered body (desirable) Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Criticality Safety Assessor - Nuclear Physics Location: RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking . Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. Packages: Junior Criticality Safety Assessor (university graduate or relevant nuclear safety/operations experience) 33,000 - 37,000 plus role related allowance(s) (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Experienced Criticality Safety Assessor (PhD graduate or university graduates with some relevant experience or significant relevant nuclear safety/operations experience) 39,500 - 47,500 plus role related allowance(s) (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role Join AWE in the UK's largest Criticality Safety Group to support safe nuclear operations in defence of the nation and develop your nuclear career! We are currently looking to expand our Criticality Safety Group and are seeking committed, talented people who want to work in the field of nuclear criticality science and safety. We welcome applications to join our dynamic team as Criticality Safety Assessors from people with diverse skillsets and backgrounds and who are at any stage of their career. Our goal is to grow our internationally recognised, highly capable, friendly, and supportive group to meet the increasing demands of a challenging programme of work in support of the UK's nuclear deterrent. As AWE's Criticality Safety Group , our role is 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, which form a part of our nuclear safety documentation that satisfies our Nuclear Site Licence Conditions. The Criticality Safety Assessor role is multidisciplinary and involves the combination of a strong technical understanding of the nuclear physics of criticality with a working knowledge of writing safety assessments, as well as familiarity of, and interaction with, many other professional disciplines. A Criticality Safety Assessor applies nuclear physics knowledge and uses nuclear data to solve complex problems; uses Monte Carlo computer codes; and undertakes Hazard Identification and fault analysis to find out how a criticality could occur. Typical Criticality Safety Assessor Responsibilities: Deliver criticality safety assessments to facilities in line with the programme demand and our internal company procedures; Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality as well as professional conduct in-line with our core behaviours; Engage and collaborate with stakeholders from technology centres, operations, project management, engineers, and conventional safety case teams; Directly support work with nuclear material through criticality safety assessment support in a nuclear baseline role which is a key nuclear safety requirement. Training and development is provided to learn the skills required to become a competent Criticality Safety Assessor. This involves a mixture of training exercises and on-the-job training as well as visits to nuclear facilities on site. There are also many additional opportunities for staff to diversify their work including: Delivering criticality safety training courses to workers on site; Undertaking facility inspections to appraise operational performance against criticality safety good practice; Regular knowledge transfer activities and continuous professional development opportunities; Opportunities to specialise in support for specific technology centres. Who Are We Looking For? We will need you to have: Honours Degree (or equivalent) in science, mathematics, engineering or a closely related discipline or an equivalent level of work experience. Examples of being able to communicate technical problems, clearly and concisely, to stakeholders with technical/non-technical backgrounds. Desirable experience/skills (development in these areas provided through training for successful candidates): An understanding of relevant technical topics which include: nuclear physics, physics of criticality, mathematics, statistics, chemistry and metallurgy of fissile material; Experience of demonstrating good engineering and scientific judgement with experience in using fundamental engineering and scientific skills; Knowledge of particle transport codes - Monte Carlo and deterministic methods e.g. MONK and/or MCNP; An understanding of the requirements placed upon fissile operations within a highly regulated industry on a nuclear licensed site; An understanding of the nuclear regulatory framework within the UK and/or an overview of the different regulatory methods outside the UK; Familiarity with assessment and analysis methodologies used in the field of criticality safety. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Join AWE in the UK's largest Criticality Safety Group to support safe nuclear operations in defence of the nation, and develop your nuclear career! We are currently looking to expand our Criticality Safety Group and are seeking proactive, talented people who want to work in the field of nuclear criticality science and safety. We welcome applications to join our dynamic team as Criticality Scientists from people with diverse skill sets and backgrounds and who are at any stage of their career. Our goal is to grow our internationally recognised, highly capable, friendly, and supportive group to meet the increasing demands of a challenging programme of work in support of the UK's nuclear deterrent. Criticality Scientist Location - Reading / Basingstoke area Package: 33,300 - 65,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience) + allowances Closing Date: 5th December 2023 The Criticality Scientist role: The Criticality Scientist role is multidisciplinary and involves the combination of a strong technical understanding of the nuclear physics of criticality with a working knowledge of writing safety assessments, as well as familiarity of, and interaction with, many other professional disciplines. Nuclear physics knowledge is applied to derive safe working limits and restrictions for a wide variety of operations that use fissile material across the nuclear material and facility lifecycles. These derivations regularly involve the use of nuclear data from real world experiments and often Monte Carlo computer codes to simulate k-effective. The production of safety assessments requires an understanding of Hazard Identification methods and various fault analysis techniques to determine how a criticality could occur and what safety systems are required for that risk. For trainee Criticality Safety Assessors , training and development is provided to learn the skills required to become a competent Criticality Safety Assessor. This involves a mixture of training exercises and on-the-job training as well as visits to nuclear facilities on site. There are also many additional opportunities for staff to diversify their work including: Learning nuclear criticality safety training material and delivering safety training courses to workers on site; Undertaking facility inspections to appraise operational performance against criticality safety good practice; Regular knowledge transfer activities and continuous professional development opportunities; Additional opportunities to specialise the role. As AWE's Criticality Safety Group, our role is 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, which form a part of our nuclear safety documentation that satisfies our Nuclear Site Licence Conditions. What will you be required to do? Deliver criticality safety assessments to facilities in line with the programme demand and our internal company procedures; Provide criticality safety 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 case implementation process; Liaise and establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders including technology centres, operations, project management, engineers, and conventional safety case teams; Support external activities e.g. deliver presentations to external conferences/symposia and collaborate across the nuclear industry; Directly support work with nuclear material and safety assessment support in a nuclear baseline role which is key to nuclear safety. 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 relevant technical topics which include: nuclear physics, physics of criticality, mathematics, statistics, chemistry and metallurgy of fissile material; Experience of demonstrating good engineering and scientific judgement with extensive experience in using fundamental engineering and scientific skills; Knowledge of particle transport codes - Monte Carlo and deterministic methods e.g. MONK and MCNP; An understanding of the requirements placed upon fissile operations within a highly regulated industry on a nuclear licensed site ; An understanding of the nuclear regulatory framework within the UK and/or an overview of the different regulatory methods outside the UK; Familiarity with assessment and analysis methodologies used in the field of criticality safety; The ability to communicate clearly and concisely technical problems and risks to internal and external stakeholders with non / technical backgrounds. What will you get from us? As part of our People Promise, AWE ( one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK ) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include: Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave. Working a 9-day fortnight, employees have every other Friday off work. Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time. Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay. Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution) Life Assurance Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending savings. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family. A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and well-being - more information available on our careers site. All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.