Plant Facing Technical Managers oversee and enable a team of Plant Facing Technical Advisors, who provide technical assessment and justification, underpinning the operation of plants, processes and facilities, ensuring they are technically viable. They ensure Best Available Techniques (BAT) are deployed and maintain compliance with regulatory and safety requirements. Plant Facing Technical Managers themselves provide expert advice, guidance and training on technical matters closely aiding front line support to projects and programmes site wide.
Effectively manage a team to provide technical support that enable the operation of plants and processes, implement improvements within the area they support, and allow decision making that is technically viable, sufficiently underpinned, and within regulatory requirement. Provide specialist advice, guidance and training on technical matters closely aiding front line support to projects and programmes site wide. Responsible for the development and maintenance of Technology Road Maps (TRMs), TBURD, and a robust Technical baseline. Enable the safe delivery of technical deliverables to cost and schedule, including technical reports, optioneering assessments, process documentation, and proposals of effective and appropriate solutions to technical challenges. Ensure that the technical work conforms to the correct levels of governance and provide technical advice to relevant governance bodies. Drive the development of new process and practice in line with safety case, environmental cases, authorisation compliance and product quality requirements relevant to the areas supported. Line management of Plant Facing Technical Advisors. Setting performance goals and standards of behaviour, active management of SQEP/training, ensuring attendance and absences are appropriately managed, conducting regular Check-in conversations and ensuring well-being of team members. Capture, preserve and share relevant knowledge to ensure the plants and projects have ongoing access to the best available scientific knowledge and experience. Proactive management of team safety issues ensuring all are working in compliance with site health and safety procedures. Ensure adequate consideration of nuclear, conventional, industrial, radiological and environmental safety within technical outputs, by ensuring...
The Head of Technical & Technology provides the underpinning, direction and leadership for all short, medium and long term technical and technological activities within the Portfolio. It sets the technology standards and undertakes the technical assurance for the Portfolio to maximise both customer value and return on investment for the business. Technical activities span research and development to the full breadth of Sellafield facilities and flowsheets. This role also develops, demonstrate and deploys new innovative technologies to meet the capabilities defined by the Head of Strategy and Portfolio; thus the role encompasses the full range of science, engineering, digital and AI capabilities. They are the technical and technological ambassador for the Portfolio, promoting, representing and defending the direction undertaken by the organisation into National and International stakeholders.
Acts as Technical Authority for the Portfolio and responsible for Portfolio Technical Assurance & Governance. Define and implement effective technical arrangements in the Portfolio. Develop and maintain the technical baseline and roadmap that underpins the site strategy, and the technical underpinning for the flowsheet in conjunction with the other Heads of Technical and Technology where required. Develop the technology needs for the Portfolio, by capturing operational views for both today and the future, and work with the CTO and the other Heads of Technical and Technology to deliver solutions that meet these needs collaboratively across the business. Maturing and developing technology and technical solutions through the Technology Readiness Levels to ensure it integrates with other systems. Ensure facility processes are within the Operating Envelope. Lead and provide a service of plant facing technical support. Underpin Technical decisions with data and subject matter expertise to support the Portfolio decision calendar. Facility level scenario planning and technical modelling to understand if the strategic objective of the facilities can be delivered. Act as and manage the Intelligent Customer(s) for the Portfolio’s technical activities. Own Portfolio Technical Risks on the Site Risk Register. Maintaining technical standards, delivery quality, maintenance of technical capability and contribution to the wider goals of the Group Job Family. Making recommendations on technology matters, including recommendations to stop or formally review the status of technology development that give concern. Providing leadership, health, safety and career development...
The Head of Strategy, Business Planning, Technical and Technology supports the Portfolio Director in providing the underpinning, direction and leadership for all short, medium and long term strategic, planning, technical and technological activities within the Portfolio. The role holder is accountable for development of the Portfolio delivery strategy and maintaining a coherent portfolio delivery plan that aligns to the Enterprise strategic objectives whilst prioritising available resource and funding to maximise delivery of agreed business benefits. They are also responsible for the technical underpinning of this plan, and the plan for technology improvements that enhance the operational performance of the portfolios; setting both the current technology baseline, future technology direction and undertaking the technical assurance for the Portfolio to maintain our credibility and maximise both customer value and return on investment for the business. They are the Strategic, Scientific and Technological ambassador for the Portfolio. Promoting, representing and defending the direction undertaken by the organisation into NDA, National and International stakeholders. They influence key, strategic discussions, foster external partnerships and enhance trust in our organisation. The role also co-ordinates with other Heads with responsibility for Strategy, Business Planning, Technology and Technical activities across organisation.
Ensures the portfolio delivery plans remain strategically aligned to the strategic objectives recommending [Strategic or Tactical] interventions to recover the plan when off track. Establish and operate a fit-for-purpose portfolio governance framework, including but not limited to: leading portfolio reviews and prioritisation; assurance to the Change Control Board on Baseline Plan Change Control Requests; assessing new initiatives for strategic fit, affordability, and benefit contribution; manage interdependencies, portfolio budget management, and portfolio resource allocation in line with Portfolio priorities and strategic outcomes; and oversee benefits identification, tracking, and realisation. Provide support to the Strategy & Business Planning directorate (S&BP) to resolve any disconnects / conflicts with site strategic coherence position In conjunction with S&BP develop a decision landscape that identifies the need for developing new or revised strategies and for implementing strategy into plans, including capability gaps, to achieve the desired enterprise outcomes. Provide portfolio directorate input to support the development of the enterprise delivery plan and ensure the outyears model is reflective of the required future scope to deliver the site plan. Acts as Technical Authority for the Portfolio and responsible for Portfolio Technical Assurance & Governance. Develop and maintain the technical baseline and roadmap that underpins the site strategy, and the technical underpinning for the flowsheet in conjunction with the other Heads of Technical and Technology where required. Develop the technology needs for the Portfolio, by capturing operational views for both today and the future, and work with the CTO and...
The Radiometrics Technical Representative is primarily responsible for managing the provision of high-risk goods and services to underpin the delivery of Radiometric Services to the Sellafield Site. They also support workscope management of the Radiometric Systems Group (RSG) Project. Deliverables Carry out duties of Technical Representative with external contractors who deliver maintenance services on behalf of Sellafield Ltd (SL) (oversight and direction). Ensuring goods and services meet requirements of SL standards and procedures. Identifying and selecting compliant and efficient procurement routes for order placement. Compliance with Sellafield Site management arrangements, standards and supporting instructions. Management of spares and repairs involving external contractors. Demonstrating compliance with local management arrangements and UK standards. Preparation of scope documents, cost forecasts and variance reports on behalf of the workscope manager.
Higher level qualification in an engineering or scientific subject or relevant engineering and maintenance experience. Experienced Technical Representative managing contractors and suppliers. Knowledge and experience of site procurement processes for demanding high risk goods and services. Demonstrable knowledge of SAP including goods, services and cost reporting. Prior experience in an engineering and maintenance role. Knowledge of SL Enterprise Systems and other IT applications. Higher level qualification in an engineering or scientific subject or relevant engineering and maintenance experience. Proven experience acting as a Technical Representative, providing oversight, direction, and assurance of contractor-delivered maintenance activities. Strong capability in managing relationships with suppliers and service providers to achieve safe and efficient delivery. Competent user of SAP for goods receipt, service entry, cost monitoring, reporting, and maintenance-related activities. Effective communicator, able to engage with engineers, contractors, suppliers, procurement teams, and management. Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply Level 4. Evidence of good team working and interpersonal skills. Evidence of problem solving and diagnostic skills. Open VN Number of Vacancies: 1 Contact/s: Grant Anderson The interviews for this vacancy are expected to take place on 12th October 2026. ASW’s may have the right to apply for internal Sellafield Ltd vacancies. Please note if you are an Agency Supplied Worker you are required to attach evidence of all qualifications obtained to support your application. We require a minimum of A*-C (9-4) GCSE in English Language, Maths & Science/IT...
The Release and Deployment Manager is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the Release and Deployment process and is responsible for the application, effectiveness and efficiency of this process, governing the standards that Sellafield ICT teams and IT Service Provider(s) must adhere to. They ensure that the introduction of new services into the Sellafield estate do so with minimal negative impact and maximum positive impact to existing services and users and are accountable for effective planning and communication of planned implementations. Reporting into the Release and Deployment Lead, this role delivers the day-to-day Release Management responsibilities as well as providing guidance and support to the Release and Deployment Analysts. Sellafield Ltd Information Services Organisation (ISO) own all ITSM processes. This role will support the Release and Deployment Management Process across the entire ICT organisation, including suppliers (10+) who will need to integrate into it and report any deviations accordingly. The main purpose of the Release and Deployment Management process is to manage the planning, building, testing and deployment (or retirement) of all Release units for an IT service, to deliver new or improved functionality as required by Sellafield Ltd whilst protecting the live services. As the Release and Deployment process is entirely new for Sellafield Ltd, it will be crucial to help establish the process, prove the benefits and expand the scope of the Release process to cover more releases over time, adding additional benefits.
General Provide coaching, mentoring and support to Release and Deployment Analysts. Release and Deployment Management Responsible for ensuring that all IT teams follow the Release Deployment Management process and escalate non-conformity, including: Validating Release and Deployment Management plans. Building Release Packages. Confirming testing completion (working closely with the Testing Services team). Deployment of the Release from the Definitive Media Library (DML) or equivalent. Releases have a planned support model (working closely with Service Design and Transition). Transition to the planned support model takes place (working closely with Service Design and Transition). Facilitate and Chair Release “Go/No Go” calls, where applicable. Maintain quality checks on releases. Coordinate releases to ensure that the integrity of all environments is protected and that the correct components are released, according to a documented implementation plan. Ensure appropriate milestones are met and coordinate release sign off. Facilitate release checkpoint meetings. Identify and recommend service improvements. Provide management information on releases to clients and senior management as required. Identify and provide training to improve understanding of Release process. Provide input for the release policy based on ITIL principles. Log and maintain release/parent change records. Update Master Release Calendar and Change Records to be included in the Forward Schedule of Change. Gain release stakeholder approval. Ensure inputs into the release process are reviewed and stored in a central repository i.e. Release Handover Notes and Test Closure Reports and...
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