Job Description

• The purpose of the role is to act as the single point of contact for all UAV operations performed on the Sellafield site, to become and maintain a Subject Matter Expert (SME) status within the UAV (Un Manned Arieal Vehicle) team within RTG. To enable the UAV scope to be delivered safely and to maintain the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) capability throughout the lifetime of the mission.

Principal Accountabilities

• To deliver the overall targets set by the Head of Remote Technologies Group to meet the requirements of the site’s health, safety and environmental regulatory framework in accordance with Sellafield Ltd policy, statutory and site licence requirements for EMI&T across a range of aerial equipment within Engineering & Maintenance.
• Utilise a broad understanding of other engineering disciplines and their role within engineering delivery, to support the Sellafield Site by keeping up to date with current and emerging technology and data collection payloads.
• Ensure the governing laws, regulations and standards are maintained across the site and to work with the UAV accountable manager to ensure operational delivery maintains set standards and is legal and compliant.
• Support and deliver consistent and uniform working arrangements under RTG direction for remotely operated equipment and the required processes and practices across the Sellafield estate using current Engineering and International Standards.
• Support the Principal Authority and Accountable Manager lead (where appropriate) in safety standdowns and regulatory interventions for UAV Equipment.
• To monitor trends and deviations from customer needs, then ensure that actions are in place, and are effective, in correcting any adverse trends or of normal condition.
• To maintain, develop, deploy UAV equipment and associated payloads and skills, innovation and best practice across the estate on a priority basis.
• To support delivery and effectively achieve challenging operational and business targets set within the business plan, including safety, quality and financial targets.
• Become an active member of the UAV community across the estate and establishing solid working relationships, forums, LFE sharing and to support Group Technology Deployment projects with both internal and external institutions.

Knowledge & Experience

• Higher Level Qualification in an engineering discipline or relevant experience.
• Technical operation understanding for UAVs and or other remote technologies and associated data collection payloads.
• Knowledge of UAV and Geo Spatial requirements and arrangements and standards of similar engineering systems.
• Wider SL strategic knowledge of Engineering & Maintenance and Specialist Equipment Services.
• Significant industrial experience (post apprenticeship or graduate scheme).

Essential Skills

• Demonstrable evidence to consistently deliver UAV or Remote Technology in and around the nuclear estate ensuring the agreed customer expectations in terms of safety, cost, schedule and quality are met.
• Demonstrable evidence of having good communication skills with ability to interact at all levels to provide expert advice and guidance on UAV technical & operational issues.
• Demonstrable evidence of promoting and implementing changes and improvements with a selection of remote technology types.
• Knowledge of Sellafield engineering and maintenance management arrangements and standards for the role.

Desirable Skills

• Higher Level qualification or relevant experience in an engineering role.
• Chartered Engineer or capable of attaining.
• UAV Operational qualifications.

Additional Information

• Open VN
• Number of Vacancies: 1
• Contact/s: Peter Allport

The interviews for this vacancy are expected to be 16th & 17th November 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 or equivalent / higher qualification.

Contracted Supply Workers (CSWs) are not eligible to apply to internal vacancies. CSWs are welcome to apply to external vacancies advertised on our external vacancies board.

If you choose to apply for this role and your application is shortlisted by the hiring manager, you will be invited to a competency based interview. In the interview, you will be assessed against the below competencies:

Behavioural:
• 1.1 Commitment to Nuclear Safety and Security – Level 3
• 1.6 Collaboration and Teamwork – Level 3
• 3.3 Leading Change – Level 3

Technical:
• 2 Management of Safety- Level 3
• 1 Auditing and Assessing – Level 3
• 9 knowledge and Interpretation of Regulatory Requirements – Level 3

Please see link to the competency framework for further information:
https://slportal.ssa-intra.net/pub/SC001/00027/Competency%20Framework/Forms/AllItems.aspx

If your technical competency is not in the above framework, please refer to the profession’s share point page for further information.

Sellafield Ltd are recognised as a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3). Disability Confident employers offer an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. Sellafield Ltd define the minimum criteria as the ‘essential skills’ which are listed on the vacancy notice. Whilst completing your application form, you will be able to indicate if you wish to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If you would prefer to discuss this directly with us, please contact the GBS Recruitment team on recruitment@sellafieldcloud.co.uk

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The closing date for this vacancy is 26th October 2026.