A unique place to grow your career

At Sellafield Ltd, we are harnessing our expertise; bringing together world-class skills and innovative technology to solve complex nuclear, infrastructure, and engineering challenges. By joining Sellafield Ltd, you join an amazing team of people, from all walks of life, where you can thrive in a connected, considerate culture of innovation, collaboration, and community; and play a significant part in
the UK’s sustainable nuclear future.

About the role

Sellafield Ltd is seeking an experienced Safety Professional with specialist expertise in demolition and dismantling to join our Safety Capability. This role will act as the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) for demolition and dismantling safety, supporting one of the most complex and high-hazard environments in the UK.

This is a unique opportunity to influence safety across major hazard reduction and decommissioning programmes, providing authoritative advice, shaping standards, and strengthening safe delivery across the site.

The role may be appointed at Safety Advisor or Safety Specialist level, depending on qualifications, experience, and demonstrated capability.

Key responsibilities

You will provide expert safety leadership and technical assurance in relation to demolition and dismantling activities across the site. This includes both conventional demolition and complex dismantling within nuclear, radiological, and high-hazard environments.

Key responsibilities include:
• Acting as the technical Subject Matter Expert for demolition and dismantling safety.
• Providing authoritative advice to projects, operations and leadership teams.
• Influencing safe design, planning and execution of demolition and dismantling activities.
• Supporting hazard identification, risk control, and proportionate safety management.
• Developing and improving standards, guidance, and learning in the demolition/dismantling domain.
• Providing assurance and independent oversight of high-risk activities.
• Supporting investigations, learning and continuous improvement.
• Building capability and knowledge across the organisation in this specialist area.

At Specialist level, the role will additionally include:
• Setting technical direction and governance for demolition and dismantling safety.
• Acting as a recognised authority within the organisation.
• Leading complex safety challenges and influencing strategic decisions.
• Providing high-level assurance and expert judgement on major hazard risks.

Your Skills and Qualifications

We are seeking a credible and experienced safety professional with strong technical expertise in demolition and dismantling.

You will demonstrate:
• Significant experience in demolition methodologies and/or complex dismantling operations.
• Strong understanding of high-hazard risk management.
• Ability to influence and challenge at all organisational levels.
• Sound knowledge of UK safety legislation and regulatory expectations (specifically a detailed knowledge in application of BS 6187)
• Experience in safe management of asbestos abatement activities (licensed & non-licensed operations)
• Experience supporting planning and safe delivery of high-risk work.
• Strong communication, judgement, and professional credibility.

For Specialist level, you will also demonstrate:
• Deep technical authority in demolition/dismantling safety.
• Experience providing strategic safety leadership or governance.
• Ability to operate as a recognised expert and decision influencer.
• Proven capability managing complex, ambiguous, high-risk environments.

Qualifications & Professional Membership:
• Relevant degree (or equivalent experience) in safety, engineering, construction, demolition or a related discipline.
• Relevant asbestos management qualification (e.g. British Occupational Hygiene Society BOHS)
• Recognised demolition/dismantling qualifications or industry experience is highly advantageous (Institute of Demolition Engineers (IDE) Foundation Degree in Demolition Management)
• Chartered status (or working towards) with a relevant professional body (e.g. IOSH, IDE, IMechE, ICS, etc.) is desirable.
• Holder (or previously held) of a Certificate of Competence of Demolition Operative (CCDO) – Advanced Operative/Supervisor/Manager – is desirable.

Why us?

At Sellafield Ltd, we are committed to supporting our employees in fulfilling their potential. With having 100 years of work in front of us, we offer comprehensive training and development opportunities, enabling you to feel inspired in your role. Whatever area you join us in, you’ll find a genuinely exciting and rewarding career.

Making sure our employees feel supported is important to us. Therefore, to help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we also offer a range of employee benefits:
• You will benefit from an annual bonus of up to 10% – 15%, made up of company and personal performance
• An attractive defined contribution pension scheme – the company will match up to 13.5% for a 7% employee contribution!
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays. Plus, the ability to purchase an extra 2.5 days per year.
• The ability to carry over 10 days annual leave each financial year
• Paid Sick Leave
• Family Friendly Policies – Visit our Rewards & Benefits page to read more
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lifestyle Benefits sasra.co.uk
• Learning & Development Opportunities https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/learning-and-development/
• Reward & Recognition Policies
• Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme
• Free Aviva Health App & Annual Health Check
• MyDiscounts – Employee Savings & Discounts
• MyBenefits – A Charity Giving Scheme
• Many, many more! Click this link to visit our Rewards & Benefits page: https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/rewards-and-benefits/

Sellafield Ltd is a unique place to grow your career, offering a remarkable blend of role variety, job security, personal growth, professional development, and truly significant work. This is your opportunity to tackle some of the biggest challenges in the nuclear, infrastructural and engineering worlds and create a clean and safe environment for generations to come. Explore Sellafield Ltd today.

Additional Information

• The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday 31st May 2026.

• In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, Sellafield Ltd reserves the right to close the advert early. Once closed, the advert will be removed from our website. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

• As part of the application process you will be asked to provide evidence of your qualifications. Attaching them at application stage will ensure a smooth process and prevent delays.

• Please regularly check your Spam/Junk folders for news about this vacancy, correspondence could contain invitations to interview and other important updates.

• 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

• Please be aware that this role is subject to achieving security clearance. This role requires higher level of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 or 10 years of continuous residency in the UK. Factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the level of clearance you’re able to achieve.

Why Join Sellafield Ltd?

This role provides the opportunity to:
• Influence safety in one of the most complex decommissioning environments in the world.
• Act as the recognised SME in demolition and dismantling safety.
• Work in nationally significant hazard reduction programmes.
• Shape standards, strategy, and safety improvement.
• Be part of a highly respected and evolving Safety Capability.

Additional Information:
• The role level (Advisor/Specialist) will be determined through assessment of capability and experience.
• Internal and External applicants will be considered.
• Security clearance will be required for this role.