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Salary: £55,587 – £59,987
Further salary progression available subject to performance in role
Bonus: Up to 15% base salary per annum based on achievement of Company targets and personal performance.
Location: Whitehaven, West Cumbria, with flexible hybrid working options available.

Join Our Mission

The Sellafield site is one of the most iconic nuclear sites in the world and the birthplace of the UK’s nuclear industry. We have supported national defence, generated electricity for nearly half a century, and the environment now sits at the heart of our purpose. With 100 years of work ahead of us, we are yet again at the forefront of developing innovative solutions, through setting international standards in high hazard nuclear waste management.

The work is diverse, no problem is ever the same, and every project offers a wide variety of technical challenges. At Sellafield, we are dealing with uncertainties, challenging technical problems, whilst operating within a complex and highly regulated environment.

Come join and contribute to Sellafield’s exciting new era in leading the way in creating a clean and safe environment for future generations.

What will the successful candidate be doing:

We are seeking a Senior physicist to work in the Sellafield Radiometric Systems Group Characterisation team. The role holder will provide specialist nuclear physics support across a range of radiometric Characterisation Projects and to Nuclear Material Assay (NMA) operations across the site. The role holder will also provide Intelligent Customer (IC) oversight of radiometric physics activities performed by the supply chain and contribute to the delivery of radiometric characterisation technology development projects.

Characterisation projects utilise portable specialist assay equipment that can be deployed in-situ to allow delivery of complex radiological characterisation services. NMA systems provide accurate measurement and quantification of radioactive materials and utilise a wide range of radiometric physics techniques.

For nominated Characterisation projects the Senior Radiometric Physicist will:
• Provide the appropriate specialist physics knowledge required to deliver all technical elements of the project to appropriate quality requirements
• Lead project delivery and provide technical oversight of team activities to ensure delivery within safety, quality, time and cost constraints
• Provide specialist radiometric physics knowledge to allow the most appropriate radiometric characterisation solution to be determined
• Develop detailed task specifications, calibration philosophies and measurement plans and ensure that specialist equipment has been appropriately calibrated and tested to confirm satisfactory performance
• Perform detailed data analysis and interpretation of acquired radiometric data
• Produce technical reports and perform independent check of technical reports produced by other radiometric physics personnel
• Deliver an IC assurance role to ensure radiometric physics work scope (technical reports, spreadsheets and mathematical models) delivered by contractors are technically correct and delivered to the appropriate levels of safety and quality. undefined.

For Nuclear Material Assay Support, the Senior Radiometric Physicist will:
• Provide radiometric physics support to nominated Sellafield operating facilities to ensure continued satisfactory operation of their NMA assay systems
• Ensure that NMA systems have been appropriately calibrated and tested to confirm satisfactory performance
• Provide radiometric physics support to the investigation of NMA operational issues and equipment failures
• Provide radiometric physics support to the introduction of new NMA equipment to the Sellafield site. This support is normally provided during the specification, development, testing and commissioning phases for new instrumentation. undefined.

For Technology Development projects the radiometric physicist will:
• Provide expert radiometric physics advice to characterisation technology development projects
• Review new emerging characterisation techniques/technologies
• Support SL Active Demonstrator projects which utilise radiometric equipment or techniques.

The Ideal Candidate:

• A degree in Physics or a related discipline
• Strong analytical skills that can be used to analyse complex data sets using commercially available software tools and self-developed mathematical models/spreadsheets
• Excellent technical report writing skills
• Strong customer facing skills with the ability to communicate technical work scope verbally in a confident and authoritative manner to a range of stakeholders at all levels.
• The role holder will have knowledge of a wide range of radiometric physics techniques which may include, but not be limited to: Gamma, Dose and Neutron measurements
• The role holder will ideally have experience of applying radiometric physics knowledge to support either nuclear material assay equipment or radiometric characterisation projects.

What’s in it for you?

At Sellafield Ltd, we are an organisation that is committed to supporting employees fulfil their potential. With comprehensive training and development opportunities, we will enable you to feel inspired in your role.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• You will benefit from up to 15% base salary per annum based on achievement of Company targets 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

Please Remember:

• 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.
• In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, Sellafield Ltd reserves the right to close the advert early.
• 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 [email protected].