Export Control Officer

We have a current opportunity for an Export Control Officer on an inside IR35 contract basis. The position will be based in London with Hybrid working available. For further information about this position please apply.

This is a role supporting compliance and regulation management ensuring the company adheres to national and international export control laws such as UK export control act, ITAR etc. You will also be heavily involved in licensing and documentation as well as identifying and mitigating risk, related to any violations.

The Technical Directorate (TD) at SZC represents a strategic consolidation of technical and engineering capability for design delivery, oversight and governance. This directorate is instrumental in orchestrating comprehensive technical management across various engineering disciplines, ensuring that all engineering activities align with the highest standards of safety, quality, performance, and efficiency. At a high level, the TD supports and enforces SZC's key business case pillar of replication. It serves as the nucleus for technical decision-making, integrating engineering methodologies and tools, overseeing rigorous compliance protocols and ensuring principles of configuration management are defined and maintained. It owns and produces the safety cases on behalf of SZC through the Design Authority function.

The Transverse Technical team is responsible for the management of SZC's key technical risks, identifying and managing the implementation of opportunities and overseeing issue resolution. It also manages cross-cutting topics such as Intellectual Property (IP), Export Controls (EC) and Requirements Management (RM). Drawing upon expertise from across the SZC project, the EPR fleet and SZC's strategic technical partners; the TT team serves as a catch-all resource for coordinating and supporting the resolution of large-scale and cross-programme issues. Acting as a "Strategic Response Team", it supports the strategic-level delivery of engineering management activities with a focus on managing strategic risks and opportunities to ensure proactive and consistent resolution in support of the SZC programme.

The newly established Export Control & Sanctions Team in Nuclear Services consists of senior subject matter experts who oversee governance and provide support to all EDF licensees. They are also responsible for defining the high-level requirements that each business must follow to maintain compliance.

The Export Control Liaison Officer, a new role within the SZC Technical Directorate, will play a crucial part in managing the interface between the Export Control & Sanctions Team and SZC. This position involves translating and implementing high-level compliance requirements across the SZC business and ensuring the necessary processes are in place.

The role holder will engage with senior stakeholders throughout the business to influence change and promote best practices in a cohesive and proactive manner.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Focus critically on implementing and delivering Export Control compliance requirements within SZC, working closely with the Export Control & Sanctions Team and senior stakeholders.
2. Drive the change programme to achieve key outcomes identified in the SZC Export Control Implementation Plan.
3. Lead an Export Control Working Group to coordinate and deliver business improvement activities through focused working groups comprising stakeholders from across the business.
4. Ensure compliance with existing licenses by leveraging strong knowledge of relevant UK and US laws, regulations, end-use, and regulatory reporting obligations.
5. Offer options and solutions for the ongoing implementation and management of Export Controls and SZC compliance and document these in the appropriate format.
6. Serve as the primary point of contact to provide initial advice and judgment in response to requests from the business for export control support, and be responsible for signposting and initiating next steps.
7. Manage the implementation of Export Control (EC) requirements at SZC, including training roll-out, communication, and compliance.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

1. Experience within the nuclear industry and/or UK regulatory environment.
2. Export Control & Sanctions knowledge and experience and willingness to become a subject matter intermediate expert.
3. Able to work independently and prioritise own workload.
4. Confident, proactive and determined.
5. Experience of building relationships and excellent stakeholder engagement.
6. Good presentation and facilitation skills.
7. Good communication skills with an ability to communicate and convey information simply at all levels.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

1. Degree qualified with a minimum of 5 years' work experience.
2. Understanding of Nuclear technology.

Desirable

1. Export Control & Sanctions Training.
2. Project Management Training.
3. Experience establishing and leading projects.
4. Formal training to deliver operational business processes and/or significant practical experience.

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