Radiation Protection Advisers (RPAs) Radioactive Waste Advisers and Radiation Protection Specia[...]

Radiation Protection Advisers (RPAs) Radioactive Waste Advisers and Radiation Protection Specialists - Submarines

Location: Derby

Salary: up to £74,000

Job Description

The work of the Safety, Security and Licensing Authority Radiation Protection team is to develop Radiation and Radioactive Waste Policy and provide Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste governance by following and developing processes. These ensure that RRSL is compliant with company standards and with requirements for operating 2 nuclear Licensed Sites at Raynesway Derby as well as external areas across Rolls Royce Submarines Ltd.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls Royce Submarines currently has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Radiation Protection Adviser (RPAs), Radioactive Waste Adviser or Radiation Protection Specialist to join Rolls-Royce Submarines Limited (RRSL) in Derby.

Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

What we offer:

• Excellent development opportunities, training, and support for you to progress and gain the experience and knowledge to become a Radiation Protection Advisor.
• Market leading salary based on your knowledge, experience, and qualifications.
• Company pension contributions up to 12% of your salary.
• 26 days leave, with the ability to accrue an additional 16 days through additional hours.
• Employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Hybrid Working: Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s locally managed through an informal discretionary arrangement, with an average expectation of three days per week in the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Working under the guidance of a Radiation Protection Manager across operational facilities and Rolls Royce out stations.
• Being part of a team dealing with the day-to-day operations across 2 Nuclear licensed sites.
• Supporting the new build programme for operational facilities, with Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste and Environmental Permitting Advice.
• Developing standards and arrangements for Radiation Protection, Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Permitting, Carriage of Dangerous Goods Class 7, and enforcing these across RRSL.

Who we are looking for:

• A science-based degree or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Experience working within Health Physics, radiation protection, or radioactive waste and environment.
• Ability to use bespoke software applications is essential for the role.
• Interpersonal and effective communication skills (both verbal and written) with team leaders and other members of staff.
• Ability to follow documented procedures and processes; ability to plan own work within job requirements.
• Radiation Protection Advisor qualification.
• Chartered Radiation Protection Professional status.

Training Opportunities: We are also interested in applications from Health Physicists who do not yet fulfil all of these requirements as training and development opportunities will be provided.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that diverse backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives crucial to innovation and problem solving.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce.

Security Clearance: To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business, an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently have this in place.

Due to the nature of work, we can only progress applications from individuals who are UK nationals or, in MoD approved cases, dual nationals.

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Job Category: HS & E

Posting Date: 18 Nov 2024; 00:11

Posting End Date: 16 Dec 2024