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Lead Waste Engineer
Are you ready to shape how complex waste is managed safely and responsibly during decommissioning?
This is an opportunity to play a central role in delivering practical, compliant waste management solutions on a live site, where your expertise directly supports safe progress towards Care and Maintenance.
Working within a focused and experienced Waste team, you will help guide how both radioactive and non-active waste is handled, transported and improved. The role goes beyond day-to-day delivery, giving you the space to influence strategy, introduce better approaches and raise standards across the site. If you bring experience from another highly regulated sector, your perspective will be valued in strengthening and evolving how waste is managed.
What will you be doing
You will take ownership of key waste management activities, ensuring operations are safe, compliant and aligned with the site’s decommissioning goals. There is a strong leadership element, supporting the team, stepping in for the Head of Waste when needed, and ensuring the right planning is in place to meet delivery targets.
Alongside operational delivery, you will play a key role in improving how waste is managed across projects. This includes shaping waste strategies, providing clear technical guidance, and working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure expectations are understood and met.
- Lead delivery against waste shipment targets set out in the Joint Waste Management Plan
- Provide technical support and clear waste management guidance to site projects
- Drive continuous improvement through audits, investigations and new approaches
- Develop and apply Best Available Techniques to reduce waste impact on the environment
Who are we looking for
You bring a strong technical foundation in waste, environmental or engineering disciplines, along with practical experience applying this knowledge in a regulated environment. You are confident providing advice, making decisions and working across teams to balance safety, compliance and delivery.
This role would suit someone who enjoys improving systems and processes, not just maintaining them. You are comfortable stepping into a leadership position when needed, supporting others and raising standards, while keeping a clear focus on safe and efficient outcomes.
- HND or equivalent (Level 5) in a scientific, environmental or engineering discipline
- Solid understanding of environmental standards, policies and legislation relating to waste management
- Experience applying waste management principles within a regulated industry, nuclear experience helpful but not essential
- Awareness of transporting dangerous goods or radioactive materials would strengthen your application
Some reasons we think you'll love it here
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Please note: All successful candidates will need to provide proof of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment/education history (typically covering the last 3–5 years) in line with NRS Baseline Security requirements. Some roles may also require full Security Clearance, which involves additional checks. For details, please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) guidance.
At NRS, we value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We want to ensure you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application or interview process, please do not hesitate to let us know.
We offer flexibility on base location for multi-site roles and are happy to discuss flexible working options.
Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline should we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible