Waste Engineer

Job Title:              Waste Engineer
Location:              Plymouth, Devon
Compensation:    £42,245 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF59373

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Waste Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Waste Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. We are seeking an experienced Waste Engineer to join a friendly and motivated team of people who are proud to ensure that our work is compliant and safe. 

Day-to-day, the Radioactive Waste Team is focused on site wide waste demand, governance, project integration and technical support to the business.

• To provide waste management expertise in support of the characterisation, processing, sentencing, and packaging of radioactive Intermediate Level Waste (ILW), Low Level Waste (LLW) and Conditionally Exempt waste (CEW).
• Provision of advice and guidance to major projects to enable timely treatment and/or disposal of their radioactive waste arisings.
• Development and implementation of relevant documentation, ensuring compliance with licences and permits relating to radioactive waste through the application of Best Available Techniques (BAT).

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Waste Engineer

• An applied understanding of radioactive waste management including characterisation, processing, sentencing, packaging, and transport. 
• Knowledge of environmental legislation in the UK Nuclear Industry. 
• Knowledge of BAT and the presentation of suitably underpinned and justifiable supporting arguments. 
• High levels of numeracy and IT proficiency; the interpretation of data and the development and manipulation of spreadsheets. 
• Good writing skills, including the ability to communicate key technical information at various levels.

Qualifications for the Waste Engineer

• Degree qualified in a relevant subject or equivalent experience 
• Radioactive waste management qualifications and/or experience is essential.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 16/09/2024

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