RPI Specialist

Job Title:             RPI Specialist 
Location:             Berkeley, Gloucestershire 
Compensation:    Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF62240

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a RPI Specialist, at our Berkeley, Gloucestershire site.

The role
As a Radiologic Protection Instrumentation (RPI) Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will provide technical direction, guidance, and support to the Radiation Metrology department.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide technical expertise and address issues in the Radiation Metrology department, ensuring project and service delivery.

• Produce, review, verify, and approve outputs (e.g. calculations, analysis results, reports).
• Ensure correct application of tools, procedures, and standards to scientific and measurement activities; contribute to the Management System for best practices and compliance.
• Identify and propose continuous improvements and new developments in Metrology, considering safety, cost, quality, and delivery.
• Participate in external committees, seminars, and forums to maintain technical competence and stay updated on UK nuclear industry developments.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Berkeley, Gloucestershire. Some travel within the UK is expected, including visits to customer sites and attendance at RPI-related events. Typically, this travel will occur no more than once per quarter.

Essential experience of the RPI Specialist:

• Proficient in Physics and Mathematics, particularly counting and measurement statistics, with relevant experience.
• Technical role experience in a commercial/production or calibration lab, balancing technical input and commercial awareness; enthusiasm for scientific work.
• Self-motivated, independent, and able to prioritise and manage workload in a busy commercial lab.
• Role model, demonstrating principles of health, safety, wellbeing, respect, and inclusion.
• Strong communication, organisation, report writing, and time management skills.

Qualifications for the RPI Specialist:

• Degree in a relevant technical discipline, or appropriate similar qualifications.
• Maths or Physics degree is desirable.
   

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS), progressing to Security Check (SC), security clearance for this role. 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
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. 
• Autonomy to perform the role.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together. 

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: 07/02/2025

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