Senior Radiometric Physicist
Sellafield
£55,587
Sellafield, West Cumbria
Bachelors,
IT,
Permanent
Role
Job number: SP05747
Profession: Technical
Location: Sellafield, West Cumbria
Contract type: Permanent contract
Salary: £55,587
Posting date: 19/04/2024
Closing date: 12/05/2024
Profession: Technical
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Starting Salary: £55,587 with the opportunity to earn £59,987
Further salary progression available subject to performance in role
Bonus: Up to 15% base salary per annum based on achievement of Company targets and personal performance.
Working Pattern: Days (37 hours per week, typical hours are 07:30 – 15:40 or 08:10 – 16:20)
Location: Sellafield, West Cumbria
Further salary progression available subject to performance in role
Bonus: Up to 15% base salary per annum based on achievement of Company targets and personal performance.
Working Pattern: Days (37 hours per week, typical hours are 07:30 – 15:40 or 08:10 – 16:20)
Location: Sellafield, West Cumbria
What will the successful candidate be doing:
We’re looking for a Senior Physicist to work in the Sellafield Radiometric Systems Group (RSG), Characterisation team. The role holder will provide specialist nuclear physics support across a range of radiometric Characterisation Projects and to Nuclear Material Assay (NMA) operations across the site. The role holder will also provide Intelligent Customer (IC) oversight of radiometric physics activities performed by the supply chain and contribute to the delivery of radiometric characterisation technology development projects.
Characterisation projects utilise portable specialist assay equipment that can be deployed in-situ to allow delivery of complex radiological characterisation services. NMA systems provide accurate measurement and quantification of radioactive materials and utilise a wide range of radiometric physics techniques.
For nominated Characterisation projects the Senior Radiometric Physicist will:
• Provide the appropriate specialist physics knowledge required to deliver all technical elements of the project to appropriate quality requirements.
• Lead project delivery and provide technical oversight of team activities to ensure delivery within safety, quality, time and cost constraints.
• Provide specialist radiometric physics knowledge to allow the most appropriate radiometric characterisation solution to be determined.
• Develop detailed task specifications, calibration philosophies and measurement plans and ensure that specialist equipment has been appropriately calibrated and tested to confirm satisfactory performance.
• Perform detailed data analysis and interpretation of acquired radiometric data.
• Produce technical reports and perform independent check of technical reports produced by other radiometric physics personnel.
• Deliver an IC assurance role to ensure radiometric physics work scope (technical reports, spreadsheets and mathematical models) delivered by contractors are technically correct and delivered to the appropriate levels of safety and quality.
• Lead project delivery and provide technical oversight of team activities to ensure delivery within safety, quality, time and cost constraints.
• Provide specialist radiometric physics knowledge to allow the most appropriate radiometric characterisation solution to be determined.
• Develop detailed task specifications, calibration philosophies and measurement plans and ensure that specialist equipment has been appropriately calibrated and tested to confirm satisfactory performance.
• Perform detailed data analysis and interpretation of acquired radiometric data.
• Produce technical reports and perform independent check of technical reports produced by other radiometric physics personnel.
• Deliver an IC assurance role to ensure radiometric physics work scope (technical reports, spreadsheets and mathematical models) delivered by contractors are technically correct and delivered to the appropriate levels of safety and quality.
For Nuclear Material Assay support the Senior Radiometric Physicist will:
• Provide radiometric physics support to nominated Sellafield operating facilities to ensure continued satisfactory operation of their NMA assay systems.
• Ensure that NMA systems have been appropriately calibrated and tested to confirm satisfactory performance.
• Provide radiometric physics support to the investigation of NMA operational issues and equipment failures.
• Provide radiometric physics support to the introduction of new NMA equipment to the Sellafield site. This support is normally provided during the specification, development, testing and commissioning phases for new instrumentation.
• Ensure that NMA systems have been appropriately calibrated and tested to confirm satisfactory performance.
• Provide radiometric physics support to the investigation of NMA operational issues and equipment failures.
• Provide radiometric physics support to the introduction of new NMA equipment to the Sellafield site. This support is normally provided during the specification, development, testing and commissioning phases for new instrumentation.
For Technology Development projects the radiometric physicist will:
• Provide expert radiometric physics advice to characterisation technology development projects.
• Review new emerging characterisation techniques/technologies.
• Support SL Active Demonstrator projects which utilise radiometric equipment or techniques.
• Review new emerging characterisation techniques/technologies.
• Support SL Active Demonstrator projects which utilise radiometric equipment or techniques.
The Ideal Candidate:
Essential Skills
• A degree in Physics or a related STEM discipline.
• Strong analytical skills that can be used to analyse complex data sets using commercially available software tools and self-developed mathematical models/spreadsheets.
• Excellent technical report writing skills.
• Strong customer facing skills with the ability to communicate technical work scope verbally in a confident and authoritative manner to a range of stakeholders at all levels.
• Good team working and interpersonal networking skills.
• Able to specify and manage technical work scope delivered by a subcontractor.
• Strong analytical skills that can be used to analyse complex data sets using commercially available software tools and self-developed mathematical models/spreadsheets.
• Excellent technical report writing skills.
• Strong customer facing skills with the ability to communicate technical work scope verbally in a confident and authoritative manner to a range of stakeholders at all levels.
• Good team working and interpersonal networking skills.
• Able to specify and manage technical work scope delivered by a subcontractor.
Desirable Skills
• Knowledge and application of nuclear modelling software packages e.g. Monte Carlo N Particle (MCNP).
• Development of complex spreadsheet analysis tools and associated VBA macros.
• Experience of deploying radiation measurement equipment on plant.
• Plant knowledge/experience.
• Development of complex spreadsheet analysis tools and associated VBA macros.
• Experience of deploying radiation measurement equipment on plant.
• Plant knowledge/experience.
Why choose Sellafield?
Seventy-five years ago, we helped to create the nation’s nuclear deterrent. Today, we’re using our unrivalled knowledge of nuclear to create a clean and safe environment for future generations.
In cleaning up the birthplace of the UK’s nuclear industry, we are once again generating growth and employment in West Cumbria, the North West of England and beyond.
Our 11,000 strong workforce is joined by more than 40,000 people from the best of the best in the nuclear supply chain, from small Cumbrian businesses to global market leaders. We need this diversity of thinking, of backgrounds, cultures and experiences.
What’s in it for you?
At Sellafield Ltd, we are committed to supporting our employees in fulfilling their potential. With 100 years of work in front of us, we offer comprehensive training and development opportunities, enabling you to feel inspired in your role. Whatever area you join us in, you’ll find a genuinely exciting and rewarding career.
Making sure our employees feel supported is important to us. Therefore, to help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we also offer a range of employee benefits:
• Be a part of Sellafield’s 100 year mission.
• An attractive defined contribution pension scheme – the company will match up to 13.5% for a 7% employee contribution!
• You will be eligible to take part in an Annual Incentive Scheme, which provides a bonus payment up to 15% base salary per annum based on achievement of Company targets and personal performance rating as discussed with line management.
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays. Plus, the ability to purchase an extra 2.5 days per year.
• The ability to carry over 10 days annual leave each financial year.
• Paid Sick Leave.
• Family Friendly Policies – Visit our Rewards & Benefits page to read more.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Lifestyle Benefits sasra.co.uk
• Learning & Development Opportunities https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/learning-and-development/
• Reward & Recognition Policies.
• Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free Aviva Health App & Annual Health Check.
• MyDiscounts – Employee Savings & Discounts.
• MyBenefits – A Charity Giving Scheme.
• Many, many more! Click this link to visit our Rewards & Benefits page: https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/rewards-and-benefits
• An attractive defined contribution pension scheme – the company will match up to 13.5% for a 7% employee contribution!
• You will be eligible to take part in an Annual Incentive Scheme, which provides a bonus payment up to 15% base salary per annum based on achievement of Company targets and personal performance rating as discussed with line management.
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays. Plus, the ability to purchase an extra 2.5 days per year.
• The ability to carry over 10 days annual leave each financial year.
• Paid Sick Leave.
• Family Friendly Policies – Visit our Rewards & Benefits page to read more.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Lifestyle Benefits sasra.co.uk
• Learning & Development Opportunities https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/learning-and-development/
• Reward & Recognition Policies.
• Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free Aviva Health App & Annual Health Check.
• MyDiscounts – Employee Savings & Discounts.
• MyBenefits – A Charity Giving Scheme.
• Many, many more! Click this link to visit our Rewards & Benefits page: https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/rewards-and-benefits
Please Remember:
• As part of the application process you will be asked to provide evidence of your qualifications. Attaching them at application stage will ensure a smooth process and prevent delays.
• In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, Sellafield Ltd reserves the right to close the advert early.
• Please regularly check your Spam/Junk folders for news about this vacancy, correspondence could contain invitations to interview and other important updates.
• In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, Sellafield Ltd reserves the right to close the advert early.
• Please regularly check your Spam/Junk folders for news about this vacancy, correspondence could contain invitations to interview and other important updates.
Sellafield Ltd are recognised as a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3). Disability Confident employers offer an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. Sellafield Ltd define the minimum criteria as the ‘essential skills’ which are listed on the vacancy notice. Whilst completing your application form, you will be able to indicate if you wish to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If you would prefer to discuss this directly with us, please contact the GBS Recruitment team on recruitment@sellafieldcloud.co.uk.