Senior Research Technologist

Job title:

Senior Research Technologist

Company

National Nuclear Laboratory

Job description

Job Description for Senior Research Technologist:NNL is where you’ll experiment to help solve global challenges. As part of our Waste Management & Decommissioning capability, your work will impact the lives of generations. By finding new ways to avoid, reduce, store and treat nuclear waste, and drive down the cost of decommissioning, you’ll help to deliver cleaner energy and influence our nation’s energy future. You’ll face new challenges every day, working in unique locations on ground-breaking projects. Whichever area you specialise in this is a place to do great science for a good cause.A Senior Research Technologist (4A) with an extensive and diverse range of experience is required for the planning, execution, and supervision of experimental programmes performed under the Thermal Treatment R&D Portfolio, the Waste Vitrification Process Support portfolio, and on any associated wasteform development projects including those under the thermal core science theme. Chiefly the role involves developing experimental programmes to customer specification, acting as an authority on plant/experimental capabilities and suggesting additional work to the customer which may be of benefit to their operations. The role involves supervisory responsibility for junior Technologists working in these project areas in terms of technical safety and quality.The role also involves contributing to the technical standards and skills development across NNL, such as engagement with companywide improvement programmes, involvement with the appropriate professional body and playing a direct active role in the supervision, coaching and development of supporting staff and new team members as well as acting as a champion for safety and technical quality.The role may also involve the requirement to provide embedded support to external organisations such as customers, partners, and collaborator for a fixed period of time.Main Responsibilities for Senior Research Technologist:

• Interfacing directly with customers and supporting them in identifying knowledge gaps and areas for further research.
• Development of experimental programmes to support the customer in achieving their waste management and disposal objectives.
• Fulfilling the role of Technical Lead to derive experiments aimed at investigating key research tasks.
• Specification, execution, and delivery of research projects including supervision of supporting team members.
• Identification of experimental analysis requirements and organising both internal analyses carried out by NNL, and external analysis carried out by the supply chain when necessary.
• Consulting with Operations and Laboratory Teams, ensuring that the aims and objectives of experiments are successfully being achieved.
• Performing on-line analysis of plant and laboratory produced data.
• Undertaking safety and quality audits on plant and in the laboratories.
• Investigation of experimental events occurring during rig or laboratory operations and conduct quick-time analysis, making changes where necessary.
• Collection of relevant data from rig and laboratory software systems and ensuring that QA aspects of data collection and retention from all projects are robust.
• Interpretation of results / data and production of technical reports.
• Presentation of results to the wider business area team and customers through Technical Committee meetings.
• Identification and recommendation of areas of future work for the business area.

Essential Criteria for Senior Research Technologist:

• Minimum Undergraduate degree in a relevant scientific subject; Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, etc.
• Experience in a technical capacity, ideally at lead or deputy lead level.
• Proven ability in experimental design, management, and reporting.
• Demonstrable customer focus with the ability to interact at all levels.
• Proven ability to analyse data, specifically data produced by plant trending software.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively and be a respected team member.
• Demonstrable positive attitude towards achieving high levels of safety and quality.
• Highly competent in Microsoft IT packages.
• Proven ability to interact with other departments and at higher level in, and outside of, own team.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Senior Research Technologist:

• Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant scientific subject; Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, etc.
• Technical knowledge and understanding of the HIP programme, VTR programme, glass and ceramic waste forms, and thermal treatment technologies.

Why join us?NNL isn’t just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It’s also a place where you’ll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
• NNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, NNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), NNL will still contribute 10%.
• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK
• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.
• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
• Access to ‘Mydiscounts’ which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.
• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The CompanyNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.Equality, Diversity and InclusionNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.Recruitment Agency NoticeWe operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.National Nuclear LaboratorySalary Salary starting at £56,168
Job Reference NNL/TP/32602/2213
Contract Type Permanent – Full Time
Closing Date 05 September, 2024
Job Category Waste Management & Decommissioning
Work Place Type Hybrid
Location Sellafield, Cumbria , United Kingdom
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Expected salary

£56168 per year

Location

Sellafield, Cumbria

Job date

Sat, 17 Aug 2024 07:36:19 GMT

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