Are you ready to influence how environmental and radiological standards are applied on a nuclear site where every decision matters? If you enjoy combining technical expertise with real world impact, this role offers the chance to shape safe, compliant operations while driving continuous improvement.
In this position, your work will directly support how the site manages environmental responsibilities and meets regulatory expectations. You will act as a trusted voice, helping teams understand what good looks like and guiding practical solutions that balance compliance with operational needs. It is a varied role with clear purpose, where your judgement and insight will make a noticeable difference.
What will you be doing
You will take ownership of environmental and radiological advice across the site, ensuring activities are delivered in line with legal and company requirements. This includes shaping how environmental standards are applied day to day, not just monitored, but actively improved. Your input will support better decision making, helping teams manage risk and deliver work safely and responsibly.
Working closely with operational, engineering, and safety teams, you will contribute to key assessments, guide environmental strategy, and maintain robust monitoring and reporting arrangements. You will also play a part in influencing site performance, identifying opportunities to reduce waste, oversight of radiochemistry laboratory, improve processes, and strengthen overall environmental outcomes.
- Provide specialist advice on environmental protection and radioactive waste management
- Guide environmental assessments, safety cases, and compliance activities
- Oversee monitoring and reporting of discharges to meet regulatory requirements
- Identify and drive practical improvements in environmental performance and waste reduction
Who are we looking for
You will bring solid experience from a nuclear environment, with a strong understanding of environmental compliance and radiological protection. A degree level qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject is expected, alongside recognised professional membership and Accredited Health Physicist status. You are comfortable interpreting regulatory requirements and turning them into clear, workable guidance for others.
Confidence and credibility will set you apart. You can challenge constructively, influence decisions, and explain technical matters in a way that others can act on. You maintain high standards while staying practical, and you are committed to ongoing professional development to keep your knowledge current.
- Experience working on a nuclear site within an environmental or radiological role
- Accredited Health Physicist, with evidence of continued professional development
- Understanding of environmental regulations such as the Radioactive Substances Act or Environmental Permitting Regulations
- Ability to influence and guide stakeholders through clear, practical advice
If you are looking for a role where your expertise will have real impact, this could be a good fit. #RED
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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
