Fusion Safety Assessor

The salary for this role is £57,117 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). This role can be based at any of the following sites:
Culham, Oxfordshire. Please be aware that this role is subject to achieving a UK Security Vetting (UKSV) including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data. For this role the UKSV level is Security Clearance (SC). You must either hold SC clearance with no restrictions or be able to achieve it.

Note:

the UK residency criteria for SC is a minimum of 2 out of the last 5 years, at least one year of which must be 12 consecutive months. For further information please refer to The UKAEA recruitment process | UKAEA Careers. UKAEA is an onsite organisation, and this role requires regular onsite presence (usually between 3-5 days in any given week) in line with business needs.

We actively support flexible working arrangements where this is compatible with the role.

• Taking main responsibility for high-level radiological consequence assessment for postulated accident scenarios and using this underpinning technical work to guide the development of fusion safety, security and environmental regulation both domestically and internationally. This may be as a direct contributor or as intelligent customer, as required.
• Note that due to the First of a Kind nature of fusion developments, these high-level radiological consequence assessments are undertaken with emerging conceptual design information in order to inform a developing sector Providing specialist fusion safety, security and environment input into strategic and technical documentation supporting the development of the national and international regulatory framework for the future fusion industry.
• Planning regulatory familiarisation and training in fusion by providing site visits and subject matter expert presentations.
• Proactive interaction with other fusion organisations and regulatory bodies, both in the UK and internationally, to support the harmonisation of fusion safety regulation.
• Actively participating as UK representative in national and international fusion industry workshops to develop standards and guidance in safety, security, environmental protection and waste management.
• Providing technical review, advice and guidance in response to questions relating to fusion safety regulation in alignment with the UK’s fusion strategy.

Salary £57,117 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension

• Programme
• Department
• Risk and Assurance
• Discipline
• Engineering
• Site Location
• UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
• Type of Employment
• Full-time
• Reference Number
• REF
  4173J

Essential Requirements: A degree in an engineering or scientific discipline enhanced by experience or post-graduate qualification; or equivalent combination of relevant qualifications and/or experience

Working knowledge of regulations and guidance in safety, security, environmental protection and waste management

Experience in radiological consequence assessment, identifying hazards, release mechanisms and possible sequence of events that could develop under postulated accident scenarios

Experience of modelling releases to various pathways and receptors on and off-site, for conceptual fusion power plant designs, using software, such as ADMS and PACE Demonstrable knowledge of how to apply theoretical, high-level radiological consequence assessment to wider risk and policy considerations, such as emergency preparedness and insurance & third party liability, with clear risk messaging for relevant stakeholders

Confident ownership of tasks and the ability to work to deadlines.

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