Radiation Protection Graduate Programme

Radiation Protection Graduate Programme

Programme title:
Radiation Protection Graduate Programme

Salary:
Minimum £35,000. Salary is dependent on location, role and qualifications.

Location:

Newbury

Final date to receive applications: 20 October 2026

Programme start date:
September 2027

Role

This is not your average graduate role. As part of our Radiation Protection team at Cavendish Nuclear, you’ll gain valuable skills and experience in one of the most important areas of the nuclear industry. You’ll help keep people and environments safe while supporting some of the UK’s most complex engineering work.

From the moment you join, you’ll be contributing to real projects. You might find yourself supporting the decommissioning of redundant nuclear facilities, assisting in dismantling retired submarines, contributing to the safe operation and construction of nuclear facilities, or providing support to our facilities that use or operate with radioactive materials.

Working alongside radiation protection experts with experience in applying radiation protection in both nuclear and non-nuclear regulated industries, you’ll learn to assess radiation hazards, suggest improvements, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Throughout the programme, you'll collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to draft and implement radiation protection policies, and review safety systems to ensure they meet regulatory standards. Your work will involve evaluating radiation risks in the workplace, recommending safe and effective waste disposal practices, and assessing the environmental impact of radioactive materials. You'll also learn how to provide consultancy support, prepare detailed reports, liaise with regulators, and identify training needs to enhance radiation safety awareness.

Every placement brings new challenges, fresh perspectives and the chance to contribute to projects that have a lasting impact on the world around you.

This is a two-year journey designed to give you breadth, depth and clarity. Through structured placements across Cavendish Nuclear, you’ll explore different areas of radiation protection, build real-world experience and gain insight into where your skills shine brightest.

You can expect real world encounters and exposure to exciting projects that will really help you navigate where you want to take your career.

You’ll grow with every rotation. Supported by experienced mentors and surrounded by likeminded professionals, you’ll develop the technical know-how and personal confidence to shape your future, and ours.

From day one, you’ll receive structured support, personalised training, and dedicated mentorship to help you excel throughout your programme and beyond.

You’ll join our Graduate Development Programme, featuring expert-led masterclasses on communication, personal branding, resilience, and wellbeing.

As a Radiation Protection Graduate you will have the opportunity to attend core training to deepen your understanding of radiation protection principles. This includes internal development programmes and access to external training courses that are widely used across the industry by organisations such as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Association of University Radiation Protection Officers (AURPO).

Graduates who complete this programme go on to play a key role as a Radiation Protection Consultant at Cavendish Nuclear. You’ll be doing work that matters – protecting people, shaping policy, and helping to deliver some of the most ambitious nuclear projects in the UK.

From there, your development doesn’t stop. We’ll support you as you grow into more senior…