Senior Radioactive Waste Engineer

Compensation: £51,941 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Shape the future of safe nuclear operations. At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Radioactive Waste Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre sites.

• Supporting management and mentoring waste engineers within the team.
• Providing customer and project‑facing technical support and advice.
• Producing governance documents and technical reports to underpin waste strategies.
• Ensuring compliance with UK nuclear industry legislation and best practice.
• Driving continuous improvement in waste characterisation, processing, and transport.

• Applied understanding of radioactive waste management, including characterisation, processing, sentencing, packaging and transport.
• Extensive knowledge of environmental legislation in the UK nuclear industry.
• Ability to determine and apply Best Available Techniques (BAT) with robust justification.
• High levels of numeracy and IT proficiency, including data interpretation and spreadsheet development.
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills for diverse audiences.

• Degree in a relevant subject.
• Extensive radioactive waste management qualifications and/or experience.

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading which allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave (open February to March annually)
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email car with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

12/01/2026