Data Management Specialist

• Division: UKFE - Strategy and Investment
• Site
  
  Location:
  
  West Burton, Nottinghamshire
• Department: UKFE - Business Strategy

The UK Government has established UK Fusion Energy (UKFE) Ltd , a subsidiary of UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), to lead the charge in delivering fusion energy through design and delivery of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) prototype fusion plant. UKFE is establishing itself, setting up the company, attracting talent, engaging with industry, developing a supply chain, and planning and constructing of the STEP prototype.

Fusion energy, crucial for combating climate change and ensuring energy independence, is expected to be commercially viable by mid-century. The UK, led by UKFE, aims for a prototype fusion plant, targeting first operations around 2040. UK Fusion Energy Ltd. will lead delivery, collaborating with industrial partners and building a fusion supply chain with an estimated global sector value of £7tn per year.

Join UKFE and the STEP programme to be involved in this ground breaking journey.

As an employee of UKFE, you will benefit from:

• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
• A vibrant culture committed to being fully inclusive.

The salary for this role is £40,402 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension.

This position is to be based at West Burton, Nottinghamshire and onsite working is expected for 3 days each week.

The closing date for this advert is set for the 3rd June 2026.

As our Benefit Data Management Specialist, you will lead the benefit related data management and analysis portfolio as part of a growing team which develops and delivers the benefits, monitoring and evaluation (BM&E) activities across STEP. This is an exciting time to join UKFE, and your role will be important in justifying continued funding of the STEP programme. You will play a key role in the central Business Strategy team supporting the enhancement of our quantitative data and its management, working closely with colleagues across the whole of UKFE.

You will enable UKFE to drive data driven decision-making across the programme, advancing our Benefits Realisation, and Monitoring and Evaluation activities.

UKFE, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and was recently stood-up (in Nov 2024). We are now in a stage of implementing new systems and processes that support and drive the management of our benefits data. You will play a leading role working alongside the UKFE Programme Team, designing and implementing new processes and systems to collect and oversee the depth and breadth of UKFE benefits data.

You will help us drive through the latest techniques; creating new data flows and visualisations, launching new processes and systems, and aiming to continuously improve the quality of the benefits data we rely on to justify continued funding of the programme. Your work will play a pivotal role in the ultimate development of a robust socio-economic evidence-base to demonstrate the value for money and return on investment of STEP;

furthering the goals of the UK Fusion Strategy.

Co-development and implementation of data systems and processes

• Design and implement our updated data management processes to support effective Benefits Realisation and Monitoring and Evaluation activities.
• Collaborate with colleagues across UKFE and our Whole Plant Partners to ensure that the implementation of our data management processes seamlessly integrates input from all relevant sources across our staff network.
• Ensure new data systems, tools and platforms are designed to maximise UKFE’s insight; providing robust and comprehensive quantitative data for BM&E purposes.
• Support the development of data best practice, including Data Governance and Data management policies as a subject matter expert.

Lead the Management of data systems and processes

• Run our updated data management processes to support effective Benefits Realisation and Monitoring and Evaluation activities.
• Collaborate with colleagues across UKFE and our Whole Plant Partners to ensure that our data management processes remain fit for purpose to gather and integrate input from all relevant sources across our network.
• Ensure new data systems, tools and platforms in operation maximise UKFE's insight; providing robust and comprehensive quantitative data for BM&E purposes, continuously improving data collection and its management over time.
• Follow data best practice, including complying with Data Governance and Data management…