Lead Environmental Engineer

United Kingdom Government has established UK Fusion Energy (UKFE) Ltd, a subsidiary of UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), to lead the charge in delivering fusion energy by designing and delivering 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 the STEP prototype.

• 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.
• Wide range of career development opportunities.
• A vibrant culture committed to being fully inclusive.

The salary for this role is £50,311 plus a Specialist Allowance which is non-contractual and non-pensionable plus 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.

Fusion energy offers the potential for significant quantities of low‑carbon, inherently safe, abundantly fuelled, baseload energy, supporting sustainable climate action and energy independence. STEP is the UK’s flagship national programme to deliver a prototype fusion energy plant, targeting 2040, and a path to commercial viability of fusion. This role supports the delivery of the STEP prototype plant through specialist environmental engineering.

• Lead the development of the Environment Case for the design of the STEP prototype plant, alongside the Safety Case team.
• Act as the Technical Expert for the environmental discipline on STEP – supporting regulatory and permitting submissions (including a Development Consent Order).
• Define the Environmental and Sustainability Strategy for programmes and communicate it to senior leadership and within the relevant projects.
• Act as the UKAEA intelligent customer for the environmental discipline on these programmes, define the scoping and procurement strategy for any outsourced specialist work that will deliver environmental studies for different programme areas.

• Ensure that environmental requirements are integrated into the engineering design, including through Best Available Techniques (BAT) workshops, Environmental Impact Identification (ENVID) execution and deliverable planning.
• Support the development of assessments and models across noise, air quality, watercourses, and emissions.
• Maintain the plant‑wide waste and emissions inventories (radiological and non‑radiological).
• Check and validate the output of environmental studies and input into the performance evaluation of external service providers.

• Develop the environment resource strategy for programmes.
• Manage consultants and Agency Supplied Workers that work on environmental deliverables within these programmes.
• Assess environment related risks for programmes and develop mitigation strategies, escalating to senior leadership as required.
• Build stakeholder engagement across programmes, facilitate knowledge sharing.
• Provide integration across different programme areas and teams to ensure they cooperate effectively on environmental aspects, making appropriate use of resources and avoiding overlaps.
• Lead the integration of environmental work within programmes with the UKAEA corporate ISO
  14001 Environmental Management System.
• Train and upskill relevant teams in relation to environmental legislation and other requirements.

• Role model positive leadership behaviours aligned to the UKFE and STEP values and behaviours.
• Foster a positive and inclusive team environment that aligns with our cultural values.
• Contribute to maintaining a respectful and collaborative…