Environmental Laboratory Analyst

Babcock International; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension scheme

Aviva DigiCare+ health programme

Employee share scheme

Be Kind Day

Holiday Trading

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear, based at Westlakes Science Park, Whitehaven, is seeking an Environmental Laboratory Analyst to join the analytical team at our lab in Carlisle/Whitehaven. The role focuses on delivering accurate chemistry analyses under safety and environmental standards, supporting site licenses and client needs.

You will work 37 hours per week on site, with opportunities to contribute to method validation, quality systems, and improvements in analytical capability within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Experience in analytical chemistry.
• Awareness of conventional and radiological safety.
• Awareness of ISO17025 standard.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering assigned programmes of work to provide analytical results on time and to quality.
• Comply with the laboratory quality management systems to support accreditation.
• Adhere to processes and procedures to ensure safe working practices.
• Collaborate within a team to provide a consistent and efficient service.
• Identify and report issues to maintain and improve operational capability and service level.
• Assist with validation of new and existing techniques and equipment to comply with quality systems.

Skills

Analytical chemistry

Safety awareness

ISO17025 knowledge

Education

Science A Level or equivalent practical lab experience

Job description

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Environmental Laboratory Analyst

Location: Carlisle, GB, CA24 3HZ

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Environmental Laboratory Analyst
Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF75479

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Environmental Laboratory Analyst, at our Greeson Court, Westlakes Science Park site.

The role
As an Environmental Laboratory Analyst, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. As part of the analytical team, you will deliver efficient analytical services to customers in line with aspects of safety, quality and environmental standards.

Day-to-day, you’ll conduct chemistry analysis on sample types based at our lab in support of a range of client sites, such as Sellafield, ensuring safety, quality and environmental standards which allow for site license permits to be obtained.

• Assist in the delivery of assigned programmes of work to support the overall delivery of analytical results to time and quality
• Comply with the laboratory quality management systems to support accreditation
• Comply with processes and procedures to enable safe working practices
• Work as part of an effective team to support and coach each other to provide a consistent and efficient level of service
• Identify and report issues to maintain and improve operational capability and level of service
• Assist with the validation of new and existing techniques and equipment prior to use to comply with quality systems

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Westlakes Science Park, Whitehaven.

Essential experience of the Environmental Laboratory Analyst:

• Experience in analytical chemistry
• Awareness of conventional and radiological safety
• Awareness of ISO17025 standard

Qualifications for the Environmental Laboratory Analyst:

• Science A Level at grade A to C or equivalent and/or significant practical laboratory experience
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) 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’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

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 [e-mail] 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.

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