Graduate Radioactive Waste Consultant — UK Career Path 2027

Mott MacDonald; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Biannual salary reviews

Pension contributions match 4.5%–7%

Life assurance up to 4x salary

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Annual bonus schemes

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in the United Kingdom is seeking a Graduate Radioactive Waste Management Consultant to join our nuclear division. You’ll provide technical waste-management expertise and contribute to decommissioning, waste handling, and environmental projects while you develop your early-career skills.

Through Accelerating Your Future, our three-year soft-skills program, you’ll receive mentoring, training, and a clear path to professional accreditation.

Qualifications

• Masters degree (obtained no earlier than 2025) or expected from listed disciplines.
• Less than 12 months’ relevant experience (excluding placements).
• Eligible for UK security clearance.
• Three-yearAccelerating your Future soft-skills development programme.

Responsibilities

• Providing timely and robust technical expertise in radioactive waste management.
• Advising on waste characterisation, treatment, storage, packaging, and consignment.
• Producing high-quality technical reports such as Waste Strategies, BAT studies, Sampling Plans, and Packaging Proposals.
• Supporting radiation protection activities, including drafting local rules and ionising radiation risk assessments.
• Assisting with project controls and bid preparation.
• Collaborating with other departments to deliver comprehensive solutions.

Skills

Initiative

Communication

Technical writing

Analytical thinking

Education

Environmental Management

Radioactive Waste Protection

Physics

Other Engineering discipline

Job description

Mott MacDonald in the United Kingdom is seeking a Graduate Radioactive Waste Management Consultant to join our nuclear division. You’ll provide technical waste-management expertise and contribute to decommissioning, waste handling, and environmental projects while you develop your early-career skills.

Through Accelerating Your Future, our three-year soft-skills program, you’ll receive mentoring, training, and a clear path to professional accreditation.