Nuclear Decommissioning Site Lead
NUKEM Ltd.
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Job summary
NUVIA UK is seeking an established Decommissioning Team Lead to head on-site operations, safely decommissioning and dismantling nuclear facilities and equipment. You will guide teams within nuclear and construction site boundaries, ensuring adherence to approved documentation and safety procedures.
The role requires strong leadership, radiological awareness, and practical experience with PPE, monitoring systems, and dismantling operations.
Qualifications
- Good leadership and management ability.
- Classified radiation worker.
- Basic radiological awareness training.
- Practical knowledge and experience of radiological conditions and contamination assessments.
- Practical knowledge and experience of PPE, RPE and radiological monitoring systems.
- Practical knowledge and experience of lifting/slinging operations.
- Practical knowledge and experience of erection, operation and dismantling of temporary structures.
- Good understanding of tooling and equipment and their safe application in the workplace.
- Reasonable level of intelligence and education, CSE/GCSE or equivalent, with some knowledge of technical terms and commercial arithmetic with basic keyboard skills.
- Ability to work to written procedures in order to minimise risks to persons, property and environment.
- Ability to communicate and work effectively within a team, and ability to communicate with Client teams.
- Excellent health, safety and environment awareness for industrial working.
- A flexible attitude to work, capability and willingness of being trained to undertake a wide range of duties including the use of standard and specialised decommissioning tooling.
- Up to 1 years’ previous experience working in an industrial and/or project environment.
- Physical fitness and manual dexterity.
- A general engineering, craft or building background and / or knowledge gained through experience and on the job training.
- NVQ Level 3 (minimum or working towards)
- Relevant CSCS card discipline for construction sites
- Relevant CPCS or NPORS cards for the operation of plant and equipment
- IPAF and PASMA training
- Relevant security clearance for Nuclear Licensed sites
- Full UK driving license
Responsibilities
- Resource Management
- Decontamination: Deployment and supervision of site operatives
- Dismantling: To decontaminate plant, equipment and facilities
- Care & Maintenance: To dismantle and size reduce plant and equipment
- Waste Processing: To undertake plant checks, routine maintenance of facilities and housekeeping
- Environment: Preparation of work areas, materials and equipment
- Plant Operations: To operate process plant and materials handling equipment in support of site activities
Skills
Education
Job description
NUVIA UK is seeking an established Decommissioning Team Lead to head on-site operations, safely decommissioning and dismantling nuclear facilities and equipment. You will guide teams within nuclear and construction site boundaries, ensuring adherence to approved documentation and safety procedures.
The role requires strong leadership, radiological awareness, and practical experience with PPE, monitoring systems, and dismantling operations.
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