Operations Team Leader (Waste Services)

UK Atomic Energy Authority; South Oxfordshire; On-site; GBP 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The UK Atomic Energy Authority is seeking an Operations Team Leader (Waste Services) at its Culham site. This pivotal role involves managing staff and ensuring operational excellence for tritium cycle solutions, key to advancing fusion energy. Join a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and inclusivity.

Benefits

Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme

Corporate bonus scheme up to 7%

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days

Wide range of career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum HND level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of fusion and controlled wastes.
• IOSH Managing Safely certification.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for management and development of team staff.
• Ensure performance of all TFC's tritium/waste equipment.
• Promote UKAEA’s culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Knowledge and understanding of fusion and controlled wastes

Ability to constructively interact with a variety of stakeholders

Management of multi-disciplinary and diverse teams

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Educated to a minimum of HND level or equivalent

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Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

As an employee of UKAEA 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
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive
  
  
  

Job Description

The salary for this role is £56,596 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 5 days each week.

This role is be based at Culham, Oxfordshire .

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Operations Team Leader (Waste Services), you will play a pivotal role in responsibility for the management and development of the staff within their team, and ensuring the availability/performance of all TFC’s tritium/waste operational equipment and capabilities.

Overall Purpose: The Tritium Fuel Cycle (TFC) division is leading the delivery of tritium life cycle solutions for sustainable fusion energy, aiming to maximise the scientific and economic benefits as a result. In addition to delivering high-impact research and development programmes, the division is also responsible for designing, delivering, and operating cutting-edge tritium life cycle facilities. Furthermore, the division seeks to develop productive collaborations and grow a community of experts through the sharing and assimilating of knowledge. The operational groups within TFC operate unique facilities to enable research and development teams that pursue tritium life cycle development. The team focuses on developing a capability to enable the testing and verification of viable fusion tritium life cycle technologies, whilst minimising our operational liabilities. The Operations Team Leader is responsible for the management and development of the staff within their team, and ensuring the availability/performance of all TFC’s tritium/waste operational equipment and capabilities. Accountabilities: Ensure that staff safety, health and welfare are maintained and adhered to in accordance with company policies and procedures.

• Actively promote UKAEA’s values, championing a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Effective and timely management of staff, including, but not limited to: setting resource allocation and recruitment requirements, knowledge transfer, welfare, setting measurable objectives and performance management, absence management, professional development, and coaching.
• Ensure suitably qualified and experienced staff are in place to deliver work in accordance with UKAEA standards, management systems, and relevant regulations.
• Provide support to and/or deliver projects by providing technical leadership and advice. Support implementation of decommissioning strategy, liability reduction program, and final waste disposal.
• Fulfil the duties of and hold the Authority to Operate (ATO) for nominated Facilities. Management of the asset database with regards to facility and service-related assets, ensuring accurate and appropriate capture of data.
• Act as contract project manager for any third-party suppliers, liaising with the central Business and Facilities Management team where appropriate.
• Represent and promote TFC’s innovative offerings and technical specialisms both internally and externally. Support UKAEA initiatives and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and regulators
  
  
  

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• Educated to a minimum of HND level or equivalent in a relevant discipline or demonstratable equivalent experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of fusion and controlled wastes.
• IOSH Managing safely.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary and diverse teams.
• Ability to constructively interact with a variety of stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• Demonstrably proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  
  
  

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [e-mail] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

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