Radiation Safety & Waste Graduate Programme

targetjobs UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

270 hours annual leave

9-day working fortnight

Salary-sacrifice scheme

Life Assurance

Welcome payment

Interest-free loan

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) &O

Job summary

Nuclear Services, part of AWE, offers a two-year Evolve Graduate Programme in Reading. You will support health physics, waste management, and emergency response activities on AWE sites. Start date is September 2027, with a starting salary around £31,000 and benefits.

Entry requires at least a 2:2 in a science/environment degree and British nationality with eligibility for security clearance. The role is onsite in Reading with a comprehensive benefits package including pension and paid leave.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2:2 in a science- or environment-based degree (e.g., Environmental Science, Geoscience, Geography or Sustainability).
• You must be a British National and able to obtain/maintain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Waste improvement: Support projects that improve management of radioactive, controlled and hazardous waste.
• Training and awareness: Help develop and deliver training programmes and awareness campaigns.
• Documentation: Review and update waste-management, customer-communication, health, safety and environmental documentation.
• Inspection and assurance: Support health, safety and environmental inspections and continual improvement.
• Operational services: Work with teams providing Health Physics, waste processing, emergency response and specialist operational support.

Skills

Proactive

Communicative

Detail-focused

Customer focused

Organised

Numerate

Education

2:2 in science/environment degree

Job description

Nuclear Services, part of AWE, offers a two-year Evolve Graduate Programme in Reading. You will support health physics, waste management, and emergency response activities on AWE sites. Start date is September 2027, with a starting salary around £31,000 and benefits.

Entry requires at least a 2:2 in a science/environment degree and British nationality with eligibility for security clearance. The role is onsite in Reading with a comprehensive benefits package including pension and paid leave.