Senior Radioactive Waste Engineer

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Senior Radioactive Waste Engineer to manage waste governance, provide technical support, and ensure compliance with UK nuclear legislation. Located in Plymouth with hybrid working arrangements, the ideal candidate should possess a degree in a relevant subject and significant expertise in radioactive waste management. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and benefits including a generous holiday allowance and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Flexible working arrangements

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Applied understanding of characterisation, processing, sentencing, packaging and transport of radioactive waste.
• Ability to apply Best Available Techniques (BAT) with justification.
• High levels of numeracy and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Support management and mentor waste engineers.
• Provide customer technical support.
• Produce governance documents for waste strategies.
• Ensure compliance with nuclear legislation.
• Drive continuous improvement in waste processing.

Skills

Radioactive waste management

Environmental legislation in the UK

Technical writing

IT proficiency

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Qualifications in radioactive waste management

Job description

Job Title: Senior Radioactive Waste Engineer

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £51,941 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70428

Shape the future of safe nuclear operations

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Radioactive Waste Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre sites.

The role

As a Senior Radioactive Waste Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where your expertise will directly contribute to national security and environmental protection, while accelerating your career in a dynamic and highly regulated industry.

Day-to-day, you’ll be part of a specialist team focused on site‑wide waste governance, technical support and project integration. You’ll oversee waste engineers, provide expert advice, and deliver solutions that ensure compliance with environmental legislation and nuclear safety standards.

• Supporting management and mentoring waste engineers within the team.
• Providing customer and project‑facing technical support and advice.
• Producing governance documents and technical reports to underpin waste strategies.
• Ensuring compliance with UK nuclear industry legislation and best practice.
• Driving continuous improvement in waste characterisation, processing, and transport.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 1 days in the office/onsite and 4 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Senior Radioactive Waste Engineer

• Applied understanding of radioactive waste management, including characterisation, processing, sentencing, packaging and transport.
• Extensive knowledge of environmental legislation in the UK nuclear industry.
• Ability to determine and apply Best Available Techniques (BAT) with robust justification.
• High levels of numeracy and IT proficiency, including data interpretation and spreadsheet development.
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills for diverse audiences.

Qualifications for the Senior Radioactive Waste Engineer

• Degree in a relevant subject.
• Extensive radioactive waste management qualifications and/or experience

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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 FeesReservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock 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.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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.

Closing date: 12/01/2026

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