Technical Specialist

Amentum; East Hagbourne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in nuclear waste management is seeking a Technical Specialist to support technical assessments and provide environmental support. The ideal candidate will lead disposability assurance activities, undertake technical audits, and manage project risks. A degree in a relevant field and extensive experience in similar roles are essential. The company fosters collaboration and innovation, offering a competitive package that prioritizes employee wellbeing and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a comparable role, with some knowledge of technical areas.
• Ability to analyse complex data sets and communicate effectively.
• Numerate with excellent technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead disposability assurance activities for Higher and Lower Activity Waste.
• Conduct technical audits of nuclear facilities.
• Provide strategic input to waste retrieval and decommissioning projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Technical writing

Adaptability

Education

Degree in mathematical, physical sciences or engineering

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated candidate as a Technical Specialist to play a key role in supporting the growth of our business. You will join a friendly, highly collaborative, multi‑disciplinary group. The candidate will be expected to lead the technical direction of work areas providing waste assessment and environmental specialist support. You will provide technical expertise on a wide variety of projects for customers including radioactive waste management organisations, radioactive waste producers and regulators, both in the UK and overseas.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading or providing significant input to disposability assurance activities for both Higher Activity Waste and Lower Activity Waste including both the development of disposability submissions (e.g LLWR's WCH or NWS's LoC submissions) and the review of disposal cases.
• Assessment of the compliance of packaging solutions with disposal criteria and specifications.
• Technical audits of nuclear facilities or processes.
• Management of records and information.
• Management of risks and uncertainties.
• Managing technical assessments across a range of topic areas including waste package inventory, wasteform properties and expected evolution, container performance and durability, accident performance, operational, transport and post‑closure safety.
• Provision of strategic input to our company waste retrievals and decommissioning projects, potentially including on‑site support.
• Production of high quality technical reports on the outcomes of your work and the work of others; implementing efficient tools and routes for the robust management of data.
• Delivering projects relating to the safe and timely disposal of radioactive waste.
• Producing and checking calculations, analyses and interpretations.
• Leading interactions with clients and stakeholders.
• Supporting the continued development of our business through identifying, bidding for and winning new work with new or existing clients.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a comparable role (individual candidates need experience of some of the technical topic areas described above, not necessarily all).
• Degree qualification (or equivalent training and experience) in an appropriate mathematical, physical science or engineering discipline.
• Ability to analyse complex data sets and models, distil the important safety features and communicate concisely with specialists and senior stakeholders.
• Numerate with excellent technical writing/reviewing skills.
• Adaptable and able to work on a variety of projects, prioritising as appropriate.

At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all. We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

Benefits

We are recruiting for a Technical Specialist to join our Radioactive Waste Management Consultancy business. Due to the rapid growth of our business in the civil nuclear waste management we require more support to deliver and continue to expand our expertise. We have a leading role in waste strategy, inventory and compliance underpinning the future management of radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuels and nuclear materials. In the UK, we deliver a diverse range of projects for waste producers, waste management organisations and strategic authorities across all aspects of the waste lifecycle. We are delivering similarly interesting and exciting projects across the globe including projects for clients in Norway, Central & Eastern Europe and Japan.

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work. When we embrace different perspectives and work together, we become more innovative, more agile, and more successful.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. Work‑life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part‑time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.