Waste and Environmental Capability Lead

Babcock International; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Babcock International as a Radioactive Waste Lead, where you'll develop strategies for waste services in a hybrid working environment. This role emphasizes strategic impact in nuclear waste management while leading technical teams and fostering relationships in a challenging market.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme with life assurance

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading options

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in nuclear sector and radioactive waste management.
• Experience managing technical teams.
• Excellent knowledge of radioactive waste sector networks.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategy for waste services and manage teams.
• Create innovative solutions in nuclear waste management.
• Build client relationships and lead capability strategies.

Skills

Radioactive waste management

Project lifecycle support

Team management

Client relationship building

Education

Degree in engineering or science

Job description

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Job Title: Radioactive Waste Lead
Location: Warrington, Bristol or Newbury + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF60568

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Radioactive Waste Leadat either our Warrington, Bristol or Newbury site.

The role
As a Radioactive Waste Lead you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll help develop the strategy for waste services, influence key decision-making, and shape the expanding Nuclear Waste Management and Environmental Capability for the business. This is a chance to make a real impact in a challenging and evolving market, developing innovative solutions and long-term strategies

Day-to-day, you'll be a recognised expert within our organisation, this role draws upon comprehensive knowledge and a deep understanding of radioactive waste management and environmental solutions to apply expertise to complex and challenging assignments in the nuclear sector, leading teams to develop innovative solutions and recommendations for improvement. This role has scope and influence extending across the organisation and sets direction for the management and growth of the Waste and Environmental Capability within Cavendish Nuclear and its relationships with partner organisations and associates.

• Develop the Waste and Environmental Capability to be industry leading in line with Cavendish Nuclear strategy and growth plans.
• Develop excellent collaborative client relationships.
• Take an active role in appropriate professional networks on behalf of Cavendish Nuclear.
• Lead the development and implementation of capability strategies and plans.
• Be responsible for the career development of waste and environmental specialists.
• Manage resource supply to meet near-term and strategic demand.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with three days in the office/onsite and two days working from home.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential experience of the Radioactive Waste Lead

• Demonstrable experience in the nuclear sector, with significant radioactive waste management experience proven over several years.
• Proven experience in supporting projects throughout the service lifecycle.
• Experience of building and line managing technical teams.
• Excellent knowledge of an established network within the radioactive waste sector.

Qualifications for the Radioactive Waste Lead

• Degree (or similar/equivalent qualification) in relevant technical (engineering or science) discipline.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (SC) security clearance for this role. 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 Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• '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

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

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: 07/07/2025

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