Overview

You will apply your specialist waste or environmental expertise to embed and monitor the delivery of the sites waste strategies. This includes working with the site programme waste teams and other internal stakeholder on waste strategy development and engaging externally with the wider NRS, NDA and Regulators. You will also play a major role in developing improvements to the Dounreay Waste Management System, influencing technical specifications while providing trusted waste management guidance to waste advisors and project teams.

Your work will involve acting as a key stakeholder in a variety of waste processes and reviews, producing, and approving essential waste documentation, and interpreting complex waste data sets, regularly interfacing with internal teams, external stakeholders, and regulators. You will also mentor waste specialists and contribute to training that strengthens waste strategy awareness across the organisation.

Key Deliverables:

• Lead the development and gain approval for waste strategies, and monitor their ongoing implementation to demonstrate a golden thread from NDA strategy to onsite delivery of waste management
• Where appropriate, lead on activities to improve waste strategy visibility and, to the Waste Management System
• Provide regulatory and technical advice across the site related to waste strategy
• Support and influence waste processes including Dounreay Modification Reports, HAZOPs, Unusual Occurrence investigations and Best Practical Means assessments while producing, reviewing, and approving essential waste documentation
• Analyse problems and incidents, interpret waste data sets, interface with regulators and stakeholders, and recommend effective solutions to maintain compliance
• Perform the responsibilities of Management Appointments relevant to post including Radioactive Waste Advisor body member

What you will bring

You will bring a solid technical foundation supported by an HND in Science or Engineering, or an equivalent qualification with relevant experience. Your background includes comprehensive waste or environmental management experience, along with relevant nuclear or industrial site experience. Strong writing skills and the ability to interpret information and produce high quality reports will enable you to contribute effectively to site waste strategy and compliance.

Apply

If you are ready to drive waste strategies that enable the Site mission, we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are looking to hold interviews week commencing Monday 4 May 2026, however, please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline should we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Physical requirements for the role can be viewed here. If you require assistance at any point during the recruitment process contact [email protected] at the appropriate time so we can make any necessary, reasonable adjustment.