Senior Shielding Consultant

Location: Warrington, Bristol, Leicester (Hybrid Working Model) 

Purpose of the role:

The Senior Radiation Shielding Consultant will support the Shielding Discipline Lead in providing technical solutions for projects, including:

Delivering radiation models and calculations for shielding, dose assessment, and neutron activation.
Assuming shielding technical lead roles within projects.
Integrating with multi-disciplinary teams to identify and address shielding issues across projects.
Mentoring and training junior team members.
Enhancing existing radiation protection procedures.
Key Responsibilities

General Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Deliver radiation models and calculations, including shielding, dose assessment, and neutron activation.
Author and verify shielding reports and related calculation notes.
Develop and maintain excellent working relations with customers, colleagues, and other departments.
Support strategic growth campaigns and bids, including creating marketing content and presentation materials.
Maintain and promote industry best practices, potentially representing the company at shielding-related conferences.
Assist leadership in driving cultural development and change. Ensure the application of the highest standards in health, safety, environment, ethics, and behaviours.
Growth Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Build and maintain strong customer relationships.
Support growth through business development opportunities.
Project Delivery Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Supervise junior technical specialists within the same discipline.
Manage customer relationships, ensuring effective communication and resolution of technical and delivery issues.
Manage the delivery of tasks within the agreed Delegation of Authority (DOA) against cost and program expectations.
Review and approve technical submissions.
Ensure adequate review, verification, and approval of all deliverables.
Raise quality plans for single-discipline work packages.
Provide feedback on lessons learned for future projects.
Bid Support Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Support business-winning processes through tender input and review.
Participate in Learning from Experience (LFE) reviews to enhance future opportunities.
Process Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Ensure correct application of processes and procedures to technical activities.

Leadership Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Leading Self: Demonstrate company principles, and promote health, safety, wellbeing, respect, and inclusion.
Leading Others: Manage performance and development of junior team members on projects, providing ongoing communication and feedback.
Experience/Qualifications/Skills

Degree in a relevant scientific or engineering technical discipline.
Minimum of five years’ experience within the nuclear industry as a shielding practitioner.
Excellent working knowledge of radiation transport codes such as Monte Carlo codes (MCBEND, MCNP) and Point kernel codes (RANKERN, Microshield).
Working knowledge of the SCALE suite of codes (for fuel inventory and activation analysis) is desirable.
Understanding critical issues is beneficial.
Willingness to obtain suitable security clearance for MOD-related work.
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