Emergency Planner

Job Introduction

Job Description for Emergency Planner:

There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

To deliver the Pan-NNL CISO and emergency exercise schedule under the direction of the NNL Emergency Manager and maintain the emergency arrangements Pan-NNL at an immediate state of readiness.

Main Responsibilities for Emergency Planner:

• Support the development of CISO function and Emergency Exercise Schedule(s) that provide adequate levels of training and exercising of response teams, meet all regulatory and stakeholder expectations and provide proportionate coverage of CISO function and emergency preparedness risks. 
• Accountable for ensuring all emergency equipment and facilities including, Incident Control Centre, Access Control Point, Re-Entry Preparation Area or Building Control Point (as appropriate to Site) are maintained in a constant state of readiness. 
• Ensure the completion of all exercises defined in the Exercise Schedule(s) within the timescales defined. They shall define aims, objectives and injects, act as umpire or evaluator, arrange resources and coordinate the running of all exercises. All drills and exercises are to be challenging and provide adequate training and evaluation of the Response Teams for their area(s) of responsibility. They shall be responsible for supporting the Emergency Manager ensuring each Incident Response post holder gets at least the minimum defined training for their role necessary to maintain SQEP status. 
• Where an exercise, drill, local, industry or national event identifies learning, areas for improvement or any shortfalls, they shall be accountable for developing and implementing corrective actions. This may include a major overhaul of emergency response arrangements and associated training. All significant shortfalls are to be brought to the attention of the Emergency Manager for implementation. 
• Engage with stakeholders, both internal and external, to support operations and deliver the exercise schedule, including the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, Civilian Guard Force, Fire and Rescue and the site licence holder. 
• Conduct coaching and mentoring to CISO function and Emergency Response post trainees to achieve at least the minimum defined training for their role necessary to achieve SQEP status.
• They shall ensure that sufficient individuals are trained, appointed and available to cover CISO function and emergency roles at each facility accounting for sickness, leave and natural attrition, without unduly burdening any single individual(s).
• Maintain a working knowledge of applicable regulations, processes and industry best practice.
• Proactive in Continuous Improvement: Promote best practice within the function by, for example, actively participating in Operational Experience Feedback (OEF) briefs and implementing learning identified from other facilities.

Essential Criteria for Emergency Planner:

• Detail orientated, and able to work to stringent deadlines within a regulated environment.
• High levels of integrity and the confidence to challenge the behavior of others.
• Evidence of self-motivation with demonstrable levels of drive, energy and resilience.
• Ability to communicate key information both verbal and written with customers, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Experience of remaining calm under stressful circumstances.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Emergency Planner:

• Experienced in working in a regulated environment.
• Experience working within a CISO function utilising play books and exercising them.
• Experience of emergency planning in a major accident industry.
• Level 4 qualification (or equivalent experience) in an emergency planning or security discipline.    
• Experience of security decision making and an understanding of security systems management.
• Has undertaken formal Emergency management and planning training (or equivalent), for example those provided by the Cabinet Office’s Emergency Planning College.
• Experience in security-based function.

Why join us?

NNL isn’t just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It’s also a place where you’ll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
• NNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, NNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), NNL will still contribute 10%.
• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK
• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.
• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
• Access to ‘Mydiscounts’ which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. 
• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

NNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory