Reactor Core Technology Capability Manager

Job Introduction

NNL is looking for a high calibre, motivated and experienced individual to manage the Reactor Core Technology team at NNL’s Preston Laboratory.  The team is part of the Fuels, Reactors and Recycling capability within NNL which delivers commercial R&D to help solve a wide range of challenges in the nuclear industry.  The team specialises in reactor fuel manufacturing and technology.  Specifically, the team provides a Quality Assurance service to Westinghouse Electric Company and is at the forefront of development of new reactor fuel types.  A key focus of the team is delivery of the Advanced Fuels Portfolio for our customers in HMG.

To manage the technical team successfully the suitable candidate must:

• have the ability maximise the team’s potential.
• ensures clear line of sight of all safety responsibility and the availability of resource to support delivery.

maintain a strong work relationships with the customer and all touch points throughout the organisation.

Role Responsibility

1. EHSS&Q Accountabilities:

The Capability Manager (CM) will be accountable for EHSS&Q within their team:

• Duty of care for all staff identified

• Ownership and safe operations of equipment and facilities

• Delivery of projects, programs and technical work

• Delivery of the EHSS&Q Assurance and Improvement Plans

2. Capability Accountabilities:

The CM will be accountable for all resources within their team:

• Staff: Leadership, performance, SQEP, development, technical training, progression and recruitment

• Facilities & Equipment: maintenance, renewal, disposal, repair, inspection, access and utilisation. Key roles include oversight of ;

• Leads on customer delivery, exceling in delivering customer value and building a customer-centric culture.

3. Budget Control Accountabilities:

The CM will support the Capability Leader for all budgetary control associated with their team and will be measured against budget control through KPI’s:

• Staff costs including, recruitment, training, progression, T&S. R&R

• Facilities & Equipment costs maintenance, renewal, disposal, repair, inspection, access and utilisation

4. Customer Delivery Accountabilities:

The CM will be accountable for all customer delivery associated with their team:

• Work with Account Directors and Customer Workstream Leads to engage with customer to maximise all business opportunities

• Technical excellence in customer delivery

• Technical resolution

5. Leadership Accountabilities:

The CM will be accountable for cultural and business strategies associated with their team:

• Development of the team in line with business requirements and recognising technical advancements

• Quality of science and customer delivery

• People performance, development and cultural change

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Skills/Qualifications

• A directly relevant science degree (e.g. chemistry, materials, mathematics or physics) or an equivalent level of relevant experience.
• Positive attitude to learning and supporting the wider development of the team

About the Company

Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.

Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.

Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.

We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials

National Nuclear Laboratory