Technical Delivery Manager

Job Introduction

Job Description for Technical Delivery Manager:

NNL is where your understanding of reactors fuels the nation. As part of our Fuel Reactor & Reprocessing capability, you’ll play a vital role in developing the UK fuel cycle in line with advances in new technology and new processes. As old reactors reach the end of their lifespan, we need experts like you, with the technical skills to virtually model scenarios that not only enable us to explore new ways of managing the inputs and outputs of reactors, but also pave the way for the implementation of smaller, cleaner revolutionary new reactors. This is a place where you can use your knowledge and expertise to do long term meaningful work for years to come.

NNL is looking for a high calibre, motivated and experienced individual to be part of the Radiochemistry  management team which has team members based at NNL’s Central Laboratory. The team is part of the Fuels, Reactors and Recycling (FR&R) capability within NNL, which delivers commercial R&D to help solve a wide range of challenges in the nuclear industry.

The Radiochemistry  team have a unique expertise and provide the key skills required to support the UK’s future nuclear programmes as well as playing an important role in several European collaborations. The team specialise in laboratory-scale, medium inventory experiments in reprocessing, isotopic separation, and Pu Science.

The overall size of the Radiochemistry team is expected to grow in the coming years and this will increase the numbers of technical and operational staff. There is therefore a need to increase the number of personnel with the authority and accountability for management of experimental laboratory operations in this area.

NNL is looking for an experienced scientist with an aptitude and enthusiasm for management and a willingness to learn a new skill-set to join a growing team and deliver an exciting programme of work for our customers. The successful candidate will support the Radiochemistry capability manager with line management activities including managing performance and development and supporting delivery of technical work in NNL’s Central Laboratory.

The successful candidate will also supervise Operations in Active laboratories and produce the required safety and compliance documentation to support those activities, undertaking the required training to be able to work safely and effectively in our unique laboratories at the NNL Central Laboratory, which is located on the Sellafield site, Cumbria, applying their knowledge to some key projects and programmes.

Role Responsibility

Main Responsibilities for Technical Delivery Manager:

• Carry out the day-to-day line management activities for a small number of the Technical Team (principally Performance Management and Development Reviews and training, etc.).
• Support the Capability Manager in the delivery of the FR&R EHSS&Q Improvement and Assurance Plans and local Capability Strategy.
• Provision of specified specialist services and technical support to agreed standards. 
• To carry out designated work packages to standards of safety, cost, quality and time. 
• Provision of technical advice and guidance issues appropriate to their working area.  
• Oversees the work of others and provides coaching to develop the skills and abilities of others for the benefit of the company. 
• Lead the development and application of appropriate technical and managerial processes and systems in their working area. 
• Complies with all legislative, regulatory and company policy standards and procedures e.g. safety, quality, risk, security etc. applicable to the role.
• Take responsibility and act as Task Supervisor for technical work in the Alpha active laboratories.
• Act as Area Owner for specific areas of the facility, taking “ownership” of those designated areas, ensuring that the “look and feel” lives up to NNL’s values and expectations and be the single point of contact for stewardship of that area

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria for Technical Delivery Manager:

• A directly relevant science degree (e.g. chemistry, materials, or physics).
• Experience of working to high safety and quality standards in a highly regulated environment.
• Experience of delivering technical projects to customer requirements.
• Ability to obtain DV level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial, criminal record checks, interview plus 10 years of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Technical Delivery Manager:

• Line management or supervisory experience.
• Experience of nuclear operations (particularly working in a medium active alpha environment) and an understanding of nuclear safety and nuclear security culture.
• Knowledge of the nuclear industry. 

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

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.

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