Radiation Protection Instrumentation Specialist
Location: Gloucester, GB, GL13 9PB
Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite
Job Title: Radiation Protection Instrumentation Specialist
Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire + Hybrid working
Compensation: £42,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF62240
At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a RPI Specialist at our Berkeley, Gloucestershire site.
The role:
As a Radiologic Protection Instrumentation (RPI) Specialist, you’ll provide technical direction, guidance, and support to the Radiation Metrology department. Day-to-day, you’ll provide technical expertise and address issues in the Radiation Metrology department, ensuring project and service delivery.
* Produce, review, verify, and approve outputs (e.g. calculations, analysis results, reports).
* Ensure correct application of tools, procedures, and standards to scientific and measurement activities; contribute to the Management System for best practices and compliance.
* Identify and propose continuous improvements and new developments in Metrology, considering safety, cost, quality, and delivery.
* Participate in external committees, seminars, and forums to maintain technical competence and stay updated on UK nuclear industry developments.
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site, 2-3 days per week onsite at Berkeley, Gloucestershire. Some travel within the UK is expected, including visits to customer sites and attendance at RPI-related events. Typically, this travel will occur no more than once per quarter.
Essential experience of the RPI Specialist:
* Proficient in Physics and Mathematics, particularly counting and measurement statistics, with relevant experience.
* Technical role experience in a commercial/production or calibration lab, balancing technical input and commercial awareness; enthusiasm for scientific work.
* Self-motivated, independent, and able to prioritise and manage workload in a busy commercial lab.
* Role model, demonstrating principles of health, safety, wellbeing, respect, and inclusion.
* Strong communication, organisation, report writing, and time management skills.
Qualifications for the RPI Specialist:
* Degree in a relevant technical discipline, or appropriate similar qualifications.
Benefits:
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
* Employee share scheme.
* Employee shopping savings portal.
* Payment of Professional Fees.
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
* Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
* ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
* Flexible working options available.
* Autonomy to perform the role.
* Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish Nuclear:
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing Date: 17/03/2025
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