Job Description This role can be based at can any of the following sites: Culham, Oxfordshire. This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions. The Role Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Tokamak Ex-Vessel Decommissioning Lead Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in providing technical knowledge and leadership for safe decommissioning of the JET facility and non-active systems. Additional Responsibilities: Efficient leadership of a team of multidisciplinary engineers and developing the right culture and capabilities within those teams. Defining and implementing the technical strategy for J1 conventional deplant activities undertaken within the JDR programme. Leading development of new capabilities required to complete JET decommissioning. Helping to define the make / buy strategy and define subsequent specifications to cover all work carried out by third parties to implement this strategy. Ensuring appropriate safety principles and guidance are implemented throughout the programme lifecycle to meet site operating requirements. Providing strategic reviews of the delivery strategy to ensure maximum value and alignment with organisational goals throughout the lifecycle or where issues arise needing critical attention and timely resolution. Approving and reviewing, or suitably delegating, for all major technical documentation and deliverables produced across the Decommissioning programme. Ensuring safety, quality and consistency of delivery for the JET decommissioning programme. Managing and mitigating risk to the JET decommissioning programme by finding solutions or planning work with costed proposals. Managing delivery to key milestones or manage KPI’s to satisfactory closeout. Promoting the decommissioning programme to stakeholders and suppliers to secure engagement and collaboration, maximising value, opportunity, and credibility throughout delivery. Managing stakeholders at all levels and secure funding for the proposed methods of JET decommissioning. Actively promoting UKAEA mission and values and compliance to UKAEA policies and procedures. Acting as a delegate for more senior management. >£25M programme budget The post holder can be required to manage contracts (£500k) relating to engineering support & decommissioning.