Senior Safeguarding Advisor

Join Our Team Starting Salary: £50,367 with the opportunity to earn £52,945 Bonus: Up to 10% base salary per annum, based on achievement of Company targets and personal performance. Working Pattern: Days (37 hours per week, typical hours are 07:30 - 15:40 or 08:10 - 16:20) Location: Sellafield, West Cumbria What will the successful candidate be doing: The Senior Safeguarding Advisor ensures high standards are maintained across the Sellafield site with respect to nuclear materials accountancy and control. This will be done by the production of regulatory compliance reports, plus the provision of advice and guidance to the value streams and new projects to ensure regulatory requirements for safeguards, at both national and international levels, are fully embedded across the business. Responsibilities include: * Production of regulatory reports to meet compliance against UK Safeguards Regulation. * Interfacing with ONR Safeguards Inspectors to support regulatory inspections, investigating and resolving any subsequent issues that arise. * Providing support to stakeholders and regulators on Nuclear Material Accountancy Control and Safeguards technical issues. * Assisting the Department in ensuring that customer requirements are met in the production of quality assured Nuclear Material Accountancy and Safeguards solutions. * To promote consistency of approach to measurement control, quality and assurance by implementing best practice. * To contribute to the provision of effective Nuclear Material Accountancy and Safeguards in Sellafield Ltd designed facilities in line with Company policy and standards. * To investigate and prepare technical reports with conclusions and recommendations as appropriate. * To investigate and support resolution of any NMAS poor performance within their area of responsibility. * Keep abreast of Safeguards related technical issues. * Maintaining effective communications with key personnel and external agencies to ensure good stakeholder management and minimise plant disruption. The Ideal Candidate: Essential Skills * Understanding of the key principles of Nuclear Material Accountancy and Safeguards and how it impacts site. * Numerate with attention to detail and the ability to problem solve, innovate and provide practical solutions. * Ability to organise technical work tasks. * Experience of proactively sharing technical learning and best practice. * Proven stakeholder management experience including dealing with Regulators. * High levels of drive, energy, resilience and integrity. * Ability to produce high quality written reports and deliver to people from all levels of the organisation. * Proven ability to peer review others and give constructive feedback. * Proven ability to analyse data to look for trends areas of weakness. * To be able to interface with stakeholders of different disciplines and grades. Desirable Skills: * An understanding of the best practice guidance, international regulations and breadth of tasks involved in technical aspects of Nuclear Material Accountancy Control &Safeguards. * Degree (minimum 2:2) in a relevant science/engineering discipline, or appropriate other experience. * Knowledge of Sellafield Ltd issues relevant to Safeguards. * Experience of dealing with external stakeholders in a heavily regulated environment. * Awareness of assurance techniques. Why choose Sellafield? Seventy-five years ago, we helped to create the nation's nuclear deterrent. Today, we're using our unrivalled knowledge of nuclear to create a clean and safe environment for future generations. In cleaning up the birthplace of the UK's nuclear industry, we are once again generating growth and employment in West Cumbria, the North West of England and beyond. Our 11,000 strong workforce is joined by more than 40,000 people from the best of the best in the nuclear supply chain, from small Cumbrian businesses to global market leaders. We need this diversity of thinking, of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. What's in it for you? At Sellafield Ltd, we are committed to supporting our employees in fulfilling their potential. With 100 years of work in front of us, we offer comprehensive training and development opportunities, enabling you to feel inspired in your role. Whatever area you join us in, you'll find a genuinely exciting and rewarding career. Making sure our employees feel supported is important to us. Therefore, to help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we also offer a range of employee benefits: * Be a part of Sellafield's 100 year mission. * An attractive defined contribution pension scheme - the company will match up to 13.5% for a 7% employee contribution! * You will be eligible to take part in an Annual Incentive Scheme, which provides a bonus payment up to 10% base salary per annum based on achievement of Company targets and personal performance rating as discussed with line management. * 30 days annual leave + bank holidays. Plus, the ability to purchase 2.5 days per year. * The ability to carry over 10 days annual leave each financial year. * Paid Sick Leave. * Family Friendly Policies - Visit our Rewards & Benefits page to read more. * Cycle to Work Scheme. * Lifestyle Benefits (url removed) * Learning & Development Opportunities https://(url removed)/work-with-us/learning-and-development/ * Reward & Recognition Policies. * Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme. * Free Aviva Health App & Annual Health Check. * MyDiscounts - Employee Savings & Discounts. * MyBenefits - A Charity Giving Scheme. * Many, many more! Click this link to visit our Rewards & Benefits page: https://(url removed)/work-with-us/rewards-and-benefits/ Please Remember: * As part of the application process you will be asked to provide evidence of your qualifications. Attaching them at application stage will ensure a smooth process and prevent delays. * In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, Sellafield Ltd reserves the right to close the advert early. * Please regularly check your Spam/Junk folders for news about this vacancy, correspondence could contain invitations to interview and other important updates. Sellafield Ltd are recognised as a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3). Disability Confident employers offer an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. Sellafield Ltd define the minimum criteria as the 'essential skills' which are listed on the vacancy notice. Whilst completing your application form, you will be able to indicate if you wish to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If you would prefer to discuss this directly with us, please contact the GBS Recruitment team on