Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative."

Job Description

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders, 
• Emergency paid leave, Generous annual leave allowance (30.5 days) increased with length of service,
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive

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 a Regulatory Development Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in providing specialist technical safety and environmental input and management of multiple activities involved in the development of the national and international regulatory framework for fusion power. This will involve co-ordinating expert input from within UKAEA and from external specialist service providers to deliver these activities. If you are enthusiastic for developing new ways of working that reflect the challenges of fusion and enjoy working cooperatively to reach solutions, we would like to hear from you. 

Additional Responsibilities:

• Contribute safety expertise to the development of national and international regulatory frameworks for the fusion industry.
• Engage with fusion organizations and regulatory bodies, nationally and internationally, to promote the harmonization of fusion regulatory framework. 
• Provide input to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) activities on fusion safety , and potentially contribute to new safety standards for fusion.
• Represent the UK in national and international fusion working groups, actively participating in the development of safety standards and guidance.
• Manage and contribute technical input to the development of regulatory documentation, offering guidance for safety, security, and environmental cases for fusion.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• Advanced degree in Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in producing safety or environmental  cases and assessing radiological safety, environmental or waste hazards.
• Involvement in developing safety or environmental  case standards, procedures, and guidance.
• Strong working knowledge of nuclear, radiological or high hazard health and safety, including regulatory framework, legislation, and guidance.
• Participation in national and/or international industry workgroups on safety, security, or environmental case development processes. 
• Ability to interpret technical information for a non-safety specialist audience, in written reports and in presentations, 

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.