Research technologist

Location

Sellafield, Cumbria | United Kingdom

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Summary

Job Description for Research technologist:

NNL is where you'll experiment to help solve global challenges. As part of our Waste Management and Decommissioning capability, your work will impact the lives of generations. By finding new ways to avoid, reduce, store and treat nuclear waste, and drive down the cost of decommissioning, you'll help to deliver cleaner energy and influence the nations' energy future. You'll face new challenges working in unique locations on groundbreaking projects.

The role is to provide technical support within the technical capability of Effluent, HALES and Environmental Chemistry in the provision of nuclear decommissioning and environmental clean-up services with an emphasis on nuclear abatement processes. The available role is predominantly radioactive lab-based working with other team members and is based at the Central Laboratory Facility.

Main Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities for Research technologist:

• Technical support in the fields of effluent and environmental chemistry.
• Produces relevant Safety Paperwork for lab-based projects.
• Support to experimental work programmes including sampling, sample preparation and physical and chemical analysis.
• Interpretation and presentation of results.
• Provides support to Technical Lead and peers to define technical programme requirements and develop new ideas to meet internal and external customer requirements.
• Work as part of a team to ensure that work is delivered to time, cost, quality and safety requirements.
• Builds strong relationships with internal and external customers and collaborators.
• Training and development of self, including development into safety roles such as task supervisor and POW.
• Support team to meet objectives.
• Ensure all relevant safety rules and procedures are followed and applied.

Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria for Research technologist:

• Degree in chemistry or relevant scientific discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to form effective working relationships at all levels.
• Flexibility in dealing with changing workloads.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment including the planning and completion of complex experiments, and interpretation of the associated result.
• Willingness and aptitude to provide support to Technical Leads in all aspects of technical project delivery.
• Demonstrable pro-active approach to identifying and implementing improvements in ways of working.
• Excellent track record in upholding high standards in quality and safety.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Research technologist:

• Familiarity with a range of analytical techniques e.g. SEM, ICP / OES-MS, alpha spectrometry, gamma spectrometry, LSC.
• Experience in radiochemistry, including the handling of radioactive substances.
• Experience in carrying out a variety of laboratory work, including both batch and column experiments.
• Knowledge of radioactive waste disposal.
• Familiarity with SL effluent treatment plants.
• Appreciation of the need to balance R&D objectives with customer requirements and commercial opportunities.

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