Project Controls Lead
National Nuclear Laboratory Limited - Workington, Cumbria, Cumbria
£69,047 to £69,047 a year
PermanentFull time
Summary Job Description for Project Controls Lead: As part of our Project Management Authority, you'll play a critical role in managing projects that deliver nuclear science to benefit society. Your project management skills and attention to detail will enable industry-leading scientists, engineers and analysts to work together to deliver unique projects using cutting edge technology. It's a challenging role but it's an opportunity to grow, adapt and develop new skills in a fast-moving area. The UKNNL PMO team are looking for an individual who will be accountable for leading and managing the day-to-day operations, development, and support the growth of the Project Controls team. Responsible for the provision of Project Controls support services on UKNNL projects, and programmes. The role will include stakeholder interface with the Project Management Authority, to ensure smooth transition of information is supplied to establish effective reporting. The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Workington or Sellafield. Main Responsibilities for Project Controls Lead: Line management responsibility within the Project Controls team, providing day-to-day leadership, mentoring and support as required ensuring that the portfolio PC services are being effectively discharged. Support the development and embed a Project Controls framework (aligned to the UKNNL PMA and Delivery Operations delivery strategies) and drive the correct behaviours across the PC team; to maintain an effective Project Controls service to the UKNNL PM community. Oversee, motivate and monitor the performance of the Project Controls team, working with the lead team to identify capability improvement and team development opportunities, addressing any performance gaps as required. Lead on functional continuous improvement activities / initiatives relating to Project Controls operational governance procedures, processes, tools and systems.Attendance at, and provision of input into, Project Management Authority (PMO) Senior level management review meetings, and responsibility for the management of Project Controls related actions arising. Support and manage the Project Controls framework, systems and resources to deliver aneffective cost control and reporting service to Project Managers and Sponsors within the portfolio. Provide senior-level Project Controls oversight and support on more complex UKNNL projects / programmes (Class 3 &4) and Risk Reviews / workshops as required, providing assistance to Project Managers as required to discharge their duties; leading on schedule risk analysis activities, and development of risk mitigation strategies to increase the chances of successful project outcomes. Ensure the generation of fully detailed project forecast cost estimates, work breakdown structures (WBS), and 'quantity tracking' tools / mechanisms, to enable projects to be delivered within a robust project controls framework. Implement effective project control techniques (in line with best practice), including where appropriate monitoring of 'earned value'; cost and schedule variance; estimates at completion (EACs); critical path analysis, and risk, to deliver projects effectively. Prepare, monitor and forecast expenditure profiles and provide accruals where needed. Prepare cost and progress reports, including earned value analysis, identifying criticalareas and trends and recommend recovery options; ensuring the accuracy of data. Communicate and report any current and potential issues to the Project Manager and key stakeholders (as required). Essential Criteria for Project Controls Lead: Demonstrable experience of line management / leadership responsibility in a Project Controls delivery environment. Demonstrable experience of successfully delivering / leading Senior Project Controls services on complex projects/programmes/portfolios. Experience of involvement in strategic-level discussions and development of Functional / service delivery strategies. Ability to confidently present and converse at all levels of seniority within organisations. Commercial awareness to support customer facing projects. 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 Project Controls Lead: A relevant qualification associated with one of the cost engineering / project controls professional bodies, e.g. AACE, APM, APMG International, ACostE, ECITB, and PMI. Proficient working knowledge in the use of Microsoft Project EPM, Primavera P6, Agresso and Microsoft Office Suite (or other professional project scheduling software packages). Demonstrable experience of developing systems of work; governance and/or delivery processes, tools & systems. Good level of understanding of schedule risk analysis techniques and interpretation of output data, and development of mitigation / recovery strategies. Why join us? UKNNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired. We also offer a range of employee benefits: Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage. UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%. Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays. Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions. Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes. Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges. Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly. Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury. Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply). About The Company UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole. This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here. Recruitment Agency Notice We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
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Senior Project Controller
National Nuclear Laboratory Limited - Sellafield, Cumbria, Cumbria
£57,854 to £57,854 a year
PermanentFull time
Summary Job Description for Senior Project Controller: As part of our Project Management Authority, you'll play a critical role in managing projects that deliver nuclear science to benefit society. Your project management skills and attention to detail will enable industry-leading scientists, engineers and analysts to work together to deliver unique projects using cutting edge technology. It's a challenging role but it's an opportunity to grow, adapt and develop new skills in a fast-moving area. Development; management and ownership of project schedule data to deliver successful project outcomes within time, cost and quality requirements, including development of resource loaded P6 project schedules; progress reporting; tracking of schedule risks, analysis of, and determination of mitigation / recovery strategies. The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Sellafield or Workington. Main Responsibilities for Senior Project Controller: Ensure compliance with all legislative, regulatory and Company procedures and standards e.g. safety, quality, risk and security etc. in the development of project plans. Work closely with 'technical' capabilities / representatives to identify Customer & internal NNL project deliverables; develop work breakdown structures and detailed resource-loaded project plans. Establish and maintain a Basis of Schedule for all schedules produced. Through liaison with sub‐contractors and Technical Leads collate periodic delivery performance data; complete updates to resource loaded project plans challenging updates where necessary to ensure robustness of information / feedback and therefore forecast plan. Provide progress updates and present as required and in accordance with any prescribed governance frameworks highlighting any risks and opportunities, and key variances as appropriate, and advise on recovery options if project delivery performance is not hitting targets (Schedule/Deliverables/Cost). Providing Earned Value and KPI metrics to inform on the project/portfolio health. Assist Project Managers in the development of programme and/or cost estimate information to support any 'change control' events, ensuring that all approved requests / events, and the impact of those, are clearly identified in subsequent re-baselined project schedules. Monitor critical path activities, and provide trend data (forecasts up to 3, 6 and 12 months look ahead); support to detailed cost and schedule reviews, and prompt and accurate information to the Project Manager and wider PMA leads. Provide project outturns against baseline for LFE and knowledge management. Contribute to activities surrounding the development of 'fragnet' schedules and the maintenance of the UKNNL Planning database. Provide relevant information to support the Risk Management process on projects. Provide a comprehensive PMO service in a time managed approach, within the deadlines of the PMO reporting timeline. Responsible for providing Planning support to Category 1 - 3 Projects as classified in the PMA classification model. Essential Criteria for Senior Project Controller: Demonstrable experience of successfully discharging Planning related services on Small - Medium scale projects. Demonstrable experience in a Project Controls role. Professional qualification in APM or equivalent. Good working knowledge and proficient in the use of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project EPM, Agresso and Microsoft Office Suite (or other professional project scheduling software packages). Experience of utilising project collaboration software, e.g. Sharepoint, Project Webspace, etc. 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 Senior Project Controller: Commercial and Contract awareness. Risk Analysis awareness. Why join us? UKNNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired. We also offer a range of employee benefits: Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage. UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%. Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays. Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions. Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes. Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges. Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly. Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury. Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply). About The Company UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole. This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion UKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you. Recruitment Agency Notice We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
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Mechanical Plant Engineer
National Nuclear Laboratory Limited - Sellafield, Cumbria, Cumbria
£57,854 to £57,854 a year
PermanentFull time
Summary Job Description for Mechanical Plant Engineer: There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible. The Mechanical Plant Engineer will report to the Engineering Manager, they shall provide assurance that all Mechanical maintenance activities are being undertaken in a safe and compliant manner, to meet all requirements of the Nuclear Site Licence and all Regulatory and Legislative purposes. The ideal candidate will be experienced in working in a regulatory capacity; detail oriented and is able to work to stringent deadlines. Main Responsibilities for Mechanical Plant Engineer: Responsible for ensuring compliance to the relevant sites engineering procedures associated with disciplined operations and maintenance. Responsible for constantly challenging the mechanical maintenance processes on plant and ensuring plant is operated and maintained to appropriate standards. Primary interface with Design team on mechanical changes to plant, including reviewing design change packages and installation and testing procedures. Responsible for reviewing of mechanical equipment parameters, trend analysis and improvements of plant, not only by trending but also industry wide best practice information. Provide advice on ageing plant (mechanical) and carry out appropriate condition assessment techniques to support UKNNL's Asset Care program. Responsible for undertaking small scale Infrastructure improvement projects. Responsible for undertaking regular self-audits and task observations within their area of responsibility ensuring EHSS&Q standards are being maintained according to set procedures. Attend any forums (internal or external) as requested to keep abreast of best practices around other UKNNL Laboratories, responsible for sharing and implementing any learning. Assist the Engineering Manager in delivering the company values, they shall be expected to maintain a forward vision to develop and implement the best solutions in the best interest of the business. Provide assurance that all events or incidents within their area of responsibility are investigated thoroughly; ensure appropriate corrective actions have been discharged in a timely manner throughout the lifecycle of the event. Assist with the coaching and mentoring of the Engineering team as and when required. Assist in the delivery of maintenance and breakdown tasks through task supervision and SSoW Originator roles as required. Essential Criteria for Mechanical Plant Engineer: Degree Qualified (mechanical discipline) or HND in an equivalent discipline. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of stated qualification. Strong communications skills, ability to communicate key information with customers, suppliers and stakeholders. Ability to demonstrate conservative decision making, even in pressure situations. Demonstrable knowledge of operational & maintenance requirements. Evidence of self-motivation with demonstrable levels of drive, energy and resilience. Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams. Required to become PMP Manager. Requirement to become appointed as Sub Contractor Supervisor, task supervisor and SSoW Originator. Lead SQEP for Maintenance training packs for area of responsibility. 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 Mechanical Plant Engineer: Hold IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent as a minimum qualification. A thorough awareness of nuclear, conventional safety and security requirements applicable to their area of responsibility. Ability to demonstrate supervisory experience for operations undertaken within a nuclear plant. Good general safety case awareness with demonstrable knowledge of nuclear safety mechanisms (SM), safety related equipment (SRE) and Safety Features (SF). Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams. Why join us? UKNNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired. We also offer a range of employee benefits: Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage. UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%. Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays. Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions. Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes. Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges. Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly. Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury. Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply). About The Company UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole. This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here. Recruitment Agency Notice We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
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Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager
National Nuclear Laboratory Limited - Workington, Cumbria, Cumbria
£69,047 to £69,047 a year
PermanentFull time
Summary Job Description for Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible. The Security Operations Manager, working within UKNNL's Technology and Cyber Services (TCS) team, is accountable for leading, developing, and continuously improving UKNNL's end-to-end security operations capability, ensuring the organisation can effectively prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber and information security threats. The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Risley, Workington or Preston. Main Responsibilities for Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: Manage a small SecOps team, providing support, direction, leadership, coaching and mentoring to maximise performance and ensure team wellbeing. Help ensure SecOps activities are prioritised and aligned to organisational risk appetite and CISO strategy. Act as a leader within the Sec Ops area - possibly deputising if required for the wider section Head; also providing SME advice as required to the TCS senior team. This will include representing SecOps at related UKNNL governance and security meetings. Maintain and develop governance, reporting, and performance management frameworks to drive accountability and continuous improvement. Own and continuously improve UKNNL's end-to-end security monitoring, detection, and response capability, ensuring effective coordination between internal teams and external providers. This includes strong emphasis on understanding Security Operations best practice and emerging best practice, and being able to help drive performance and value from security partners and suppliers (intelligent customer) - the role will require the ability to represent UKNNL at performance review meetings with key SecOps partners. If required, lead the operational management of security incidents, including larger incidents, helping ensure timely containment, recovery, and communication. Support post-incident learning to strengthen resilience and reduce future risk. Define and help deliver a structured security testing and exercising programme to validate the effectiveness of security controls across people, process, and technology. Lead the ongoing maturity and evolution of security operations capabilities, including processes, tooling, and resources; this will include understanding baseline activity to help further develop detection rules and process. Develop and implement roadmaps aligned to strategic objectives and emerging threats - being actively aware of threat landscape, vulnerabilities, risks, and mitigations. As required, operate flexibly, to provide input and support to other cyber and information security sections of TCS, helping manage risk, remain compliant and support business delivery. Essential Criteria for Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: Experience in cyber security operations within regulated or critical infrastructure environments. Proven leadership of security operations teams and/or managed security services (SOC/MSOC). Experience managing security incidents and crisis-level response; able to operate under pressure. Strong understanding of incident response and digital forensics. Strong understanding of threat intelligence and threat hunting. Strong understanding of vulnerability management and security controls. Strong understanding security testing, assurance, and audit practices. Experience working with regulators, auditors, and compliance frameworks. Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into operational capability. Experience managing third-party suppliers and service providers. Degree or higher in a related subject. Evidence of related relevant operations certifications and training. 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 Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: Membership of a cyber security or related professional body. Why join us? UKNNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired. We also offer a range of employee benefits: Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage. UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%. Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays. Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions. Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes. Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges. Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly. Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury. Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply). About The Company UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole. This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here. Recruitment Agency Notice We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
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Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager
National Nuclear Laboratory Limited - Risley, Cheshire, Cheshire
£69,047 to £69,047 a year
PermanentFull time
Summary Job Description for Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible. The Security Operations Manager, working within UKNNL's Technology and Cyber Services (TCS) team, is accountable for leading, developing, and continuously improving UKNNL's end-to-end security operations capability, ensuring the organisation can effectively prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber and information security threats. The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Risley, Workington or Preston. Main Responsibilities for Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: Manage a small SecOps team, providing support, direction, leadership, coaching and mentoring to maximise performance and ensure team wellbeing. Help ensure SecOps activities are prioritised and aligned to organisational risk appetite and CISO strategy. Act as a leader within the Sec Ops area - possibly deputising if required for the wider section Head; also providing SME advice as required to the TCS senior team. This will include representing SecOps at related UKNNL governance and security meetings. Maintain and develop governance, reporting, and performance management frameworks to drive accountability and continuous improvement. Own and continuously improve UKNNL's end-to-end security monitoring, detection, and response capability, ensuring effective coordination between internal teams and external providers. This includes strong emphasis on understanding Security Operations best practice and emerging best practice, and being able to help drive performance and value from security partners and suppliers (intelligent customer) - the role will require the ability to represent UKNNL at performance review meetings with key SecOps partners. If required, lead the operational management of security incidents, including larger incidents, helping ensure timely containment, recovery, and communication. Support post-incident learning to strengthen resilience and reduce future risk. Define and help deliver a structured security testing and exercising programme to validate the effectiveness of security controls across people, process, and technology. Lead the ongoing maturity and evolution of security operations capabilities, including processes, tooling, and resources; this will include understanding baseline activity to help further develop detection rules and process. Develop and implement roadmaps aligned to strategic objectives and emerging threats - being actively aware of threat landscape, vulnerabilities, risks, and mitigations. As required, operate flexibly, to provide input and support to other cyber and information security sections of TCS, helping manage risk, remain compliant and support business delivery. Essential Criteria for Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: Experience in cyber security operations within regulated or critical infrastructure environments. Proven leadership of security operations teams and/or managed security services (SOC/MSOC). Experience managing security incidents and crisis-level response; able to operate under pressure. Strong understanding of incident response and digital forensics. Strong understanding of threat intelligence and threat hunting. Strong understanding of vulnerability management and security controls. Strong understanding security testing, assurance, and audit practices. Experience working with regulators, auditors, and compliance frameworks. Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into operational capability. Experience managing third-party suppliers and service providers. Degree or higher in a related subject. Evidence of related relevant operations certifications and training. 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 Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: Membership of a cyber security or related professional body. Why join us? UKNNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired. We also offer a range of employee benefits: Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage. UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%. Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays. Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions. Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes. Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges. Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly. Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury. Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply). About The Company UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole. This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here. Recruitment Agency Notice We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
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Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager
National Nuclear Laboratory Limited - Preston, Lancashire, Lancashire
£69,047 to £69,047 a year
PermanentFull time
Summary Job Description for Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible. The Security Operations Manager, working within UKNNL's Technology and Cyber Services (TCS) team, is accountable for leading, developing, and continuously improving UKNNL's end-to-end security operations capability, ensuring the organisation can effectively prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber and information security threats. The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Risley, Workington or Preston. Main Responsibilities for Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: Manage a small SecOps team, providing support, direction, leadership, coaching and mentoring to maximise performance and ensure team wellbeing. Help ensure SecOps activities are prioritised and aligned to organisational risk appetite and CISO strategy. Act as a leader within the Sec Ops area - possibly deputising if required for the wider section Head; also providing SME advice as required to the TCS senior team. This will include representing SecOps at related UKNNL governance and security meetings. Maintain and develop governance, reporting, and performance management frameworks to drive accountability and continuous improvement. Own and continuously improve UKNNL's end-to-end security monitoring, detection, and response capability, ensuring effective coordination between internal teams and external providers. This includes strong emphasis on understanding Security Operations best practice and emerging best practice, and being able to help drive performance and value from security partners and suppliers (intelligent customer) - the role will require the ability to represent UKNNL at performance review meetings with key SecOps partners. If required, lead the operational management of security incidents, including larger incidents, helping ensure timely containment, recovery, and communication. Support post-incident learning to strengthen resilience and reduce future risk. Define and help deliver a structured security testing and exercising programme to validate the effectiveness of security controls across people, process, and technology. Lead the ongoing maturity and evolution of security operations capabilities, including processes, tooling, and resources; this will include understanding baseline activity to help further develop detection rules and process. Develop and implement roadmaps aligned to strategic objectives and emerging threats - being actively aware of threat landscape, vulnerabilities, risks, and mitigations. As required, operate flexibly, to provide input and support to other cyber and information security sections of TCS, helping manage risk, remain compliant and support business delivery. Essential Criteria for Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: Experience in cyber security operations within regulated or critical infrastructure environments. Proven leadership of security operations teams and/or managed security services (SOC/MSOC). Experience managing security incidents and crisis-level response; able to operate under pressure. Strong understanding of incident response and digital forensics. Strong understanding of threat intelligence and threat hunting. Strong understanding of vulnerability management and security controls. Strong understanding security testing, assurance, and audit practices. Experience working with regulators, auditors, and compliance frameworks. Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into operational capability. Experience managing third-party suppliers and service providers. Degree or higher in a related subject. Evidence of related relevant operations certifications and training. 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 Technology and Cyber Services - Security Operations Manager: Membership of a cyber security or related professional body. Why join us? UKNNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired. We also offer a range of employee benefits: Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage. UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%. Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays. Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions. Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes. Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges. Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly. Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury. Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply). About The Company UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole. This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here. Recruitment Agency Notice We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
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Mechanical Craft
National Nuclear Laboratory Limited - Preston, Lancashire, Lancashire
£40,991 to £40,991 a year
PermanentFull time
Summary Job Description for Mechanical Craft: UKNNL is where your solutions solve real-world problems. As part of our Engineering team, you'll not only be able to get involved with a huge variety of projects, you'll also have lots of opportunity to drive them through from start to finish - allowing you to see the impact your work has in a real-world environment. This is your chance to use your experience, expertise and ingenuity to collaborate with leading scientists. You'll be part of a team that delivers work to benefit society by advancing cleaner energy, protecting the environment and keeping everyone safe. The Mechanical Craft is responsible for carrying out safe, quality, and efficient maintenance/ breakdown and project activities within Preston Laboratory. They shall ensure all activities are being undertaken in a safe and complaint manner, to meet all requirements of the Nuclear Site Licence (as applicable) and all Regulatory and Legislative purposes. The role is 39 hours Monday to Friday, based at UKNNL Preston Laboratory. Occasional weekend working is available dependent on customer work demands. Main Responsibilities for Mechanical Craft: Perform routine examination / inspection / maintenance and testing on plant and equipment. Perform breakdown and recovery maintenance on plant and equipment. Provide support to project and improvement work. Provide support to the facility in the installation, modification and commissioning of plant equipment. To follow, complete and update maintenance instructions. Provide detailed feedback on maintenance tasks via CMMS. Essential Criteria for Mechanical Craft: Time served recognised apprenticeship in a Mechanical Engineering discipline. Experience working to a safe system of work. The ability to work to engineering drawings. Working with the team to ensure targets are met. Pressure systems / pumps / Pipework / protective devices. Maintain to the highest level, workmanship standards and quality. Maintain a good housekeeping policy. 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). British citizen as defined in the British Nationality Act 1981 ( British Nationality Act 1981 (legislation.gov.uk)). Please note if you hold a dual nationality, of which one nationality is British, you may still be considered but this is dependent on your dual nationality. Desirable Criteria for Mechanical Craft: Working in a DSEAR environment experience. MEWP operator. LOLER experience. Formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent certificate. Workshop machine operator experience (Lathe/Milling machine etc). Why join us? UKNNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired. We also offer a range of employee benefits: Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage. UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%. Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays. Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions. Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes. Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges. Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly. Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury. Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply). About The Company UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole. This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion UKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you. Recruitment Agency Notice We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
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Head of Platforms
National Nuclear Laboratory Limited - Warrington, Cheshire, Cheshire
£84,549 to £84,549 a year
PermanentFull time
Summary Job Description for Head of Platforms: There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible. The Head of Platforms is responsible for defining and delivering the enterprise platform strategy and ensuring the effective operation, security, resilience and lifecycle management of technology platforms. The role provides leadership across cloud, infrastructure, networking, identity, end user computing and core technology services, ensuring platforms remain secure, compliant, available and fit for purpose. Operating within a heavily regulated environment, the role ensures technology platforms support business operations through robust engineering standards, operational effectiveness and continuous improvement. A key focus is maximising the value of existing technology platforms, reducing complexity and technical debt, and ensuring that the adoption of new platform capabilities delivers measurable business value while meeting regulatory, security and architectural standards.The role works closely with business leaders, risk and compliance functions, and technology partners to deliver secure, resilient and scalable platform services while maintaining strong governance and operational control. Main Responsibilities for Head of Platforms: Platform Strategy & Engineering Own the enterprise platform strategy and technology roadmap, ensuring platform capabilities support current and future business requirements. Lead the design, engineering and continual evolution of enterprise platforms, including cloud, infrastructure, networking, identity, end user computing and collaboration technologies. Drive platform modernisation, standardisation and automation initiatives to improve resilience, scalability, security and operational efficiency. Establish engineering standards, reference architectures and governance controls to ensure platforms are delivered consistently and aligned with enterprise architecture principles. Evaluate emerging technologies and platform capabilities, ensuring investment decisions deliver measurable business value and support strategic objectives. Platform Operations & ServiceEnablement Provide senior accountability for the operation and performance of enterprise technology platforms. Ensure platform services remain secure, available, compliant and fit for purpose through effective operational management and engineering oversight. Lead the delivery and operation of cloud platforms, datacentres, server infrastructure, storage, networking, end user computing, collaboration technologies and identity services. Work closely with service management functions to ensure platform services support business operations and meet agreed service levels. Reliability, Resilience & Technical Recovery Ensure platform availability, resilience and recoverability meet business, regulatory and operational requirements. Own platform capacity planning, performance management, backup and recovery capabilities, ensuring services can support current and future demand. Lead disaster recovery planning, testing and continual improvement activities to maintain organisational preparedness. Provide technical leadership during major incidents, including investigation, root cause analysis, engineering remediation and implementation of permanent corrective actions. Drive continuous improvement through the identification and resolution of recurring platform issues and systemic weaknesses. Engineering Excellence & Continuous Improvement Promote a culture of engineering excellence across the platform estate. Drive adoption of automation, Infrastructure as Code and modern engineering practices to improve consistency, reliability and delivery speed. Reduce technical debt through proactive lifecycle management, platform simplification and technology refresh activities. Improve platform observability, monitoring and engineering insight to support proactive management and rapid issue resolution. Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance platform performance, security, resilience and user experience. Risk, Security & Compliance Ensure enterprise platforms comply with regulatory obligations, corporate policies and internal control requirements. Partner with cyber security, risk and assurance functions to manage infrastructure, operational and technology risks. Lead remediation activities arising from audits, reviews, vulnerabilities and compliance assessments. Ensure security, resilience and operational control requirements are embedded throughout platform design, implementation and lifecycle management. Financial & Supplier Management Manage platform budgets and technology investments, ensuring expenditure supports strategic priorities and delivers value for money. Develop business cases and investment plans for platform enhancements, modernisation initiatives and technology refresh activities. Manage strategic infrastructure suppliers and service partners, ensuring contractual obligations, performance expectations and service outcomes are achieved. Drive cost optimisation initiatives across the platform estate while maintaining appropriate levels of service, resilience and security.Leadership & People Development Provide leadership, direction and coaching to platform teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement. Build and maintain the engineering capability required to support current and future technology needs. Develop succession plans and talent pipelines to ensure long-term organisational resilience. Promote safe, inclusive and high-performing teams aligned to organisational values and objectives. Essential Criteria for Head of Platforms: Senior leadership experience managing enterprise platforms, infrastructure and technology services within a complex, regulated organisation. Proven experience defining and delivering platform strategies, technology roadmaps and platform modernisation initiatives. Strong technical understanding of cloud platforms, infrastructure, networking, end user computing, identity and access management, and core technology services. Experience leading large-scale platform operations with accountability for availability, resilience, performance and service continuity. Experience operating within regulatory, risk, security and compliance frameworks. Demonstrable ability to translate business strategy into technology capability and operational outcomes. Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing at executive level. Experience leading technical teams and driving engineering excellence, automation and continuous improvement. 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 Head of Platforms: Experience in sectors such as nuclear, energy, utilities, healthcare, public sector, financial services, or other highly regulated industries. Familiarity with enterprise architecture principles, technology governance frameworks and Infrastructure as Code practices. Experience leading geographically distributed technology teams. Experience delivering cloud transformation, infrastructure modernisation or workplace technology programmes. Relevant industry certifications such as Azure, AWS, ITIL, TOGAF, CISSP or equivalent. Why join us? UKNNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired. We also offer a range of employee benefits: Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage. UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%. Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays. Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions. Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes. Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges. Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly. Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury. Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply). About The Company UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole. This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion UKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you. Recruitment Agency Notice We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
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Senior Project Controller
National Nuclear Laboratory Limited - Workington, Cumbria
£57,854 to £57,854 a year
PermanentFull time
Summary Job Description for Senior Project Controller: As part of our Project Management Authority, you'll play a critical role in managing projects that deliver nuclear science to benefit society. Your project management skills and attention to detail will enable industry-leading scientists, engineers and analysts to work together to deliver unique projects using cutting edge technology. It's a challenging role but it's an opportunity to grow, adapt and develop new skills in a fast-moving area. Development; management and ownership of project schedule data to deliver successful project outcomes within time, cost and quality requirements, including development of resource loaded P6 project schedules; progress reporting; tracking of schedule risks, analysis of, and determination of mitigation / recovery strategies. The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Sellafield or Workington. Main Responsibilities for Senior Project Controller: Ensure compliance with all legislative, regulatory and Company procedures and standards e.g. safety, quality, risk and security etc. in the development of project plans. Work closely with 'technical' capabilities / representatives to identify Customer & internal NNL project deliverables; develop work breakdown structures and detailed resource-loaded project plans. Establish and maintain a Basis of Schedule for all schedules produced. Through liaison with sub‐contractors and Technical Leads collate periodic delivery performance data; complete updates to resource loaded project plans challenging updates where necessary to ensure robustness of information / feedback and therefore forecast plan. Provide progress updates and present as required and in accordance with any prescribed governance frameworks highlighting any risks and opportunities, and key variances as appropriate, and advise on recovery options if project delivery performance is not hitting targets (Schedule/Deliverables/Cost). Providing Earned Value and KPI metrics to inform on the project/portfolio health. Assist Project Managers in the development of programme and/or cost estimate information to support any 'change control' events, ensuring that all approved requests / events, and the impact of those, are clearly identified in subsequent re-baselined project schedules. Monitor critical path activities, and provide trend data (forecasts up to 3, 6 and 12 months look ahead); support to detailed cost and schedule reviews, and prompt and accurate information to the Project Manager and wider PMA leads. Provide project outturns against baseline for LFE and knowledge management. Contribute to activities surrounding the development of 'fragnet' schedules and the maintenance of the UKNNL Planning database. Provide relevant information to support the Risk Management process on projects. Provide a comprehensive PMO service in a time managed approach, within the deadlines of the PMO reporting timeline. Responsible for providing Planning support to Category 1 - 3 Projects as classified in the PMA classification model. Essential Criteria for Senior Project Controller: Demonstrable experience of successfully discharging Planning related services on Small - Medium scale projects. Demonstrable experience in a Project Controls role. Professional qualification in APM or equivalent. Good working knowledge and proficient in the use of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project EPM, Agresso and Microsoft Office Suite (or other professional project scheduling software packages). Experience of utilising project collaboration software, e.g. Sharepoint, Project Webspace, etc. 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 Senior Project Controller: Commercial and Contract awareness. Risk Analysis awareness. Why join us? UKNNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired. We also offer a range of employee benefits: Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage. UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%. Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays. Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions. Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes. Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges. Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly. Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury. Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply). About The Company UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole. This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion UKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you. Recruitment Agency Notice We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
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Safety Case Advisor
National Nuclear Laboratory Limited - Sellafield, Cumbria, Cumbria
PermanentFull time
Summary Job Description for Safety Case Advisor: There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible. The role is to support the SCM/SCM(P) in the development, implementation, maintenance and review of the safety case in response to required operating changes and/or emergent project pipeline demands. The role is to ensure that the safety case delivered is clear and user friendly for all stakeholders. This is a development opportunity and thus the salary is banded across the entire range for the role, a development plan will be put in place depending upon level of experience of the successful applicant. Main Responsibilities for Safety Case Advisor: Provide high quality safety case advice. Work collaboratively with other key disciplines to support safety case development. Implementation and management activities for the facility. Facilitating communication between relevant stakeholders. Seeking and delivering improvements. Present safety case documents to safety committees on behalf of the SCM (as required). Look for, use and share learning from internal and external sources and from events and good practice. Support engagements with regulatory bodies and other external stakeholders for the associated facility safety case. Deputise for the SCM in areas where technical competence has been demonstrated. Identify and participate in improvement initiatives on safety case process and implementation in the workplace. Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulatory/company policies. Help train/coach/mentor existing junior SCA community to help them attain SQEP status. Essential Criteria for Safety Case Advisor: Experience of regulatory interface. Ability to influence, communicate and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders across a team and business area. Good analytical thinking skills, with experience of solving novel and possibly challenging technical issues. High attention to detail. Self-motivated with a high level of resilience. Good planning skills. Computer literate with MS Office suite. Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships. 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 Safety Case Advisor: Degree qualified or relevant experience. Conversant with SLP 2.17 suite and associated SC Process guidance notes. SCM workbook completed. Previous experience in operations, engineering, technical disciplines or in a support team for an operational plant. Conversant with ALARP principles. Knowledge of the relevant Site Licence Conditions. Experience of report writing. Experience of applying new approaches or innovative solutions. Strong communication skills - written and verbal. Why join us? UKNNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired. We also offer a range of employee benefits: Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage. UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%. Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays. Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions. Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes. Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges. Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly. Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury. Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply). About The Company UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole. This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion UKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you. Recruitment Agency Notice We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
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