Package Manager - Waste Engineering

Join NUVIA UK, a fast-growing company in the Technical Services & Consulting department. As a Package Manager - Waste Engineering, you will lead waste engineering activities for assigned decommissioning packages, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and environmental permits. You will also engage with multidisciplinary project teams and build effective relationships with key stakeholders.

• Lead waste engineering activities associated with assigned decommissioning packages, facilities, plant systems or major components throughout the project lifecycle.
• Implement waste management strategies to support decommissioning activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, environmental permits, Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) and Best Available Techniques (BAT).
• Plan, coordinate and oversee waste characterisation campaigns, including sample collection, analysis, interpretation of results and production of technical reports.

**Qualifications:**

• Degree (BSc, MSc or equivalent) in Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science or other relevant scientific or technical discipline.
• Chartered Engineer, Chartered Scientist or equivalent professional recognition, or demonstrable experience performing a comparable role within the nuclear or other highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrable knowledge of radioactive waste management and waste characterisation principles.
• Familiarity with the application of IRR17, EPR 2016 and CDM Regulations 2015 and their implementation within construction, decommissioning or engineering projects.
• Formal health and safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH or equivalent) are desirable.

**Experience:**

• Demonstrable experience delivering waste management activities within nuclear decommissioning, waste management or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience planning and delivering waste characterisation campaigns, including development of DQOs, WSAPs, sampling campaigns and characterisation reports.
• Experience developing waste management strategies, waste route assessments and waste disposition plans.
• Experience supporting or delivering building clearance, deplanting, decommissioning or facility clean-out projects.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams including engineering, operations, Health Physics, environmental and project management disciplines.
• Experience coordinating contractors, specialist suppliers, laboratories and technical support organisations.
• Experience developing technical documentation, specifications, work packages and engineering reports.
• Experience managing technical risks, identifying solutions and resolving delivery issues within complex projects.
• Experience supervising, mentoring or directing graduates, apprentices or junior technical personnel.
• Experience engaging with waste disposal facilities, treatment providers, regulators and external stakeholders is desirable.
• Experience working on fusion, nuclear, radiological or hazardous waste projects is desirable.