Job Title: Radioactive Waste Defuel Implementation Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £51,941.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF67777
Shape the Future of Nuclear Waste Management
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Radioactive Waste Defuel Implementation Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Radioactive Waste Defuel Implementation Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of a pioneering team that’s redefining how radioactive waste is managed and disposed of. This is a unique opportunity to shape the strategy and delivery of defuel waste disposal, ensuring compliance with MoD and regulatory requirements. Your work will directly contribute to national defence and environmental safety, while accelerating your career in one of the UK’s most critical and rewarding sectors.
Day-to-day, you’ll support the Radioactive Waste Disposal Team to meet the MoD and regulator requirements.
- Creating and delivering the strategy for radioactive waste disposal of defuel generated wastes.
- Developing end-to-end plans for waste processing and disposal, collaborating with operational and technical teams.
- Working closely with the supply chain to ensure best value for the MoD.
- Identifying and implementing best practices to improve procedures and processes.
- Informing key stakeholders and ensuring seamless project oversight.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home.
Essential experience of the Radioactive Waste Defuel Implementation Manager:
- Knowledge of operations and control of work on a nuclear licensed site.
- Understanding of Environmental Permitting Regulations and Nuclear Installations Act Licence conditions.
- Experience in technical document creation and management.
- Proven project management skills, including work breakdown structures and planning.
- Background in radioactive waste disposal or high hazard industries.
Qualifications for the Radioactive Waste Defuel Implementation Manager:
- HNC in an Engineering subject or an appropriate APM qualification.
- Equivalent experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What we offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 07/10/2025
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