Band 3 Nuclear Safety Inspector – Leadership and Management for Safety / Licensing

ONR is not a Civil Service department, however, we are an arms length body of Department of Work and Pensions.

The Opportunity

As the UK’s independent nuclear regulator, our mission is vital to the nation’s safety and security. We protect society by securing safe operations at nuclear facilities across our nation.

This is an exciting role critical to the decarbonisation of the UK’s economy; our national defence; and the decommissioning of our nuclear legacy. A career with ONR will provide you with opportunity to lead and shape our society’s future use of nuclear technology.

The Role

As an inspector your job will be varied, and you are likely to undertake a range of roles across the sector; from regulating the construction of new nuclear build to the decommissioning of legacy facilities. Some inspectors concentrate on undertaking planned and reactive inspections on site, while others will assess safety submissions or manage discrete intervention projects. Additionally, there may be opportunities to conduct investigations, manage research projects and mentor and develop the next generation of inspectors.

Our Leadership and Management for Safety inspectors deal with organisational and cultural factors that impact on safety at nuclear facilities. A key part of the role involves advising and guiding licensees and dutyholders to develop and maintain adequate organisational capability and a positive nuclear safety culture.  This includes searching out lessons for regulators and licensees from diverse sources, wider than the nuclear sector, and understanding how to interpret these and take them forward. Licensing work encompasses granting of new licences, as well as issue of replacement licences, and delicensing.  ONR’s work in this area is dynamic and varied and involves working with prospective licensees, to guide them on licensing requirements, as well as assessment and scrutiny of licence applications, working with a range of other discipline specialists

Line Management Responsibilities

• None currently, however, at this level there could be an expectation to manage staff in the future.

Work with Us

Our colleagues are from all walks of life with varied personal experiences and career journeys into ONR. We want the best people for our roles. As an inclusive employer we value individuals’ contributions, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion, or belief. Our values ‘supportive, open-minded, fair and accountable’ are central to this. We invest in our people to build capability, resilience, and promote wellbeing in our great teams, underpinned by our inherent focus on inclusion and excellence.

Person Specification / What You’ll Need

Qualifications

We expect all Nuclear Safety Inspectors to have:

• Degree level qualification or equivalent in a related discipline or the ability to demonstrate performance and experience at an equivalent professional level;
• Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution, or the ability to demonstrate performance and/or experience at an equivalent professional level.

Essential Skills / Experience

• A good understanding of how organisational and cultural factors can impact nuclear safety, including lessons learned from past events;
• An in-depth understanding and experience of application of a range of LMfS topics, including awareness of nuclear site licence requirements, and recognised standards and approaches in these areas;
• Experience of influencing at all levels within an organisation, from Board / Executive through to frontline, and an understanding of factors that determine organisational behaviour;
• Knowledge of one or more nuclear / high hazard facilities, examples include: pressurised water reactors, advanced gas cooled reactors, high hazard processing plants etc;
• The ability to assimilate, analyse and provide judgements on new and complex technical issues, clearly and concisely;
• Strong communication, decision making and influencing skills. With the ability to see the bigger picture, targeting and prioritising work, based on risk.

We would ideally like you to have experience in the nuclear sector or alternative high hazard industry. But don’t worry if you don’t! We are happy to consider applicants with a non-nuclear/non-high hazard background who, if appointed, would undertake a structured nuclear training programme to reach Nuclear Safety Inspector level (subject to alternative salary range whilst training).

Inclusion

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We will consider reasonable adjustments to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive and barrier-free. Please contact ONR.Human-Resources@onr.gov.uk/ or 07823741047 / 07786544762 to discuss further. We will also offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the guaranteed interview scheme.

We recognise we have a role to play in helping those leaving the Armed Forces and also have a Veterans guaranteed interview scheme. We offer an interview to Veterans who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the scheme. Please see eligibility criteria below;

• served for at least one year in His Majesty’s Armed Forces (as a Regular or Reserve);
• be in transition from, or ceased to be a member of, His Majesty’s Armed Forces;
• not already be employed by ONR.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must hold or can achieve and retain National Security Vetting clearance at SC level.

Location / Travel

This post may be undertaken from a base at any one of ONR’s office locations (Bootle, Cheltenham, or London).

This post requires some travel including overnight stays predominantly across the United Kingdom and occasionally abroad.

The successful applicant requires a full driving licence which permits the holder to drive in the UK unless reasonable adjustments can be made under the Equality Act 2010

ONR operates hybrid working (working in the office and / or at home) as part of our flexible working policy. There is an expectation that everyone will spend some time in the office on a regular basis, recognising that some work is better done face to face. Managers will collaborate with their teams on what works best to meet individual, team, business and organisational needs to enable collaboration, as well as balancing personal choice and wellbeing.

An annual leave allowance of 25 plus 8 days public holiday. There is also an entitlement to 1 privilege day. Your annual leave allowance will increase by 1 day each year up to a maximum of 30 days.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity 
• A civil service pension 

Job contact :

• Name : Marc McBride
• Email : marc.mcbride@onr.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : ONR.Human-Resources@onr.gov.uk