Radiation Protection Scientist in Glasgow

Location: Coulport, near Helensburgh (Scotland - 20 minutes north of Helensburgh)

Package: Starting from £40,000 (Dependant on experience and suitability for the role)

Working pattern: Monday – Thursday (core hours) with opportunity to increase earnings through shifts and overtime, which will include occasional weekend working and shifts over 7-days.

You will use radiation protection and dosimetry knowledge to independently support the provision of radiation protection and dosimetry advice and services to ensure that AWE and its customers remain compliant with the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017, Licence Condition 18 and other relevant legislation.

• To support the delivery of core radiation protection and dosimetry services within assigned areas of responsibility, manage the day-to-day running of these services and ensure that associated deliverables are completed to a high standard in terms of quality and efficiencies to ensure confidence from customers and efficient ways of working for the business.
• Support the technical justification of AWE radiation protection and dosimetry practices to meet the required technical and regulatory standards.
• Complete assigned projects related to the improvement of radiation protection, health physics, radiological metrology and/or dosimetry services or technical underpinning.
• Independently support promulgation of technical developments in the field of radiation protection, health physics, radiological metrology and/or dosimetry within AWE.
• To lead by example in terms of behaviours, embracing and supporting change within the workplace.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
• Maintenance of capabilities assigned to their area of responsibility.
• Promote and maintain effective interfaces with stakeholders throughout the company.
• Promote Right First Time quality culture.
• To identify and appropriately report all problems in delivering the programme and assist in continuous improvement activities within the local area.
• Participate in continuous professional development and technical exchanges within their field to ensure that AWE uses industry best practice so far as reasonably practicable.
• Represent AWE at national forums in applicable disciplines where applicable.
• The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.

• Time to recharge your batteries with 266 hours of annual leave.
• Subsidised Transport Service to the site.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training.
• Employee Assistance Programme and on-site Occupational Health Services, which includes access to physiotherapy, GP, counselling support, financial advice.
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution).
• Life Assurance.
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family.
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing – more information available on our careers site.

Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to work shifts (covering 24/7 and overtime including the weekends), so it’s essential that you are flexible on working hours.

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

• We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE.
• The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.

We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.

Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.

If you’re looking for a role with excitement, intrigue and something that really makes a difference then now is the time to join AWE. We are at the start of a once in a generation – possibly two generations – programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state-of-the-art capital and construction projects – some of which have never been done before.