Graduate Environmental Radiological Waste Specialist

Roles and Responsibilities:

We have an exciting opportunity starting in September 2025 for a Graduate Environmental / Radiological Waste Specialist to join our talented and growing safety department; to play a key role in the delivery of our safety case projects related to new build infrastructure and the development of existing safety cases across the UK. You will be based in our Plymouth Office at Plymouth Science Park, working as part of a highly professional and dynamic team.

As a Graduate Environmental / Radiological Waste Specialist at NESC, responsibilities will include:

Working through our structured training programme with close support from our senior engineers;
Contributing to the delivery of safety case projects by working as part of a nuclear safety team through provision of environmental assessments, BAT assessments and radiological waste assessments;
Working with others in the nuclear safety team, allowing you to develop an understanding of nuclear safety and radiological protection processes.
At NESC we recognise that everyone has different preferences and strengths. We focus on recruiting the very best people and provide them with opportunities to tailor the role to suit their experience and skills. The above responsibilities are therefore indicative and we encourage our people to take charge of their own development.

Key Skills and Experience:

An Honours (predicted or achieved a 2:1 or higher) and/or Masters degree in environmental science, environmental management or a waste management subject;
Flexible, adaptable, innovative and proactive approach to working and finding solutions;
Ability to work autonomously and closely with others to solve problems;
Willingness to learn and ability to diversify across multiple projects and disciplines;
Experience in working in teams and ability to communicate with new groups of people at a variety of professional levels;
Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain Security Clearance.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

Experience or knowledge of health & safety in the workplace or nuclear safety;
Experience of working within Defence or high hazard regulated industries.

Benefits:

Competitive salary
Private medical insurance
Gym membership
Company pension
Company events
Free, on-site parking
Health & wellbeing programme