Radiation Protection Manager - Submarines

Job Description

Radiation Protection Manager - Submarines

Full time

Derby, On-Site

Rolls Royce Submarines currently has an exciting opportunity for a Radiation Protection Advisor (RPA) to join the Safety Security and Licencing Authority Radiological Protection Team in Derby. We’re a leader in submarine nuclear propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority for building and maintaining their reactors.

Why Rolls-Royce?

We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority for building and maintaining their reactors.

Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

The work of the Safety, Security and Licencing Authority Radiation Protection team is to develop Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Policy and provide Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste governance by following and developing management arrangement. These ensure that RRSL is compliant with company standards and with the legislative and regulatory requirements for operating 2 nuclear Licensed Sites at Raynesway Derby as well as external areas across Rolls Royce Submarines Ltd.

What We Offer

We will offer excellent development opportunities, training, and support for you to progress broaden and gain further experience and knowledge. We also offer a market leading salary of £82000 + based on your knowledge, experience and qualifications as well as other exceptional benefits including:

• Company pension contributions up to 12% of your salary,
• 26 days leave + public holidays, with the ability to accrue an additional 10 days leave through additional hour,
• Employee support assistance and employee discounts.
  
  

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed through an informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What You Will Be Doing

Support the Radiation Protection (RP) Function for Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd and Rolls Royce PLC. Act as RPA to appropriate parts of the business which includes 2 Nuclear Licensed sites, 1 Authorised Site and Rolls Royce PLC plus other areas of the Submarine’s business including Industrial Radiography and work by RRSL on Submarine Enterprise partner sites:

• Support the Radiation Protection (RP) Function for Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd and Rolls Royce PLC.
• Act as RPA to appropriate parts of the business which includes 2 Nuclear Licensed sites, and Rolls Royce PLC plus other areas of the Submarine’s business including Industrial Radiography as well as work by RRSL employees on Submarine Enterprise partner sites:
• Assisting the Head of Radiation Protection and the wider Radiation and environmental Protection team in developing Radiation and Environmental Protection Policy covering Health Physics, Dosimetry and Radioactive Waste for RRSL.
• Delivering an independent programme of assessment and surveillance activities ensuring Licence Condition, IRR17, EPR and REPPIR compliance.
• Providing advice, guidance, and assurance to areas within RRSL that the hazards and ensure the risks associated with Ionising Radiation are being appropriately controlled, that the business remains compliant with RP legislative, regulatory and company requirements and adopts recognised good practice So Far as is Reasonably Practicable (SFARP).
• Governance an oversight of the new build nuclear facilities ensuring Radiological Protection relevant good practice is incorporated.
• Supporting the Emergency Arrangements for the business in all aspects of Radiation Protection as an on-call Health Physics Advisor and a RADSAFE responder on a duty roster basis out of hours.
  
  

Who We Are Looking For

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Essential

• Degree level or equivalent qualification experience in appropriate discipline (i.e. Science, Engineering, HSE, etc.) or demonstrable experience.
• Hold a certificate of competence to act as an RPA.
• Experienced in the design and operation of nuclear, conventional and/or hazardous facilities within the UK.
• Experience with nuclear site licence conditions and environmental permit conditions.
• Experience of developing, planning, undertaking, and reporting independent oversight and assurance assessments.
• Experience in Radiation Emergency Preparedness Public Information Regulations.
• Chartered Radiation Professional.
  
  

There maybe opportunities to travel to other sites for short periods (2-5 days) away from your main work station.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving.

We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.

Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Job Category

HS & E

Posting Date

28 Nov 2024; 00:11

Posting End Date

24 Dec 2024