Location
Whitehaven

Hours
Full Time - Hours negotiable

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Drive sustainable solutions in nuclear waste management with AECOM – lead, innovate, and transform. Join our established and expanding Nuclear team as an Associate Nuclear Waste Consultant, taking a key leadership role in delivering a diverse portfolio of international and UK-based projects. You will manage and support multi-disciplinary projects across all stages of the project lifecycle, from early client consultancy and strategic advisory support through to comprehensive turn-key solutions and project delivery.

Your responsibilities include technical delivery, client engagement, project management, bid support, and ensuring compliance with AECOM’s standards for quality, safety, and environmental care. You will support business growth, maintain strong client relationships, and contribute to the success of our nuclear waste and decommissioning portfolio.

Work collaboratively with top-tier civil, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers on projects ranging from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, from concept to completion. Thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment with access to career development, flexible hybrid working, technical practice networks, and volunteering opportunities.

Key duties include managing complex nuclear waste projects, providing technical leadership in waste characterisation, treatment, storage, and disposal, developing waste management strategies, conducting technical assessments and risk evaluations, acting as a client liaison, preparing technical reports, advising on regulatory compliance, supporting business development, and mentoring junior staff.

Join a dynamic team of industry experts delivering impactful nuclear projects across the UK and internationally, with a focus on innovative, cost-effective, and practical solutions.

Experience
- Extensive relevant experience in radioactive waste management within regulated and quality-assured environments
- Experience working on UK nuclear licensed sites or strong knowledge of UK Site Licence Companies
- Experience operating waste management facilities or supporting related studies
- Proven track record in consultancy commissions, project management, and nuclear decommissioning projects
- Experience facilitating optioneering workshops, stakeholder engagement, regulator engagement, licensing, and environmental permitting activities
- Competency in waste management studies including strategy development, integrated waste strategies, and radioactive waste inventory development
- Experience in environmental studies such as Best Available Technique (BAT) assessments and Environmental Aspects identification

About you
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently and as part of multi-disciplinary teams
- Strong leadership capability and professional judgement
- Committed, willing to learn, and able to work in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment
- Excellent communication skills with ability to build and maintain client relationships
- Ability to mentor and support junior colleagues
- Strong sense of responsibility for health, safety, quality, and environmental standards

Qualifications
- Minimum HNC qualification, preferably supported by a relevant science or engineering degree
- Strong technical knowledge and leadership capability
- Demonstrated competency in technical governance, project delivery, health and safety responsibilities, document review, financial and technical project management, cost control, programme management, and client liaison
- Waste management expertise including solid, liquid, gaseous waste management, waste strategy, compliance, treatment, storage, transport, disposal, inventory, and characterisation
- Environmental expertise including BAT/BPM, Environmental Aspects identification, and Environmental Safety Cases

Preferred Additional Qualifications / Skills
- Team management and leadership
- Project management skills
- Criticality awareness
- Radiation awareness
- HAZOP knowledge
- Nuclear site operations
- Nuclear decommissioning
- Nuclear new build
- Nuclear safety cases

Please note: Employment is conditional upon meeting UK security clearance requirements.