Location
Warrington

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Join AECOM’s dynamic and expanding Nuclear team as a Principal Nuclear Waste Consultant, contributing to a diverse portfolio of international and UK-based projects. This role involves engaging in multi-disciplinary projects at various lifecycle stages, from client consultancy to comprehensive turn-key solutions. You will be responsible for client interaction, bid and proposal development, and project delivery aligned with AECOM’s standards for quality, safety, and environmental care.

You will apply your expertise independently and collaboratively to deliver cost-effective, optimised, and practical radioactive waste management solutions. Projects may include waste management studies, integrated waste strategies, radioactive waste inventory development, waste-led decommissioning strategy development, and environmental assessments such as Best Available Technique (BAT) evaluations and Environmental Aspects identification.

Key responsibilities include conducting and delivering technical work, managing tasks and projects with technical, quality, and financial oversight, mentoring team members, liaising with clients and colleagues to ensure timely and excellent delivery, multitasking across projects and proposals, preparing costed proposals and business development materials, and building strong client and internal networks.

Become part of a leading nuclear team working alongside top-tier civil, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers on projects ranging from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, from concept through to completion. AECOM offers an inclusive and forward-thinking environment with personalised benefits, career development opportunities, flexible hybrid working, and a commitment to well-being and work-life balance.

Experience
- Established experience in radioactive waste management.
- Experience working on UK nuclear licensed sites or knowledge of UK Site Licence companies.
- Experience operating waste management facilities or conducting studies on their use.
- Consulting and project management experience.
- Experience in nuclear decommissioning or studies defining decommissioning approaches.
- Facilitating optioneering meetings and regulator engagement.
- Experience with waste management studies, environmental permitting, safety cases, and environmental assessments is desirable.

About you
- Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Strong commitment, willingness to learn, and ability to work in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
- Excellent communication skills in English and solid numeracy.
- Commercial awareness for business development and proposal preparation.
- Desire to deliver technical excellence.
- Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Collaborative and inclusive mindset, able to build positive client and internal relationships.

Qualifications
Desirable experience or knowledge in:
- Environmental permitting and compliance.
- Environmental safety cases.
- Waste informed decommissioning studies.
- Site end-state management.
- Regulation of radioactive substances and waste.
- Higher Active Waste (HAW) disposal assessments.
- Radioactive Waste Advisor role.
- Waste characterisation, treatment, conditioning, packaging, storage, transport or disposal.
- Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) management.

Security clearance is required for this role, and employment is conditional upon meeting UK security clearance requirements.