Senior Waste Management Consultants - Harwell

Senior Waste Management Consultants

Reference	VAC-346
Employer	Serco Technical Services
Salary	Ł25,000 to Ł40,000 per annum
City	Harwell
Locations	South East,
Contract Type	Permanent Full Time
Date Posted	26/03/2010

Job Description

Technical and Assurance Services is a leading provider of environmental and waste management consultancy services to the UK nuclear industry. We are further developing and broadening this business, and wish to recruit a suitably qualified graduate or post-graduate to join our environmental assessments team at Harwell. The vacancy provides an excellent opportunity for those wishing to develop a career in this technically, and commercially, challenging business. Candidates will be expected, from the outset, to make an important technical contribution to projects undertaken on behalf of our customers. There will be opportunities for career development in a technical role, in project management and in business development. The successful candidates should have experience in the radioactive waste management field, and be able project managers. They will be required to liaise directly with clients and, from time to time, to undertake work at clients’ premises. They will also be expected to undertake business development activities. This will involve travel to sites in the UK and possibly abroad. Serco is committed to the training and continuing professional development of its staff and you will have excellent opportunities to progress whether by furthering your technical capabilities or broadening into the wider interests of the company. Responsibilities The provision of technical consultancy, including project management, and possibly the management of junior staff, subcontractors, and technical review Production of high quality technical reports on the outcome of your work Responsibility for the presentation of results to customers Delivering your work to agreed timescales and cost Preparation of high quality proposals built upon an in-depth understanding of customers problems and of our capacity to solve them Involvement in the development of new business Core Competences Technically able and innovative Excellent written and verbal communication skills The ability to work well in multi-disciplinary teams Proven project management ability Adaptable and able to work on a number of varied projects at the same time Capable of dealing with real problems in a practical manner An enthusiasm for interacting with customers and for solving their problems The ability to identify business opportunities and win work from customers

Qualifications Required

Requirements – Education and Experience
The successful candidates will probably have a very good first degree in a physical science or related numerate discipline and may well have a post-graduate qualification in an appropriate discipline
They will have demonstrable experience, over a number of years, in project management and in working on waste management issues in the nuclear industry. This experience will be in one or more of the following areas:
- Waste management
- Waste treatment processes
- Inventory studies
- Packaging assessments
- Decommissioning studies

Numerate and able to use a range of software packages
Experience of customer interactions
Experience in proposal preparation
Full, clean UK Drivers Licence
Security clearance will be required

Client Profile for Serco Technical Services

Main Contact:	Jane Dobson
Tel:	01925 254558
Website:	http://www.serco.com/technicalservices/careers/ind

Technical and Assurance Services is a market-leading provider of independent and innovative engineering, environmental, safety and risk management services. Forming part of Serco Group plc, the company works in partnership with a variety of organisations in both the public and private sectors, including the nuclear, defence, utilities and transport industries.

Job Details: Senior Waste Management Consultants