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Technical Author - Nuclear

Job Posted: 24 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria

Expire in: 4 days

Job Description

Technical Author – Nuclear Decommissioning
  * Location: Sellafield, Cumbria
  * Start: As soon as possible
  * Contract: Approx. 18 Months / End of Project
  * Rate: £45 - £51 per hour - Depending on experience
  * IR35: Inside
  * Working arrangement: Predominantly site-based, with hybrid working at the line manager’s discretion
  * Security clearance: Must be eligible to achieve SC clearance
Ceto Talent is supporting a leading international infrastructure and construction group with an established track record of delivering complex energy, transport, nuclear and critical national infrastructure projects across the UK.
We are recruiting a Technical Author to support the Pre-Operations team on a major nuclear decommissioning infrastructure project at Sellafield.
This Technical Author position forms an important part of Sellafield’s long-term nuclear clean-up programme. The new facility will receive nuclear waste, encapsulate it in concrete and prepare it for safe, modern storage.
Working within a highly regulated nuclear Pre-Operations environment, the Technical Author will produce clear, accurate and compliant operational documentation.
The plant will process waste from four key legacy facilities:
  * Magnox Swarf Storage Silo
  * First Generation Magnox Storage Pond
  * Pile Fuel Storage Pond
  * Pile Fuel Cladding Silo
Key responsibilities
As the Technical Author, your responsibilities will include:
  * Producing compliant working-level nuclear operating, maintenance and emergency instructions within agreed timescales.
  * Developing risk-assessment requirements to support working-level instructions.
  * Reviewing nuclear engineering, design and vendor information to produce Volume C documentation.
  * The Technical Author will carry out plant-based validation of operating instructions.
  * Incorporating post-validation feedback and red-pen changes into controlled nuclear documentation.
  * The Technical Author will coordinate communication between engineering, commissioning and operational stakeholders.
  * Supporting nuclear plant walkdowns and site familiarisation activities.
  * The Technical Author will provide weekly progress updates and attend project meetings.
  * Maintaining consistent quality standards across all technical documentation.
  * As a Technical Author, promoting a strong safety culture and supporting the project’s Zero Harm objectives.
Experience and qualifications
  * Previous experience within the nuclear industry is essential.
  * Experience working within a nuclear decommissioning, commissioning, operations or engineering environment would be highly beneficial.
  * Minimum HNC qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
  * Strong written communication and technical documentation skills.
  * Competent using Microsoft Word, Excel and Visio.
  * Able to interpret engineering drawings, design documentation and vendor information.
  * Previous Technical Author experience is advantageous but not essential.
  * Must be eligible to obtain SC security clearance.
This is an excellent long-term opportunity to contribute to one of the UK’s most important nuclear decommissioning and waste-management programmes.
For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Jasmine White at Ceto Talent

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