Nuclear Waste Services

Nuclear Waste Services brings together the UK’s leading nuclear waste management capabilities. We have integrated the expertise of Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR), Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group’s Integrated Waste Management Programme (IWMP). This creates an organisation focused on the management of the UK’s nuclear waste, safely and securely for generations to come.


Browse through Nuclear Waste Services news updates and live vacancies. To register your interest and apply for roles, please follow the links on each job description.


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GDF Requirements Manager

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 39000 - 52000
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GDF Requirements Manager (Process / Assurance)

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 39000 - 52000
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Geological Information and Models Manager

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Geological Team Leader

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 47000 - 57000
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GIS Analyst

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 45000
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Governance and Assurance CoOrdinator

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 28000 - 38000
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Grants Manager

Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire | Upon application
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Group Waste Model Manager

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Upon application
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Head of Business Partnering

Natiowide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 69000 - 81000
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Head of Policy

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 73190
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Head of Quality Assurance

Flexible with requirement to travel dependent on business needs | Starting Salary £: 75000 - 85000
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Head of Risk and Assurance

Warrington | Flexible Working | Upon application
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Head of Site Evaluation

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Health and Safety Manager (Standards & Assurance)

Warrington | Flexible Working | Upon application
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HR Business Partner

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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IMS Transformation Lead

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Upon application
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Independent Assessment Manager Lead

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 73000
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Independent Assurance Manager

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 51000
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Information Document Controller

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 28000 - 37000
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Information Management Support Assistants

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 35000
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Integrated Waste Management (IWM) Programme Director

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Upon application
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Interim Senior Waste Specialist

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Internal Communications Partner

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 51000
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IT CloudOps Technical Lead

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59841
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IT Service Desk Coordinator

Cumbria | Hybrid Working | Starting Salary £: 45000 - 47000
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IT Technical Support Engineer

Harwell, Oxfordshire | Starting Salary £: 43,000 - 49,000
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Land Property Manager

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Lead Digital Design Manager

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 73190
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Lead Mechanical Engineer

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Lead Quality Engineer

LLWR Repository | Cumbria | Starting Salary £: 39000 - 52000
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Lead Waste Specialist

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 73194 - 79588
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Lead Waste Specialist

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59841
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Maintenance Electrician

LLWR Repository, Seascale | Cumbria | Starting Salary £: 33000
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Maintenance Mechanical Fitter

Seascale | Cumbria | Starting Salary £: 35000
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Management Accountant

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 45000
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Nuclear Waste Services Apprenticeship Programme

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Upon application
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Operational Technology Engineer

LLWR Repository | Cumbria | Starting Salary £: 59841
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P3M Assurance Manager

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 51757 - 56543
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P3O Project Office Practitioner

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 54000 - 61000
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PA / Administrator

Natiowide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 34913
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Packaging Design Engineer

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59841 - 64871
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Performance Analyst

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 39000 - 52000
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Performance Analyst

Calderbridge | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 39000 - 52000
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Performance Data Analyst

Calderbridge | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 28000 - 38000
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Performance Improvement Lead

Calderbridge | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 47000 - 57000
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Performance Improvement Technician

Calderbridge | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 28000 - 38000
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Personnel Security & Aftercare Manager

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59841
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Plant Engineering Technician

LLWR Repository | Cumbria | Starting Salary £: 43000 - 49000
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Principal Engineering Manager (Civil Structural Engineering)

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 73,194 - 79,588
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Principal Engineering Manager - GDF & HAW

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Nuclear Waste Services News


Nuclear Waste Services appoints Seth Kybird as Interim CEO

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has announced that Seth Kybird has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NWS. He succeeds Corhyn Parr who has led NWS as CEO since its formation…

How we’ll evaluate a site to host a Geological Disposal Facility

A Geological Disposal Facility – or GDF – is the best solution to permanently dispose of our most radioactive waste. We’ve developed a robust process for choosing where a GDF could be built and at…

Working for NDA

Our mission is vital. To deliver it, we need the right people with the right skills available across our estate. We employ talented people to work in a range of disciplines. In return for the…

Significant progress with final disposal of radioactive waste at Repository site

Works begin on the next phase of operations to close historic trenches and vaults at the Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site in Cumbria.

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), which manages the…

Liz Peace CBE appointed as new Chair of Nuclear Waste Services

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority announces Liz Peace CBE has been appointed as Chair of Nuclear Waste Services.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has today announced that Liz…

NDA group establishes innovative partnership to manage asbestos waste at legacy nuclear sites

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), in collaboration with its subsidiary Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), has awarded two contracts to establish an innovative partnership for the enhanced…

Nuclear Waste Services Apprenticeship Programme

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) Apprenticeship Programme offers a hands-on learning experience in the nuclear sector, surrounded by experienced professionals who can support you throughout your…

What is a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF)?

Geological disposal involves isolating radioactive waste deep underground, inside a suitable rock volume to ensure that no harmful quantities of radioactivity ever reach the surface environment. A…

Collaborative project safely disposing of over 1,000 drums of radioactive waste completes

Nuclear waste reaches the end of the line, making it safer, sooner. A major collaboration between Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) and Nuclear Transport Solutions (…

The NWS Strategy Series: Disposing of waste safely, permanently and sooner.

Nuclear Waste Services has reached the last instalment of its Strategy Series! Over the course of the last few months, they have dissected their corporate strategy with some of their best experts…