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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Principal Site Evaluation Manager

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59841 - 64871
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Principal Waste Specialist

Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 65000
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Procurement Specialist

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 28000 - 38000
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Product, Technology and Innovation Lead

Calderbridge | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 47000 - 60000
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Product, Technology and Innovation Manager

Calderbridge | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 54000 - 61000
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Programme Manager

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Upon application
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Programme Manager (Repository Asset Care / Enhancement / Remediation)

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 73000
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Programme Manager (Repository Capping / Vaults)

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 73000
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Project Controls Engineer

UK Wide | Starting Salary £: 41000 - 47000
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Project Controls Engineer

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 45000
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Project Engineer (Repository Development)

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 51000
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Project Engineering Manager

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 54000 - 61000
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Project Quality Engineer

LLWR Repository | Cumbria | Starting Salary £: 51000
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Project Quality Manager GDF

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Project Responsible Engineer (CE&I)

LLWR Repository | Cumbria | Starting Salary £: 54000 - 61000
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Project Responsible Engineer (Mechanical)

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Upon application
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Protective Security Advisor

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 51757 - 56543
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Quality Assurance Manager

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59841
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Quality Manager

Harwell | Flexible Working | Upon application
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Quality Manager - Audit & Assurance

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Upon application
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RACER Project Manager

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 57000
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Radiological Safety Assessor

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000 - 70000
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Records Advisor

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 45000
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Regional Manager GDF Siting

Lincolnshire | Remote Working | Starting Salary £: 57000 - 83000
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Regulatory Engagement Manager

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 51000
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Reporting Co-Ordinator

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 45000
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Research Manager: Groundwater Chemistry

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 39000 - 47000
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Research Manager: Radiochemist

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 39000 - 47000
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Research Manager: Special Nuclear Materials

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 51000
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Research Manager: Spent Fuel

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 39000 - 52000
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Risk & Issues Analyst

Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 45000 - 51000
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Safety Case Lead (External Hazards)

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Upon application
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Safety Excellence Manager (Initiatives)

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Safety Excellence Manager (Strategy)

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Security and Safeguard Lead

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 61000
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Senior Authorised Person Electrical (SAPe)

LLWR Repository | Cumbria | Starting Salary £: 54000 - 64000
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Senior CE&I Design Engineer

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 54000 - 64000
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Senior CE&I Design Engineer

LLWR Repository | Cumbria | Starting Salary £: 39000 - 52000
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Senior Commercial Analyst

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 51000
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Senior Commercial Lead

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 73000
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Senior Contract Management Lead

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 73000
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Senior Contract Officer

Cumbria | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 51000
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Senior Contracts Manager

Calderbridge | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000 - 64000
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Senior Engineering Manager (Architectural Masterplanner)

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Senior Engineering Manager (Electrical / MV / HV)

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Senior Engineering Manager (Mechanical)

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000 - 70000
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Senior Engineering Manager (Mining & Underground Construction)

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000
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Senior Engineering Manager - GDF & HAW

Nationwide | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59841 - 64871
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Senior Engineering Managers

Warrington / Harwell | Flexible Working | Starting Salary £: 59000 - 70000
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Senior Engineering Standards Manager

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…