Nuclear Waste Services has a vacancy for an experienced Senior Geophysicist to join our Harwell team flexible working across the NWS estate.
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is the Government organisation responsible for the delivery of a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) for the UK’s inventory of higher activity wastes. The selection of a suitable site is based upon a consent-based process, where there is both a willing community and a suitable geological setting. At present, there are several communities which have formed a Community Partnership.
The Senior Geophysicist is the Subject Matter Expert for geophysics within the Site Characterisation and Research & Development team to be applied across all projects in NWS, including the GDF Programme and the Low Level Waste repository projects. The Senior Geophysicist is responsible for the planning and execution of geophysical data acquisition programmes planned at multiple sites and is accountable for quality of geophysical data acquired, processed and interpreted to support Site Characterisation and Site Evaluation.
- On appointment to NWS you will receive 25.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and you can accrue up to 13 extra days leave
- Rewarding performance (annual bonus scheme)
- We offer a generous pension scheme through CNNP
- Learning and development support
- Payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial advice assistance
- Flexible working
- Extended family-friendly policies
- Cycle to work scheme
- We welcome flexible and agile working practices
- Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment