Nuclear Waste Services has a vacancy for an experienced Geological Information and Models Manager to join our team flexible working across the NWS estate.
Geological Information and Models Manager will be responsible for managing and coordinating the development of SDMs across Nuclear Waste Services. Site Descriptive Models (SDM) are core product of NWS’s site characterisation programmes, and represents the best understanding of the subsurface of a site at a given point in time, underpinning by data, reports and models. They support the assessment of a potential site’s suitability to dispose of radioactive waste, informs the design of the disposal system and its safe construction, operation and closure.
Whilst the role is not inherently technical in geoscientific terms, it requires an understanding / appreciation of geoscientific processes associated with data collation, acquisition, interpretation, integration and presentation.
- Establish, document, manage and coordinate the processes and procedures used to plan, deliver and record SDMs across NWS, including the development and definition of roles and responsibilities, standards, work instructions, assurance and governance processes and workflows.
- Day to day management and coordination of an extensive and complex set of teams across NWS and the Supply Chain undertaking geoscientific, as well as design and safety case, studies to deliver the SDMs.
- Manage, track and oversee the delivery of reports and outputs from the extensive SDM supply chain.
- Ensuring all SDM activity is undertaken in compliance with SDM processes and procedures as the site characterisation and R&D programmes develop (up to six SDMs, each with circa 15 projects/tasks at any one time being undertaken in the supply chain, to a value of 1 million).
- Develop and continually implement communication plans for increasing knowledge and understanding of SDMs, their purpose, use and governing principles, processes and procedures.
- Work with the Site Understanding Lead to procure SDM geoscientific studies including preparing technical specifications.
- Coordinating the SDM products and deliverables through the NWS Assurance and Governance process and maintaining consistency of SDM development reflected within project and programme related schedules.
- Work closely with the Site Characterisation Data Stewart to manage requests for data to and from the supply chain in line with data management processes and standards.
Essential
- First degree in Earth Science or relevant engineering subject. Whilst the role is not inherently technical in geoscientific terms, it requires an understanding / appreciation of geoscientific processes associated with data collation, acquisition, interpretation, integration and presentation.
- Needs to have drive, determination, clear vision, good communication to enable understanding of stakeholders needs, excellent organisation skills, background in subsurface applications (geoscience, engineering etc), project management skills
- Skills to develop processes and procedure to be delivered by multiple supply chain entities and monitor and support their use through the project life cycle.
- Track record in task leadership – demonstrating an ability to engage, motivate and conflict manage others and deliver results.
- Excellent communication skills and behaviours, effective team player with a solution focus.
- Experience of decision making and effective delivery of work outcomes within an environment that is continually changing.
Desirable
- Understanding of system engineering an advantage but not necessary.
- Experience of multiple projects in diverse geology is desirable including cored boreholes.
- Experience in planning offshore investigations or working is desirable.
- Background and experience in engineering geology or geotechnical engineering is desirable including demonstrable knowledge or use of British Standards, ISRM, ICE yellow book etc
- Advantage of working on major multi-disciplinary infrastructure and/or delivery driven projects.