Materials Characterisation Specialist

**Materials Characterisation Specialist**

Based in a location between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking, AWE is seeking a skilled professional to join the Radiochemistry Group.

The Environmental Monitoring, Analysis and Waste Characterisation Team provides bulk waste sentencing services for construction and demolition projects. In this role, you will be responsible for task acceptance, sampling plan preparation, liaison with analytical laboratories, data interpretation, and customer reporting. You will also support the regulatory environmental monitoring programme at AWE.

As a member of the Environmental Monitoring, Analysis and Waste Characterisation team, your main responsibilities will be:

• To support the coordination of the bulk waste characterisation programme, including planning and scheduling programme elements, managing tasking (customer agreements) for assessment surveys, monitoring, and analytical requirements for radiological and chemical measurements.
• To process, interpret, and report measurement test data of required quality standards to specified timescales.
• To satisfy all legislative, regulatory, and stakeholder requirements.
• To support sampling surveys, including sample collection and in-field measurements, using a range of instrumentation.
• To assist in programme reviews, development, innovations, and implementation.
• To understand and apply Company Environment, Health, Safety, Security, and Quality Standards.

We are looking for an individual with strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to liaise with team members, customers, and stakeholders. Ability to handle and interpret data, organise and schedule work in an ever-changing priority environment, and work independently or as part of a team to achieve specific deliverables within specified timescales. Strong IT skills, primarily Microsoft Office package, are essential.

AWE values diversity and recognises that great people don't always 'tick every box'. We focus on potential, fit with our values, transferable skills, and experience. If you feel this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please apply.

We would like you to have experience in technical subjects, such as sciences or mathematics, or equivalent working experience. Understanding of radiological and chemical materials and measurements, and knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements associated with nuclear licensed sites are desirable.

You will need to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment, manage your workload, and have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

AWE offers a wide range of benefits, including a 9-day working fortnight, market leading pension scheme, family friendly policies, opportunities for professional career development, and more.