Graduate Nuclear Consultant - Manchester/Warrington

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Application Deadline: Recruitment is ongoing.Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.

We're looking foraGraduate Nuclear Consultantto join our progressive, award-winningNuclear teamin our Manchester or Warringtonoffice, joining our 2025 Graduate Programme (Autumn), where you'll be delivering sustainable projects for our communities, planet and society.

Our Nuclear Division has been providing high-end strategic and advisory consultancy support to the nuclear industry since 2005, working with operators and regulators across the new build, existing generation, decommissioning and defence markets. The Division specialises in safety cases, environmental management, nuclear safety governance, radioactive waste management and decommissioning strategy, and development/demonstration of nuclear organisational capability. With clients including Small Modular Rector and gigawatt scale nuclear power station developers, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Nuclear Waste Services and a range of nuclear related manufacturing, research and defence organisations, we provide a range of services to help organisations demonstrate compliance with the legal and regulatory expectations of the nuclear industry.

Our Nuclear Hydrock now Stantec 3T Team

3T SafetyConsultants Ltd joined the Hydrock now Stantec family in 2023, becoming Hydrocknow Stantec 3T. Located in the heart of the north-west's nuclear sectorcommunity at Birchwood Park, Warrington, the team has a well-established trackrecord of delivering nuclear safety assessment expertise. This includesdelivery of hazard identification studies, e.g. HAZOPs, producing radiologicalHazard Analyses (HAZANs), writing safety case documents and developing safetycase strategies for client projects. This includes working with clients such asUrenco, Babcock Marine at Devonport, Canadian Nuclear Laboratory, SellafieldLtd, Nuclear Restoration Services and ANSTO in Australia.

As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and wider cohort, developing your expertise within an exciting and creative interdisciplinary environment andwill benefit from strong support from both office and technical colleagues, as well as significant guidance from senior staff within our open and collaborative culture.

Your role:

• Provision of technical support to more senior team members in the delivery of projects, across a range of disciplines (including safety assurance, radioactive waste management, environmental assessment, secretariat support) for nuclear clients;
• Taking a lead role on delivery of specific technical work tasks, including data assessment, documentation review/update, technical report authoring, technical recording at workshops;
• Supporting senior team members in client engagement and business development interactions, as well as support to the development of bid submissions for new work.

Take a look at one of our projects - Hinkley Point C - Safety Report , and review the career journey of some of ourStantec graduates here: Stantec Career Stories

About you:

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience.Along with a degree and/or master's qualification in a relevantsubject, and an active interest in energy supply/infrastructure, with a good appreciation for the changing nuclear landscape with respect to new build, generation, decommissioning and defence, we'd love to receive your application if you are:

• A Perseverer - You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
• An Adapter - You're able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
• A Focused Individual - You focus on what matters, tuning out distractions to perform effectively in any situation.
• A Collaborator - You work effectively with lots of different people, considering others' perspectives to shape better outcomes.
• An Eager Learner - You learn from your experiences and the world around you, using this knowledge to anticipate how situations may unfold

Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office a minimum of 4 days per week, to ensure that colleagues are able to provide the appropriate level of support.

What we can offer you:

• A competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• A range of benefits, includingholiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance
• Permanent employment contractto demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec
• Professional progression plan,supporting you to attain professional status
• A supportive andcollaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERGnetwork (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee ResourceGroups )

Applicantsmust have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefiniteperiod without limitation.

Please take a look at our Graduate FAQs ( Graduate Application FAQs ) if you have any questions. We lookforward to receiving your application!