Senior Waste Management PHD
Jacobs
- Didcot, Oxfordshire
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Deploying desk-based, analytical and/or experimental capabilities to assess, rationalise and document solutions for a variety of scientific or engineering problems in the field of nuclear waste management and disposal, including definition, design, procurement and delivery of R&D programmes.
- Leading the production of high-quality technical reports, as main author as well as providing supervision to other resources, including reviewing and assimilating data/information and technical reports produced by other members of the team.
- Enabling successful interactions with customers, including presentation of key results and their interpretation in the context of client's needs, by managing supply chain partners and leveraging research networks and contacts to form new partnerships for research.
- Supporting business development (including competitive bidding) in relevant technical areas to secure new contracts and subsequently supporting project management and project control activities to ensure work is delivered to agreed timescales, quality and cost.
- A PhD in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline, such as Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Materials Science, Geology, Environmental Sciences or any relevant Engineering topics (or soon to complete!)
- A higher degree in a relevant physical science or engineering discipline OR equivalent training/experience.
- Outstanding experimental, modelling or desk-based analytical skills with focus on nuclear topics.
- Numerate with excellent technical writing skills, demonstrated by publication of technical work in industry reports and/or scientific literature.
- Flexible, innovative, and demonstration of intent to develop commercial skills.
- Adaptable, able to work on a number of varied projects at the same time, prioritising as appropriate.
- Enthusiasm to apply academic skills to the solution of real-world problems.
- Experience of presenting work at national or international conferences.
- Experience of successfully managing a project budget or funding application.