Principal Nuclear Waste Consultant

Overview

In this Principal Waste Consultant role, you join a growing Nuclear team delivering multi-disciplinary projects from consultancy to turn-key solutions. You will lead technical work across international and UK-based projects, manage tasks and budgets, and mentor colleagues to grow capability. You’ll engage with clients, prepare bids, and ensure work meets safety, quality, and environmental standards. The opportunity offers shaping waste strategies, regulatory engagement, and a pathway to impact the nuclear sector within a global infrastructure firm.

Pay / Benefits

• career development opportunities
• flexible hybrid working model
• training networks (technical practice networks)
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical work across a range of projects
• Manage tasks and projects including technical, quality, and financial aspects
• Mentor and develop junior team members
• Collaborate with clients and advisors to deliver on time and within budget
• Multitask across multiple projects and proposals
• Prepare costed proposals and business development materials
• Build long-term client relationships and internal networks
• Support practice leadership in identifying opportunities and securing work

Key requirements

• Experience in radioactive waste management
• Worked on UK nuclear licensed sites or with UK Site Licence companies
• Consulting and project management experience
• Decommissioning studies or approaches
• Facilitate optioneering meetings
• Regulator engagement experience
• Strong English communication and numeracy
• Self-starter with ability to work autonomously

• Strong communication
• Team collaboration
• Self-motivation
• Waste management studies (strategy development; Integrated Waste Strategies; radioactive waste inventory)
• Waste-led decommissioning strategy development
• Environmental studies (BAT assessments; Environmental Aspects)

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