Incident Response and Compliance Officer

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment. 
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders. 
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
• Wide range of career development opportunities.
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.

Job Description

The salary for this role is £31,100. Onsite working is expected for 4 days a week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working. 

This role is based at the following site; Culham, Oxfordshire.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data. 

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Incident Response and Compliance Officer, you will play a pivotal role in acting as the initial response and investigation of incident reports. Working at an operational level, you will provide the initial assessment and investigation of an incident and support the Safety and Health Business Partners with fact finds as well as contributing to lessons learned.  In addition, you will support the SHE team in compliance auditing at Culham.

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide visible SHE support at Culham campus by being onsite at least 4 days per week.
• Provide initial response and support to safety, health and environmental incident reports.
• Contribute to lessons learned for incidents and help to identify trends to prevent recurrences.
• Participate in the compliance monitoring program at Culham by completing compliance monitoring activities such as audits, safety and health tours and inspections ensuring that appropriate corrective actions are assigned to resolve areas of non-compliance.
• Contribute to the wider SHE strategy of ensuring continuous improvement across the organisation by providing recommendations based on audit and incident investigation findings.

Qualifications

Essential:

• NEBOSH National General Certificate
• Good understanding of safety procedures and why they are required. Knowledge of safety systems would be beneficial.
• Ability to work on own initiative or with others on tasks with minimum supervision.
• Good problem-solving abilities and be able to cope under pressure
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/.  

We welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi British, and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and neurotypical individuals. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications. 

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.