Working for NSGNSG Environmental Ltd has been delivering work programmes in the nuclear industry for over 40 years. Traditionally in the areas of decommissioning and waste management, NSG now has a broad customer base and provides a wide spectrum of services across the nuclear project lifecycle, ranging from expert consultancy support, R&D and engineering design to rekit and refurbishment, site installation services and high‑hazard physical decommissioning works, amongst others.
JOB TITLE – Technical Author
LOCATION – Aldermaston
DEPARTMENT – Engineers
SECURITY CLEARANCE – SC
The Role
To prepare, originate and present technical information in a manner that informs others about background, risk, safety, justification, change, or step‑by‑step engineering sequence for operation, plant, and procedure based on research, analysis and evaluation of technical/engineering theory, data and information.
Key Objectives
- Document origination and retention – use personal knowledge, research, and analysis to formulate, collate, evaluate information for Method Statements, Risk Assessments, and Change control documentation, ensuring adherence to schedule.
- Apply relevant engineering or technical principles, plan the order and sequence of information, refine and develop illustrations, proof own and colleagues’ copy for accuracy and consistency.
- Prepare, originate and submit approved documentation under the direction of Site Manager/Project Manager.
- Index and catalogue work for safe storage and efficient retrieval.
Technical Liaison & Support
- Liaise over engineering, scientific and technical requirements with project team members, subcontractors, suppliers and clients.
- Originate technical documents and reports for the client, contribute to technical meetings, respond to enquiries with informed guidance.
- Provide technical input for tenders and bids as required.
Commercial Awareness
- Contribute to business development by sharing appropriate information and intelligence.
- Recognise the potential impact of actions for the company, clients and external bodies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Educated to ONC or equivalent level in engineering, communication or appropriate subjects – Essential.
- HND/Degree in engineering – Desirable.
- Membership of a relevant technical/professional body – Desirable.
- IOSH Working Safely or Level 2 Health & Safety – Relevant training provided.
Experience & Knowledge
- Proven ability to create and originate documentation for instruction, justification, process change or information – Essential.
- Experience in a similar role within a radiological processing/waste handling environment – Essential.
- Copy editing of others’ work – Essential.
- Familiar with strict cataloguing, recording and indexing systems – Desirable.
- Ability to network and liaise to ensure documentation is fit for purpose – Desirable.
- Experience delivering to tight time and accuracy standards across several projects – Desirable.
- Planning, organising, and coordinating own work methodically – Desirable.
- Experience of AWE 804 system – Desirable.
- Compliance with legal and industry standards, ISO policies (9001, 14001, 18001) – Desirable.
- Organising own and others’ work to meet time‑frames and schedules – Desirable.
Skills & Abilities
- Competent user of MS Office – Essential.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own work – Essential.
- Maintenance of database and physical records – Desirable.
- Effective communication with colleagues, stakeholders and contractors – Desirable.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001/14001/18001 – Desirable.
Package – Staff only
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week.
- Overtime: 37.5–60 hours per week – Time and half; 60+ hours per week or Sundays – Double time.
- Life Assurance: 3× Salary.
- Private Healthcare package.
- Pension: Company contributes 5%, Individual contributes 4%.
- Discretionary bonus.
- 187.5 hours per year holiday allowance.
- Professional memberships covered.
- Training and development opportunities available.
NSG Environmental are a Disability Confident Committed Employer.
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