Job Description

Technical Author – Nuclear Decommissioning

* Location: Sellafield, Cumbria

* Start: As soon as possible

* Contract: Approx. 18 Months / End of Project

* Rate: £45 - £51 per hour - Depending on experience

* IR35: Inside

* Working arrangement: Predominantly site-based, with hybrid working at the line manager’s discretion

* Security clearance: Must be eligible to achieve SC clearance

Ceto Talent is supporting a leading international infrastructure and construction group with an established track record of delivering complex energy, transport, nuclear and critical national infrastructure projects across the UK.

We are recruiting a Technical Author to support the Pre-Operations team on a major nuclear decommissioning infrastructure project at Sellafield.

This Technical Author position forms an important part of Sellafield’s long-term nuclear clean-up programme. The new facility will receive nuclear waste, encapsulate it in concrete and prepare it for safe, modern storage.

Working within a highly regulated nuclear Pre-Operations environment, the Technical Author will produce clear, accurate and compliant operational documentation.

The plant will process waste from four key legacy facilities:

* Magnox Swarf Storage Silo

* First Generation Magnox Storage Pond

* Pile Fuel Storage Pond

* Pile Fuel Cladding Silo

Key responsibilities

As the Technical Author, your responsibilities will include:

* Producing compliant working-level nuclear operating, maintenance and emergency instructions within agreed timescales.

* Developing risk-assessment requirements to support working-level instructions.

* Reviewing nuclear engineering, design and vendor information to produce Volume C documentation.

* The Technical Author will carry out plant-based validation of operating instructions.

* Incorporating post-validation feedback and red-pen changes into controlled nuclear documentation.

* The Technical Author will coordinate communication between engineering, commissioning and operational stakeholders.

* Supporting nuclear plant walkdowns and site familiarisation activities.

* The Technical Author will provide weekly progress updates and attend project meetings.

* Maintaining consistent quality standards across all technical documentation.

* As a Technical Author, promoting a strong safety culture and supporting the project’s Zero Harm objectives.

Experience and qualifications

* Previous experience within the nuclear industry is essential.

* Experience working within a nuclear decommissioning, commissioning, operations or engineering environment would be highly beneficial.

* Minimum HNC qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

* Strong written communication and technical documentation skills.

* Competent using Microsoft Word, Excel and Visio.

* Able to interpret engineering drawings, design documentation and vendor information.

* Previous Technical Author experience is advantageous but not essential.

* Must be eligible to obtain SC security clearance.

This is an excellent long-term opportunity to contribute to one of the UK’s most important nuclear decommissioning and waste-management programmes.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Jasmine White at Ceto Talent