Waste Coordinator
| Posting date: | 10 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,354 to £59,998 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 February 2026 |
| Location: | Dounreay, Thurso |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Dounreay |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 11/26 |
Summary
A vacancy has arisen within the fuel cycle area (FCA) for a Waste Coordinator. The job holder will be responsible for supervising the safe, secure, and environmentally compliant generation and consignment of waste, intervening if appropriate to prevent the mis consignment of waste from plants and facilities. The job holder is responsible for working within the programme waste team to ensure projects and facilities wastes are managed in accordance with project specific waste plans.
Hear from the hiring manager:
The purpose of the post is to provide waste support to the relevant business, programme, or project area and manage wastes within their plants up to the point that the waste is handed over to waste operations or waste services for on-site, off-site disposal, treatment, or interim storage.
Job Description
Support development of waste strategies for the facility e.g. attending options assessments as a facility representative
Supervise the safe, secure, and environmentally compliant generation of waste within the bounds of the safety operating envelope (such as safety case), ensuring that tasks are carried out by competent personnel in line with the requirements defined in the relevant manual
Implement activity assessment methodologies in support of waste consignment
Supervise data acquisition provision in line with characterisation documentation
Support and supervise the resolution and recovery of waste non-conformances
Supervise data acquisition provision in line with characterisation documentation
Coordinate waste logistics for the facility including liaising with waste carriers
Author and maintain facility owned waste instructions
Review facility instructions to ensure compliance with waste management system requirements
Attend work scope hazard reviews and provide facility specific waste advice (e.g. waste storage/logistics etc.)
Support production, review and implementation of project specific waste plans to ensure they are fit for purpose
Establish baseline ahead of waste generating activities and provide data to the team for reconciliation (i.e. waste forecasts)
Support regulatory inspections and closure of regulatory actions and escalate areas of concern or opportunities for improvement within the programme waste team
Ensure arrangements are in place so that the waste hierarchy is applied, and waste is directed via the correct route
Ensure pre and post use check of all approved waste containers is undertaken to ensure that they are free from damage, corrosion etc. and deemed fit for purpose in the waste consignment process
Support the sharing of good practice, lessons learned and improvements by attending peer group meetings and cascading information from learning from experience
Maintain waste holdings inventory to ensure compliance with licence conditions and to inform waste forecasting
Oversee safe and compliant storage of waste on plant
Complete duty of care checks at gatepost monitor as required
Lead and supervise inspections and collation/trending of inventory data
Supervise waste generation and packaging activities
Ensure waste consignment paperwork is completed accurately and in accordance with the relevant waste management procedures
Interface with project and facility teams to collate tactical waste forecasting for the facility
Perform the responsibilities of Authorisations relevant to post including radioactive materials coordinator
Hear from the hiring manager:
The purpose of the post is to provide waste support to the relevant business, programme, or project area and manage wastes within their plants up to the point that the waste is handed over to waste operations or waste services for on-site, off-site disposal, treatment, or interim storage.
Job Description
Support development of waste strategies for the facility e.g. attending options assessments as a facility representative
Supervise the safe, secure, and environmentally compliant generation of waste within the bounds of the safety operating envelope (such as safety case), ensuring that tasks are carried out by competent personnel in line with the requirements defined in the relevant manual
Implement activity assessment methodologies in support of waste consignment
Supervise data acquisition provision in line with characterisation documentation
Support and supervise the resolution and recovery of waste non-conformances
Supervise data acquisition provision in line with characterisation documentation
Coordinate waste logistics for the facility including liaising with waste carriers
Author and maintain facility owned waste instructions
Review facility instructions to ensure compliance with waste management system requirements
Attend work scope hazard reviews and provide facility specific waste advice (e.g. waste storage/logistics etc.)
Support production, review and implementation of project specific waste plans to ensure they are fit for purpose
Establish baseline ahead of waste generating activities and provide data to the team for reconciliation (i.e. waste forecasts)
Support regulatory inspections and closure of regulatory actions and escalate areas of concern or opportunities for improvement within the programme waste team
Ensure arrangements are in place so that the waste hierarchy is applied, and waste is directed via the correct route
Ensure pre and post use check of all approved waste containers is undertaken to ensure that they are free from damage, corrosion etc. and deemed fit for purpose in the waste consignment process
Support the sharing of good practice, lessons learned and improvements by attending peer group meetings and cascading information from learning from experience
Maintain waste holdings inventory to ensure compliance with licence conditions and to inform waste forecasting
Oversee safe and compliant storage of waste on plant
Complete duty of care checks at gatepost monitor as required
Lead and supervise inspections and collation/trending of inventory data
Supervise waste generation and packaging activities
Ensure waste consignment paperwork is completed accurately and in accordance with the relevant waste management procedures
Interface with project and facility teams to collate tactical waste forecasting for the facility
Perform the responsibilities of Authorisations relevant to post including radioactive materials coordinator