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Job Title: Radiation Shielding Consultant

Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64969

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Radiation Shielding Consultant.

As a Radiation Shielding Consultant, you’ll be a shielding analyst with a role that’s out of the ordinary. We are seeking a Radiation Shielding Consultant to support our Shielding Discipline Lead in delivering innovative technical solutions across a range of projects. You will work closely with multi‑disciplinary teams to identify shielding requirements, ensure consistent methodologies, and provide timely support to project stakeholders. Additionally, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of our radiation protection procedures.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering radiation models and performing detailed calculations for shielding design, dose assessments, and neutron activation analysis.

• Prepare high‑quality shielding reports and calculation notes, and perform thorough verification of technical work produced by others.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to junior technical specialists within the shielding discipline.
• Collaborate effectively within multi‑disciplinary teams to proactively identify shielding challenges, ensure consistent methodologies, and deliver timely, expert support to all project stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement by contributing to the development and refinement of shielding procedures and best practices.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week, adaptable and can be delivered from various locations, and provides hybrid working arrangements with two days in the office per week. Possible base office locations include – Bristol, Leicester, Newbury, Warrington, Preston, Cumbria or Humberside.

We will consider candidates at both a Senior or Principal level. If at Senior level we will help to develop into the Principal Radiation Shielding Consultant role.

• Demonstrated expertise in radiation shielding, with a strong track record in similar roles.
• In‑depth knowledge and practical experience with radiation transport codes.
• Proven leadership capabilities, with the ability to guide and inspire technical teams.
• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills, with experience working across technical domains.
• A background in designing innovative processes and facilities from concept to implementation.

Degree in a relevant scientific or engineering technical discipline.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.