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Band 3 Nuclear Protective Security Inspector
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Band 3 Nuclear Protective Security Inspector
Office for Nuclear Regulation
Full-time
Bootle/Cheltenham/London
£71.20k - £81.79k / year
Job Purpose
The Office for Nuclear Regulation regulates all aspects of security for civil nuclear materials and sensitive nuclear information in the United Kingdom. We regulate against our outcome-focussed Security Assessment Principles in accordance with the Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003. ONR also supports the development and improvement of good practice for nuclear security, both domestically and internationally.
About The Role
Protective Security inspectors regulate security across the civil nuclear industry, to ensure dutyholders are compliant with relevant legislation and that operations are safe and secure. Inspectors achieve this through a mix of compliance inspections and assessment of security plans and arrangements, to ensure dutyholders manage the risk of theft and sabotage adequately. The role covers all aspects of physical security, personnel security and nuclear transport security.
The Role Requires
- Good knowledge, and extensive experience, of security risk management, covering the application of physical security and other elements of protective security.
- A solid understanding of current and emerging security threats.
- Personal conduct and demeanour, which reinforces the utmost level of professional competence.
- Highly effective analytical skills derived from extensive training in security topics and developed in the nuclear industry or other industry where effective security risk management is critical.
- The ability to critically analyse large volumes of highly technical data, to make informed and timely nuclear regulatory judgements, proportionate to the risks.
- Highly articulate verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present complex technical matters to a non-expert audience.
- A highly effective ability to influence senior representatives of dutyholders, to implement improvements and change, without the need to exercise enforcement powers.
- An ability and willingness, to work collaboratively, but be equally comfortable applying sound professional judgement to make challenging decisions on own.
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Principal Responsibilities
- Working in a team of nuclear inspectors to deliver effective and efficient regulation across the UK’s civil nuclear industry.
- Undertaking the assessment of dutyholder security plans and arrangements to ensure they are capable of adequately managing security risks.
- Undertaking compliance inspections of dutyholder arrangements and facilities, to ensure risks are being effectively managed and that dutyholders are meeting their legal obligations.
- Engagement with senior stakeholders across the nuclear industry.
- Identification of trends and intelligence of operational significance.
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Line Management Responsibilities
None currently, however, at this level there could be an expectation to manage staff in the future.
Location / Travel
This post may be undertaken from a base at any one of ONR’s office locations (Bootle, Cheltenham, or London).
ONR operates hybrid working (working in the office and or at home) as part of our flexible working policy. There is an expectation that everyone will spend time in the office on a regular basis, recognising that some work is better done face to face. Managers will work with their teams on what works best to meet individual, team, business and organisational needs to enable collaboration, as well as balancing personal choice and wellbeing.
The UK civil nuclear industry is geographically dispersed, with sites located across Great Britain. As part of their role, inspectors should expect to travel and typically spend 4-6 nights away from home each month. In the first 12 months, inspectors will undergo a series of in-person training courses held at ONR’s Academy at Bootle.
Office for Nuclear Regulation
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