Senior Radiation Shielding Consultant

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Radiation Shielding Consultant to be based in Warrington with hybrid working.
The Senior Radiation Shielding Consultant will be required to support the Shielding Discipline Lead in providing technical solutions for projects to include:

Delivering radiation models and calculations; including for shielding, dose assessment and neutron activation
Assuming shielding technical lead roles within projects
Integrating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that shielding issues are identified across projects and that consistent approaches are adopted, and timely support provided to all relevant project stakeholders
Mentoring and providing on-the-job training for junior team members
Contributing to the enhancement of existing radiation protection proceduresGeneral Responsibilities and Accountability

Delivering radiation models and calculations; including for shielding, dose assessment and neutron activation
Authoring of shielding reports and related calculation notes, and verification of others' work
Developing and maintaining excellent working relations with customers, colleagues, and other departments
Providing support to strategic growth campaigns and bids, marketing content and presentation materials to support the Strategy
Qualifications

Degree in a relevant scientific or engineering technical discipline
Minimum of five years' experience within the nuclear industry as a shielding practitioner
Excellent working knowledge of radiation transport codes including some, or all, of the following:
Monte Carlo codes (MCBEND, MCNP) and
Point kernel codes (RANKERN, Microshield)Why We're Different:
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