Learn more about careers in Environmental Science.

It’s an essential part of our role as a centre of expertise for a safe, secure and sustainable nuclear industry to address key environmental challenges. Passionate about helping the industry to move forward in an environmentally friendly way, our innovative projects tackle a diverse range of complex environmental issues.

Join our team and you’ll be out and about working at different sites, developing new technologies and techniques at the forefront of new environmental solutions. Sharing best practice on a number of national and international committees, we liaise closely with the NII, the Environment Agency and key customers such as the NDA. We’re proud to have produced and supported applications for the Radioactive Substances Act, Environment Protection Act, Pollution Prevention & Control and Control of Major Accident Hazards.

Types of Role:

  • Chemists
  • Geochemists
  • Geologists
  • Hydrologists
  • Environmental Engineers

Areas of Expertise:

  • Site Investigation
  • Contaminated Land Assessments
  • Strategic Environmental Assessments
  • Assessing Environmental Safety Cases
  • Environmental Modelling

Types of Project:

  • Developing and testing new site investigation techniques
  • Environmental risk assessments associated with radionuclide transport within contaminated land
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