• Delegations for specific artefacts, topics, and subjects will be agreed with the relevant Design Authority Lead determined by candidates’ experience, skills and knowledge.
• Ensuring Design Authority is discharged following NWS arrangement (broadly in accordance with INSAG-19 and associated ONR requirements, but also covering conventional and post-closure safety)
• Co-ordinating technical oversight and governance on behalf of the Head of Design Authority & Technical Control
• Oversight of requirements generation, management and approval in relevant areas
• Review and acceptance of in-house and externally-produced designs, ensuring all aspects of safety, cost, etc have been considered
• Ensure changes to design intent and associated technical baselines are appropriately controlled, reviewed and sentenced
• Advise programme and strategy stakeholders on essential or beneficial design interventions, and other technical strategy issues as required
• Maintaining an overview of the buildability, operability, & maintainability of relevant products, and advising relevant Duty Holders as necessary of any issues
• Providing authoritative technical advice, using in-house subject matter experts as appropriate

Experience Required

Essential

• Degree qualified in a relevant engineering or scientific subject with 10+ years of professional practice
• Chartered membership of a relevant engineering or scientific body
• Significant experience operating in and controlling complex design programmes
• Knowledge of industry standards, processes, procedures, methods and principles to high-hazard design management in an operational site context
• Leadership, influence, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the proven capability to work with and communicate to a wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders

Desirable

• Background in radioactive waste disposal
• Direct experience of managing design intent in relevant contexts
• Experience in environmental permitting
• Nuclear / environmental safety case experience
• Awareness of GDF and Repository designs and safety cases
• Awareness of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Strategy and Integrated Waste Management work