Radiation Protection Coordinator

Role Reference: JP00003044

Location: Hinkley Point C Site, Somerset

Arrangement: Contract (Inside IR35) or Permanent

NUVIA UK's Technical Services & Consulting department is fast growing with hybrid opportunities available up and down the country. We're striving to create a multidisciplinary team to offer our clients the best range of talent.

BPSS clearance will be required at basic level. Prior clearance will not be transferrable.

Job Purpose / Overview

The Radiography Coordinator ensures the smooth running of the onsite functioning of the Radiography Support Team’s or third-party radiography resource and any other NNB Radiography coordination resource. The requirements for radiography will be identified within the contractor’s workscope by Engineering standards both EDF and international. Contractors shall justify and agree the NDT technique and amount of on-site NDT, then request Radiography through the Radiography Coordinator. The Radiography Coordinator will check the adequacy of planning and preparations and will confirm adequate safe operation between Tier 1 Con of personnel prior to radiography taking place in accordance with the HSE guidelines and Company Standards. They will ensure work is adequately planned, coordinated, prepared, and risks managed for the work to proceed safely, to time and quality by the Contractor.

The Radiography Coordinator will take an overview of radiography performance in delivering the Construction Plan for radiography across HPC site and have a broad understanding of all the radiography work being undertaken. Ensuring potential clashes are avoided and optimising the strategy so that all radiography is delivered safely and with the required quality. The Radiography Coordinator will run coordination meetings and minutes and interface with other construction meetings, anticipating future risk and issues and be proactive in managing them. They will also need to play a pro-active role in the broader HPC Delivery team.

Contextual Information
The Radiography Coordinator will operate by undertaking a range of monitoring, coordination, planning, advice, guidance and support activities which focus on establishing, promoting, maintaining, and continually improving the HPC CDM Principal Contractor management arrangements for Radiography to attain construction excellence following the HPC Way.

The Radiography Coordinator will develop and maintain a ‘one-team’ working relationship with all key project stakeholders always providing clear communication to support surrounding departments and programme teams. They are responsible for working closely as a team with the Senior Radiography Coordinator and Radiography support section.

As part of a small team, the role will require regular out of hours attendance to take part in the site permit system and authorising, as well as observing work.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to develop wide network and working relationships within EDF and the construction industry.
• Results focus tempered with team centred approach, with excellent planning, organisation and anticipation skills.
• Highly skilled in the analysis of technically demanding and detailed information and able to quickly identify the underlying issues and risks.
• Strong capacity to be future focused in identifying risks and implications.
• Strong communication skills to be able to put across complex concepts and data in a way that is readily understood and actionable, using a variety of media.
• Skilful in engaging others with technical issues and maintaining their interest and enthusiasm.
• Skilful in distilling knowledge and building skills in others and the capacity to be pragmatic and practical in the way that technical issues are addressed.
• Good knowledge of large organisational, process plant and site, operations with nuclear standards.
• Good knowledge of the radiography industry including an understanding of the different technologies available on the market including their benefits and limitations.
• Ability to strongly deliver and enthuse others to deliver in line with written standards.
• Excellent knowledge of national and international HSE standards.
• Excellent knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015/ IRR2017 and Nuclear Site Licence requirements.
• Proven track record of achieving excellent safety results on major engineering and construction projects.

Qualifications and Experience:

• PCN or equivalent ISO 9712/ASME level 2 radiographer, current preferred but lapsed qualifications accepted.
• Previously trained and appointed as Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) minimum.
• Experience working on large construction/refit projects with significant levels of open site radiography and use of barrier plans.
• Good knowledge of other non-destructive testing techniques/standards, additional qualifications such as ultrasonics and/or surface inspection are an advantage.
• Knowledge and experience from working in the nuclear sector.
• Good knowledge of the IRR2017.
• Experience of working closely, supporting a team to achieve excellent delivery.