Job Description
The Opportunity
As the UK’s independent nuclear regulator, our mission is vital to the nation’s safety and security. We protect society by securing safe operations at nuclear facilities across our nation.
This is an exciting role critical to the decarbonisation of the UK’s economy; our national defence; and the decommissioning of our nuclear legacy. A career with ONR will provide you with opportunity to lead and shape our society’s future use of nuclear technology.
The Role
Principle Responsibilities
As an inspector your job will be varied, and you are likely to undertake a range of roles across the sector; from regulating the construction of new nuclear build to the decommissioning of legacy facilities. Some inspectors concentrate on undertaking planned and reactive inspections on site, while others will assess safety submissions or manage discrete intervention projects. Additionally, there may be opportunities to conduct investigations, manage research projects and mentor and develop the next generation of inspectors.
Our Human Factors inspectors need to understand the human contribution to risk at nuclear facilities and the way in which individual, team and organisational performance can impact upon safe and secure operations. A key part of the role involves influencing duty holders to appropriately consider the role of the human in their operations, both positive and negative, and ensure robust measures are implemented to deliver reliable human performance. The work of the Human Factors Group is extremely varied and dynamic as we work collaboratively with other regulators, academics and with multi-disciplinary teams across ONR.
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).
You may be eligible for relocation package up to £15,000.
This post requires some travel including overnight stays predominantly across the United Kingdom and occasionally abroad.
The successful applicant requires a full driving licence which permits the holder to drive in the UK unless reasonable adjustments can be made under the Equality Act 2010.
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.
Work with Us
Our colleagues are from all walks of life with varied personal experiences and career journeys into ONR. We want the best people for our roles. As an inclusive employer we value individuals’ contributions, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion, or belief. Our values ‘supportive, open-minded, fair and accountable’ are central to this. We invest in our people to build capability, resilience, and promote wellbeing in our great teams, underpinned by our inherent focus on inclusion and excellence.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must hold or can achieve and retain National Security Vetting clearance at SC level.
Person Specification
Inclusion
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We will consider reasonable adjustments to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive and barrier-free. Please contact ONR.Human-Resources@onr.gov.uk or Francesca.fay@onr.gov.uk to discuss further.
We will also offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the guaranteed interview scheme.
We recognise we have a role to play in helping those leaving the Armed Forces and have a Veterans guaranteed interview scheme. We offer an interview to Veterans who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the scheme. Please see eligibility criteria below.

• served for at least one year in His Majesty's Armed Forces (as a Regular or Reserve).
• be in transition from, or ceased to be a member of, His Majesty’s Armed Forces.
• not already be employed by ONR.

Qualifications
We expect all Nuclear Safety Inspectors to have:

• A relevant degree level qualification (for example, B.Sc./M.Sc. in Human Factors or Psychology or the ability to demonstrate performance and experience at an equivalent professional level).
• Chartered membership of the Chartered Institute for Ergonomics and Human Factors or the British Psychological Society, or the ability to demonstrate performance and/or experience at an equivalent professional level.

Essential Skills / Experience

• A good understanding of how the human contribution to nuclear safety risk is determined as well as the individual, team and organisational factors that can impact upon safe and secure operations.
• Experience of assessing and or producing Human Factors safety cases/reports for the nuclear, high-hazard or highly regulated industries.
• The ability to draw on engineering and nuclear safety analyses to inform understanding of the human contribution to safety and to use this to target and prioritise work based on risk.
• Technical knowledge of and experience applying the following human factors topics.
  • Human Factors integration.
  • Human Reliability Assessment.
  • Allocation of function.
  • User interface & workplace design.
  • Procedure specification, design, and presentation.
  • Training and competence.

• Strong communication and influencing skills with an ability to persuade by working collaboratively and flexibly with all stakeholders, showing appropriate interpersonal sensitivity, self-awareness, and assertiveness.
• An ability to make sound proportionate judgements on the significance of Human Factors Issues as they relate to overall risks and to work within mutli-disciplinary teams to influence effective performance improvement.
• A self-starter who enjoys learning and is motivated to drive forward their learning and development.

Desirable Skills
Knowledge and experience of the following topics would also be advantageous.

• Workload, fatigue, shift systems.
• Staffing levels.
  • Treatment of Human Factors in operational experience feedback systems.
  • Communication systems.
  • Environmental ergonomics (including noise, thermal, light, access issues etc.).

We would ideally like you to have experience in the nuclear sector or an alternative high hazard industry sector. But don’t worry if you haven’t! We are happy to consider applicants with a non-nuclear/non-high hazard background who, if appointed, would undertake a structured nuclear training programme to reach Nuclear Safety Inspector level (subject to alternative salary range whilst training).
For Further Information
For more information about this vacancy please contact Margaret Ryan
Email - Margaret.ryan@ONR.gov.uk
How To Apply
Please submit your application through the recruitment portal.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9 th October 2024 at 11:45pm.
Your application should include:

• CV to include a full record of your education and professional qualifications and a full employment history.
• A suitability statement (maximum of 800 words) highlighting how you meet the ‘essential skills and experience” required for the role, which will be used at shortlisting in conjunction with your CV.
• Where applicable highlight if you have any experience under ‘desirable skills and experience’ within the application form.

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