Job Description:

Technical Author – Nuclear Decommissioning

• Location: Sellafield, Cumbria
• Start: As soon as possible 
• Contract: Approx. 18 Months / End of Project
• Rate: £45 - £51 per hour - Depending on experience 
• IR35: Inside 
• Working arrangement: Predominantly site-based, with hybrid working at the line manager’s discretion
• Security clearance: Must be eligible to achieve SC clearance 

Ceto Talent is supporting a leading international infrastructure and construction group with an established track record of delivering complex energy, transport, nuclear and critical national infrastructure projects across the UK.

We are recruiting a Technical Author to support the Pre-Operations team on a major nuclear decommissioning infrastructure project at Sellafield.

This Technical Author position forms an important part of Sellafield’s long-term nuclear clean-up programme. The new facility will receive nuclear waste, encapsulate it in concrete and prepare it for safe, modern storage.

Working within a highly regulated nuclear Pre-Operations environment, the Technical Author will produce clear, accurate and compliant operational documentation.

The plant will process waste from four key legacy facilities:

• Magnox Swarf Storage Silo
• First Generation Magnox Storage Pond
• Pile Fuel Storage Pond
• Pile Fuel Cladding Silo

Key responsibilities

As the Technical Author, your responsibilities will include:

• Producing compliant working-level nuclear operating, maintenance and emergency instructions within agreed timescales.
• Developing risk-assessment requirements to support working-level instructions.
• Reviewing nuclear engineering, design and vendor information to produce Volume C documentation.
• The Technical Author will carry out plant-based validation of operating instructions.
• Incorporating post-validation feedback and red-pen changes into controlled nuclear documentation.
• The Technical Author will coordinate communication between engineering, commissioning and operational stakeholders.
• Supporting nuclear plant walkdowns and site familiarisation activities.
• The Technical Author will provide weekly progress updates and attend project meetings.
• Maintaining consistent quality standards across all technical documentation.
• As a Technical Author, promoting a strong safety culture and supporting the project’s Zero Harm objectives.

Experience and qualifications

• Previous experience within the nuclear industry is essential.
• Experience working within a nuclear decommissioning, commissioning, operations or engineering environment would be highly beneficial.
• Minimum HNC qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Strong written communication and technical documentation skills.
• Competent using Microsoft Word, Excel and Visio.
• Able to interpret engineering drawings, design documentation and vendor information.
• Previous Technical Author experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Must be eligible to obtain SC security clearance.

This is an excellent long-term opportunity to contribute to one of the UK’s most important nuclear decommissioning and waste-management programmes.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Jasmine White at Ceto Talent.