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Amentum

Waste Manager

Amentum

Waste Manager at Amentum leading technical guidance for radioactive waste management in the UK. Collaborating with Sellafield Ltd and ensuring compliance in waste operations.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeWarrington • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide leadership and technical guidance for the management of radioactive waste across Amentum’s delivery of the Sellafield DNWP Lot1A framework
  • Promote and drive waste-informed approaches to decommissioning and waste management
  • Foster collaboration, alignment and a one-team culture with Sellafield Ltd and the supply chain partners
  • Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) guidance across the waste lifecycle including routing, characterisation and compliance
  • Maintain effective stakeholder engagement between project teams, internal stakeholders, and Amentum supply chain
  • Support scope definition, functional requirements and strategic direction ensuring appropriate waste management standards and Best Available Techniques (BAT) principles are applied
  • Oversee production of waste technical documentation including waste strategies, forecasts, inventories and waste management plans
  • Lead waste assurance and audit activities to ensure regulatory and SL compliance
  • Implement risk mitigation strategies and oversee optioneering studies for complex waste challenges
  • Drive efficiencies and continuous improvement in waste handling and disposal
  • Oversee waste operations delivery, including resourcing, priorities and dependencies
  • Support definition and delivery of supply chain waste work packages

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Degree or equivalent experience in engineering, chemistry, physics, environmental science or related discipline
  • Extensive experience working in a responsible role within radioactive waste management or waste regulatory field
  • Detailed knowledge of UK radioactive waste legislation and regulatory framework
  • Experience working operationally with RA waste producers and supporting waste forecasting, planning, and strategy development
  • Awareness of characterisation methodologies for radioactive and non-radioactive wastes

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Free single medical cover and digital GP service
  • Family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay
  • Free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes
  • Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships
  • Work-life balance and flexibility

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Hard Skills & Tools
waste managementwaste forecastingwaste planningwaste strategy developmentrisk mitigationcharacterisation methodologiesregulatory compliancetechnical documentationaudit activitiescontinuous improvement
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationstakeholder engagementcommunicationstrategic directionteam cultureguidancealignmentefficiency drivingproblem-solving
Certifications
degree in engineeringdegree in chemistrydegree in physicsdegree in environmental science