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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed November 9, 2026
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- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Nuclear Energy
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Job Description
The Senior Waste Manager is a senior specialist role providing project management and technical assistance for radioactive waste management projects at the JRC Ispra site, as part of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) Decommissioning & Waste Management (D&WM) Programme under the CELER framework contract.
Key Responsibilities
- Radioactive waste project delivery and technical support
- Identify strategies and support implementation of solutions for radioactive waste management, including retrieval and treatment of buried historical waste and safe storage of Intermediate Level Waste (ILW).
- Support execution of external radioactive waste treatment services, including supercompaction, metal melting and incineration.
- Provide field and operational support to radioactive waste management activities at JRC Ispra.
- Apply broad knowledge of radioactive waste management methods, practices, technologies and equipment to project planning and delivery.
- Project planning, controls and coordination
- Assist with project planning and coordinate project activities, meetings, site visits and workshops.
- Monitor project performance, schedule progress and budgets, and provide clear progress information to project managers and stakeholders.
- Identify resource requirements, gaps, project risks and potential delays, and support proactive mitigation.
- Monitor utilisation of personnel, equipment and materials to support efficient project delivery.
- Coordinate with on-site technical staff to support compliance with project safety and quality standards.
- Technical, quality and project documentation
- Prepare and review technical and QA/QC documentation relevant to radioactive waste management projects.
- Collect, organise, process, analyse and interpret project and technical data and information.
- Prepare meeting minutes, status reports and presentation materials for management and steering committees.
- Organise documents, update databases and maintain comprehensive project files and records.
- Stakeholder, contractor and operational coordination
- Act as a point of contact for project managers, stakeholders, contractors and team members within the assigned scope.
- Support procurement activities, including review of supplier contracts and coordination of deliveries.
- Communicate project requirements, progress, risks and actions effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
- Manage a defined subset of a radioactive waste project, such as a particular phase or deliverable, and undertake other routine, standardised or low-risk project management duties appropriate to the role.
Requirements
- More than 12 years of relevant professional experience consistent with a Senior profile, including substantial experience in radioactive waste management and/or nuclear decommissioning projects.
- Practical experience delivering or supporting technically complex radioactive waste projects, including project planning, coordination, technical support and field activities.
- Appropriate training and qualifications to perform the required radioactive waste management tasks in a nuclear environment.
- Ability to work on site at JRC Ispra and, where required by the role, within controlled or supervised areas as an exposed worker.
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