Senior Technical Specialist (Nuclear, NNUF RADER)

Job Details

Job reference: SAE-031069

Salary: £47,389 - £58,225 per annum depending on experience

Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering

Location: Oxford Road

Employment type: Permanent

Division/Team: FSE Technical Services

Hours Per Week: Full time (1 FTE)

Closing date: 22/04/2026

Contract Duration: Permanent

School/Directorate: Faculty Office - Science and Engineering

Overall Purpose of the Job

We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Senior Technical Specialist to lead the Radioactive Waste Disposal and Environmental Remediation (RADER) National Nuclear User Facility and join our dynamic Faculty Technical Operations team, which strives to provide sector leading technical support for our students and staff. As a member of the faculty’s nuclear group, the postholder will primarily:

• Work closely with the NNUF RADER academic lead, academic staff, other Williamson Research Centre (WRC) technical staff, and science research project leads (internal or external as they arise), to ensure timely and successful delivery of research programmes within RADER.
• Manage the overall operation of the NNUF RADER facility on a day-to-day basis. Be the primary point of contact for NNUF RADER and be responsible for coordination, induction and training of users (including external users) with a wide range of abilities with respect to handling radioactive samples.
• Develop, operate and maintain user group communications to ensure smooth and safe running of the facility and top-down and bottom-up communications within NNUF RADER.
• Willingness to establish external links, collaborations, and networks with academic and industrial groups in the applied radiochemistry and nuclear sectors as opportunities arise.
• Have broad vision and a high level of scientific knowledge and training to further develop the capabilities of the NNUF RADER facilities and instrumentation to deliver world-leading outputs.
• Deliver the provision of appropriate support to allow compliant transport of radioisotope samples and material between facilities in Manchester, and external including internationally.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here.

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.