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SalaryWe are have a great opportunity for an administrator to join us at Nuclear Waste Services.
As an administrator you will be involved with a variety of administrative and secretarial tasks. The administration team is a high performing team which interacts with a variety of stakeholders at all levels across the business.
As part of the administration team, you will be responsible for:
• Experience of working with an Executive Board and acting as a PA for the Chair.
• High level organisational skills, track record in arranging successful events.
• Diary and Mail Management.
• Act as meeting secretary, taking minutes when necessary.
• Act as first point of contact for any queries (in person or telephone), delegating to appropriate person within Management Team where appropriate.
• General administration duties such as Filing/Photocopying, stationary ordering, maintaining both electronic and paper filling systems etc.
• Chasing and monitoring of actions.
• Co-ordination of travel arrangements in line with the LLWR Ltd/NWS travel process.
• Provide a professional service to internal/customers to agreed standards.
• Maintain information storage and retrieval processes and systems.
• To contribute to the improvement of a safe environment/good housekeeping or working area, particularly in their own area of responsibility.
• Identify recommendations for continuous improvements including contributing to development systems in your work area, utilising best practice.
• Where appropriate, assist in the training of others to an appropriate standard including new entrants in the department.
• Maintain good contacts and provide a professional service with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels..
• Complies with all legislative regulatory and company procedures and standards, e.g. safety, quality, risk, security etc. appropriate to the role
• Cover for absent colleagues.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Demonstrable experience in a previous PA or administrative role.
- Strong communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Packages and strong technical knowledge in general IT
- Must have a high attention to detail.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Nuclear experience would be preferable.
Who are we?
Simply put, our job is to secure a safer future for us all. We do this by managing and disposing of the UK's nuclear radioactive waste safely and securely for generations to come. We have a critical role in the biggest multi-decade clean-up project in Europe. As part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group, we provide permanent answers for nuclear waste.
Nuclear Waste Services builds on the work delivered at the Low-Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site and the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme, maintaining these key activities whilst also adding further essential services for customers in the nuclear energy, defence, industrial, medical, and research sectors. Maintaining and developing this knowledge and experience is key to securing and developing our unique nuclear waste capabilities for the UK and the rest of the world
If you join Nuclear Waste Services, you'll be part of a team that brings together some of the most brilliant minds from around the UK, working across many specialisms - scientific, engineering, safety, operations, commercial, community engagement, and regulatory - to name a few.
We want Nuclear Waste Services to be a great place to work where people are respected, included and can perform at their best. We do this by living our Nuclear Waste Services values;
We are action orientated - We deliver for our customers, partners, and people safely & securely.
We are collaborative and inclusive - We have greater success when we work together.
We are ambitious - We are problem solvers who embrace and act upon new challenges.
We act with integrity - We are trusted to build a safe, secure and sustainable future
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is a joint trading name of LLW Repository Limited and Radioactive Waste Management Limited.
This role will be employed by LLW Repository Limited unless the successful candidate is currently on Radioactive Waste Management Limited terms and conditions. In this situation the employee will continue on their current terms and conditions.
NDA group appointments: the NDA Group Mobility Principles will apply.What's in it for you?
- On appointment to an RWM, full-time staff are entitled to a generous annual holiday allowance of 38 days' annual leave. LLWR up to 43 days in addition to a buy/sell scheme
- Rewarding performance (bonus scheme)
- We offer a generous above average pension scheme
- learning and development support
- payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial advice assistance
- Flexible working
- Extended family-friendly policies
- Cycle to work scheme
- We welcome flexible and agile working practices
- Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment
Equal Opportunities
We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. At Nuclear Waste Service we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.
In promoting equal opportunities, Nuclear Waste Service welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Please note: Nuclear Waste Services reserves the right to close the vacancy early.
If you have any queries or would like to discuss this role, please email
