Engineer / Scientist / Technologist - Pretoria at NECSA

Job Profile: 

• Render technical support to NWM regarding the licensing, engineering, implementation/ construction and commissioning aspects of the various radioactive waste management pre-treatment, processing, conditioning and storage processes and NWM waste facilities on the Necsa site.  This includes decontamination and decommissioning.

Key Performance Areas:

• Review and maintain safety cases for waste processing facilities.
• Maintain the applicable licensing documentation.
• Review technically and from a safety perspective the applicable Safety Assessments.
• Review processes for waste conditioning in line with the Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) for applicable disposal facility.
• Maintenance of existing process systems.
• HAZOP’s and optimization of waste processes
• Managing of project tasks to comply with internal Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality requirements.
• Assist in managing of project tasks to comply with internal Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality requirements.
• Assist in evaluation of effective strategies for technical projects e.g. licensing corporate SHEQ requirements.
• Managing multidisciplinary projects in conjunction with project manager through all the design phases: concept, design, construction/ installation, commissioning, handover/ operation.
• Technically review the following documents: Safety cases, Reports, Manuals, ISIP, Procedures, OTS, Specifications, Design Specifications, WAR, HIRA, Basis of design, QA Plan, HAZOP, Training procedures, Purchase specifications, SAR, Problem statements

Requirements

KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Knowledge of project management
• Knowledge of quality systems and regulatory procedures.
• Facilitation of processes (HAZOP’s and other applicable SHEQ evaluation systems)
• Technical writing skills and computer literacy.
• Process design
• Knowledge of contract management
• Knowledge of design of radioactive waste management facilities and processes: Report and procedure writing, Quality assurance, good health (radiation worker).
• Knowledge: Conditioning, treatment, storage and disposal techniques for management of nuclear waste.
• Problem solving & Interpersonal skills  
• Computer literacy is essential.
• Medically fit to be registered as an occupationally exposed worker.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education

• BSc honours / BEng / BTech. (Chemistry/Physics/Nuclear Sciences)

Experience:  

• At least 1 to 5 years in the design, development, construction, licensing, commissioning, and maintenance of nuclear facilities.