Safety Graduate Programme 2025

Safety Graduate Programme 2025

Are you ready to play a significant part in the UK's sustainable nuclear future?

We are committed to nurturing your talents, building your confidence, and enriching your expertise.

Our commitment doesn't stop after two years. On successful completion of the Graduate scheme you can be offered a permanent contract with us. We will be there to support you through chartership, with a dedicated chartership mentor and likeminded colleagues that will be with you every step of the way.

Who are we?

We are delivering against national safety, security and energy needs. In operating, developing, and decommissioning the Sellafield site, we are also delivering the largest environmental restoration project in Europe. In short, we solve complex nuclear, engineering, and infrastructure challenges for the UK every single day.

In the past, we have been responsible for breakthroughs such as the world's first full-scale commercial nuclear power station, and today we are helping to keep lights on across the UK by safely receiving and storing spent nuclear fuel from the UK's fleet of power stations.

Sellafield is the only site in the country that can safely manage all forms of nuclear waste, with our teams finding new ways to ensure it is kept safe until a permanent disposal facility is ready.

We are also guardians of the UK's largest stockpile of nuclear materials.

Our world-class engineers and nuclear professionals tackle these challenges with the same spirit of innovation that has always run through our organisation.

All our activities are driven by a single purpose: to create a clean and safe environment for future generations. We deliver on that purpose while providing value to:

• Our people - helping them to grow, develop and flourish;
• Our communities - creating a positive social impact in West Cumbria, Warrington and beyond; and
• Our industry - supporting the nation's nuclear infrastructure, completing our decommissioning mission, and shaping best-practice standards.

The Graduate Programme:

Whatever your aspiration, the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme equips you for success as a nuclear professional and delivers the start of a career in lifelong learning.

Structured Support: Our dedicated Graduate development team will provide guidance and resources to make a meaningful difference to your learning journey in development days and outward bound, plus many more. As well as support from your technical pathways, who can offer discipline specific advice and guide you in your future career development.

Allowing you to contribute to a sustainable future.

Personalised Growth: We believe in holistic growth. Our programme is designed to bolster not only your technical proficiency within your discipline but also your understanding of the broader business landscape. Throughout the two-year programme, we will guide you towards achieving chartered status and develop you into a diverse, multi skilled professional.

Skills Development: Enhance your professional conduct by focusing on the development of fundamental skills. These skills are crucial in enabling you to thrive in a dynamic work environment and enhance the longevity of your career.

Whatever your interests there is a social event for it, if not, you've got an opportunity to get involved and set one up.

Safety: Sellafield, Cumbria or Risley, Warrington

Are you passionate about safety & hazard prevention? Do you want to influence the safe delivery of the future of Europe's largest nuclear site?

The Sellafield site has the most diverse range of nuclear facilities in the world. Our Safety programme is split into two areas. The generation of Safety Case reports and studies so we can be assured our operations can run safe, and frontline Radiological Protection & Safety colleagues who enforce the safety standards that keep our people and community safe.

All roles require you to operate as part of a multi-disciplined team, solving problems within a challenging context.

As a graduate in the Safety profession, you will be involved with the Central Safety Support teams and the frontline Safety Delivery teams, aligned to plant areas, developing towards a fully competent advisor.

Our Safety graduates don't only go on to achieve chartership with their chosen degree discipline, many also go on to become chartered safety professionals too. If you're looking personal growth, professional development and purposeful work, safety is the scheme for you.

We are looking for:

For our Safety programmes we are looking for graduates who have studied the following degree disciplines:

• All STEM disciplines, with an emphasis on Physics, Maths & Chemistry
• Radiological Protection, Occupational Health and Safety Management, Fire Protection and other related degrees

If that's you and you achieved at least a 2:2 classification or above in your degree, then hit apply now.

Please note: Working at Sellafield Ltd requires you to achieve both security and medical clearance throughout the on-boarding process.

What you will receive in return:

• Our graduates start off with a 24-month fixed term contract, with an excellent starting salary of £40,802, rising to £41,721 in your second year with us. Following successful completion of your graduate programme and subject to there being a suitable vacancy you will be retained on permanent basis with us.
• On top your annual salary, you'll have the opportunity to benefit from an annual bonus, linked to company performance, of up to £4000*
• If you're relocating here from more than 30 miles away, we'll support you with a relocation allowance of £1,400 and give you plenty of information on the best areas to live and how to find a place too. £1,400 can provide you with rent cover for up to 3-months in some areas of West Cumbria.
• We know that moving on from university isn't always easy. That's why all our graduates can also apply for an interest free loan of £2,000 which you pay back through your monthly salary over your 24-month contract.
• We aim to strike a good work/life balance by offering 30 days annual leave with statutory public holidays on top. There is also the ability to purchase an additional 2.5 days leave on top.
• We also offer an attractive defined contribution pension scheme - the company will match up to 13.5% for a 7% employee contribution!
• All of our employees can benefit from our 18 support networks, including the Nuclear Autism Support Network, oneLGBTQ+ Network and Gender Balance Networks, to name a few.
• Other benefits include paid sick leave scheme, cycle to work scheme, family friendly policies, welfare & employee assistance programme, employee savings & discounts, plus many others.

Key Information:

• Applications for our graduate programmes will close on 27th October 2024.
• You will be issued an assessment to complete, the date you receive this will depend on when you apply. You will be given a deadline to complete this by and will find out the result of your assessment mid-November.
• Video interviews will take place from 11th November to 1st December 2024.
• For Cumbria based schemes, face to face assessment centres will take place in Workington, Cumbria on 22nd, 23rd, 27th & 28th January 2025.
• For Warrington based schemes, face to face assessment centres will take place in Risley, Warrington on 30th January 2025.
• We don't want you to worry about getting to our assessment centre locations, financial support is available to those who may struggle to front the cost of travel upfront.
• *Please note, if you are unable to attend an assessment during these months you may be unable to complete our application process.
• Expected start date: late September 2025
• Sellafield has a proud vision of Diversity & Inclusion that aims to attract candidates into an inclusive and supportive workplace. We are honoured to be recognised as a Level 3 Disability Confident Employer. As users of the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be able to declare a disability when completing our application form or have the option to contact us directly should you require any assistance completing our application process.
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