Vacancy Reference
Graduate Trainee
Job Title
Business Graduate Trainee
Vacancy Type
Staff (2 year fixed term contract)
Issue Date
10/02/2022
Closing Date
24/02/2022
HR Contact
Band/Zone
Graduate Trainee
Rate of Pay
Starting Salary £32,787
Start Date
05/09/2022
Work Pattern
Monday-Friday (37 Hours)
Blended Working Approach
Operating Unit
Training and Development
Number of Vacancies
One
Background Information
As of the 31 January 2022, Nuclear Waste Services has been set up to combine all of the NDA Waste activities, giving greater flexibility and driving improvements and synergies across the NDA Group. This brings together LLW Repository Limited, Radioactive Waste Management Limited and the NDA Integrated Waste Management Programme (each with their own IT teams, infrastructure, and systems).
Role Description
The LLWR Graduate Scheme is a two-year training programme which will help build the foundations for a future potential career within the organisation.
The programme includes:
- Induction to the Business and Site Tour
- Allocation and access to a Mentor
- Mandatory Training
- Graduate Awareness in Nuclear (GAIN)
- Behavioural Skills Training
- Attendance at external meetings and events
- Membership of relevant Professional Body with a view to working towards chartership
- Technical Training
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Activities
- Leadership and Management Training
- Project Management Training
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Presenting to LLWR and Nuclear Waste Services Executive Team
- Business Area Rotation
- Regular Performance Reviews
- Personal Development Plan (PDPs)which aligns to relevant Career Pathway
We will support this graduate to develop options around PMO experience, project and programme management. Our intention is to develop a PMO or Programme Manager using solid project tool sets to initially understand the career route.
Duties
As a member of the Integrated Waste Management programme office team, the role will include:
- Monitoring and reviewing of benefit map, benefit realisation plans, stakeholder management,
- Collation of performance reports for the projects and programme
- Leading a project of activities to develop project management skills
- Preparing project briefs and developing and supporting governance arrangements including project and programme boards.
- Aiding the production of programme reporting systems to include project, programmes, procurements and other work activities
- Supporting the management of risk registers including review of mitigation actions.
- Analysis of performance to identify insights and escalate to PMO action
- Managing the library of programme documents for the IWM Programme
- Preparing material to use for external engagement with stakeholders and regulatory bodies
- Acting as a meeting secretary for programme boards
- Preparing underpinning documents to support business case development
Essential Skills/Qualifications
Honours Degree in Business related subject
Assessment Centre
w/c 22/03/2022
Reports to
Senior Training and Development Officer
Security Clearance
All positions are subject to baseline security clearance. Where necessary SC clearance may also be sought.
General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018
Nuclear Waste Services is committed to processing all data fairly and lawfully and will not pass on any personal data on for any non-compatible purposes. If you would like more information, please see the GDPR Compliance Statement available on the intranet or request a copy from the HR Department.
Equal Opportunities
In promoting equal opportunities, Nuclear Waste Services recognises the benefits of having a diverse workforce and therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. In addition to this, under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, Nuclear Waste Services is required to demonstrate that our recruitment processes are fair and that we are not discriminating against or disadvantaging anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Mobility Across the NDA Group
All applicants from the NDA Group of companies may be eligible for protection of certain elements of their T&Cs when voluntarily taking up employment with another NDA Group Company. If successful in your application, your existing Group Employer’s HR team will collaborate with the new Group Employer’s HR team to ensure that the appropriate protections are implemented into your contract offer. For further details, please contact a member of your current HR team.
Working for Nuclear Waste Services
Aside from the huge professional scope at Nuclear Waste Services, the personal benefits are excellent, these include:
- Very Competitive Salary
- Generous Bonus Scheme
- Holiday Allowances
- Attractive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Sick Pay
- Group Life Assurance Scheme
For further information on other benefits, please refer to the Rewards and Benefits section on our website.
You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post, including assessment or interview invitations and any other type of correspondence relating to your application.
In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, Nuclear Waste Services reserves the right to close the vacancy early.
