Decommissioning & waste
Decommissioning is the biggest single source of nuclear engineering work in the UK, and Sellafield is the most complex site in Europe. These vacancies cover retrievals, waste characterisation and packaging, effluent treatment, remediation and post-operational clean-out — from technician grades to safety case and programme leadership.
26 live vacancies matching this search
Amentum · Sellafield, Seascale
£59,530 – £59,530
Dose Controller with Amentum in Sellafield, Seascale. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £59,530 – £59,530. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Amentum · Sellafield, Seascale
£54,749 – £54,749
Lead Cost Engineer with Amentum in Sellafield, Seascale. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £54,749 – £54,749. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Amentum · Sellafield, Seascale
£50,361 – £50,361
Senior Planning Engineer with Amentum in Sellafield, Seascale. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £50,361 – £50,361. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Sellafield Ltd · Sellafield West Cumbria · Business Improvement
Nuclear Performance Manager (WANO Office) with Sellafield Ltd in Sellafield West Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Sellafield Ltd · Sellafield West Cumbria · Safety Case
£78,912 – £78,912
Safety Case Manager with Sellafield Ltd in Sellafield West Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £78,912 – £78,912. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Sellafield Ltd · Sellafield West Cumbria · Safety Case
£78,912 – £78,912
Safety Case Manager with Sellafield Ltd in Sellafield West Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £78,912 – £78,912. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Sellafield Ltd · Sellafield West Cumbria · Safety Case
£49,239 – £49,239
Safety Case Advisor with Sellafield Ltd in Sellafield West Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £49,239 – £49,239. Apply via the employer's own advert.
SThree UK · Walney, Barrow-In-Furness
£65,000 – £75,000
Commercial Manager with SThree UK in Walney, Barrow-In-Furness. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £65,000 – £75,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
SThree UK · Walney, Barrow-In-Furness
£60,000 – £75,000
Senior Quantity Surveyor with SThree UK in Walney, Barrow-In-Furness. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £60,000 – £75,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Babcock · Cumbria
Senior Radiation Protection Consultant with Babcock in Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Rullion · Seascale, Cumbria
£65,000 – £70,000
Senior Quantity Surveyor with Rullion in Seascale, Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £65,000 – £70,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Amentum · Sellafield, Seascale
£43,800 – £43,800
Temporary Work Coordinator with Amentum in Sellafield, Seascale. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £43,800 – £43,800. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Amentum · Sellafield, Seascale
£54,102 – £54,102
Planner of Work with Amentum in Sellafield, Seascale. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £54,102 – £54,102. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Morson Edge · Whitehaven, Cumbria
£64,925 – £64,925
Commercial Manager - Nuclear (accommodation allowance) with Morson Edge in Whitehaven, Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £64,925 – £64,925. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Morson Edge · Moor Row, Cumbria
£46,676 – £46,676
Electrical and Instrumentation Technician EC&I Craftsperson with Morson Edge in Moor Row, Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £46,676 – £46,676. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Morson Edge · Sellafield, Seascale
£45,000 – £45,000
Electrical and Instrumentation Technician EC&I Craftsperson with Morson Edge in Sellafield, Seascale. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £45,000 – £45,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Morson Edge · Roose, Barrow-In-Furness
£47,958 – £47,958
Instrument Technician with Morson Edge in Roose, Barrow-In-Furness. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £47,958 – £47,958. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Morson Edge · Westlakes Science & Technology Park, Moor Row
£52,869 – £52,869
Electrical and Instrumentation Technician EC&I Craftsperson with Morson Edge in Westlakes Science & Technology Park, Moor Row. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £52,869 – £52,869. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Ernest Gordon Recruitment · Workington, Cumbria
£30,000 – £30,000
Junior Mechanical Trainer (Full Training Provided) with Ernest Gordon Recruitment in Workington, Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £30,000 – £30,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
BAE Critical Skills · Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
£53,509 – £53,509
Senior Engineer – Mechanical Engineering (Platform Systems) with BAE Critical Skills in Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £53,509 – £53,509. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Rullion · Cumbria, North West England
£42,000 – £70,000
Quantity Surveyor with Rullion in Cumbria, North West England. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £42,000 – £70,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Scantec · Workington, Cumbria
£73,705 – £73,705
Senior Estimator with Scantec in Workington, Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £73,705 – £73,705. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Amentum · Sellafield, Seascale
£46,921 – £46,921
Waste Manager with Amentum in Sellafield, Seascale. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £46,921 – £46,921. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Sellafield Ltd · Sellafield West Cumbria · Technical
£81,531 – £81,531
Retrievals Strategy Leader with Sellafield Ltd in Sellafield West Cumbria. Listed under Engineering & Project Controls. Advertised salary £81,531 – £81,531. Apply via the employer's own advert.
EDF UK · Morecambe
Station Architect Engineer (Safety Case) with EDF UK in Morecambe. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Sellafield Ltd · Sellafield West Cumbria · Operations
£38,031 – £38,031
Nuclear Operator EOI – Shift Working with Sellafield Ltd in Sellafield West Cumbria. Listed under Nuclear & Decommissioning. Advertised salary £38,031 – £38,031. Apply via the employer's own advert.
Most technician and operator roles ask for a relevant Level 3 qualification (mechanical, electrical, process or laboratory) plus site-based radiological training, which employers usually provide. Engineering and safety case roles normally want a degree or HND in a science or engineering discipline with demonstrable nuclear or heavily-regulated experience.
BPSS is the baseline for site access. Roles touching sensitive material, security systems or defence-adjacent work will typically require SC, and a small number require DV. Clearance is sponsored by the employer once you have an offer.
Sellafield's mission is funded and planned over decades, so decommissioning is the most stable long-term work in the Cumbrian nuclear cluster — both for permanent staff and for contractors on rolling supply chain assignments.
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