Job Description

Job Title: Radiation Protection Professionals - Submarines

Working Pattern: 37 hours days

Working location: Derby Raynesway  

Salary range:  up to £ 74145 PA plus benefits depending on experience

We are looking for experienced Radiation Protection Professionals to join our growing team at Rolls-Royce Submarines in support of current operations as well as our exciting new build programmes.   If you are a Radiation Protection Adviser, Radioactive Waste Adviser or Health Physicist we would love to hear from you.  

Joining the Rolls-Royce Radiation Protection function offers the opportunity to work with a great team of people across a variety of radiological areas, including alpha facilities, radiography and test reactors as well as support to the operational submarine programme.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing:

Depending on your level of experience, you will have the opportunity to get involved in the following types of work:

Providing advice and guidance to our operational nuclear facilitiesGuiding project teams to develop our future nuclear facilitiesDesigning and delivering radiological trainingAssessing radiological hazards and designing control measuresOther radiological work such as radioactive waste management, Class 7 Dangerous Goods advice, emergency response

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

To be successful in this role you will need to have:

Completed a STEM based degree or have an equivalent level of experience in the nuclear sectorRadiation Protection Adviser (RPA) or Radioactive Waste Adviser (RWA) certification or experience working as a senior Health Physicist.Experience of working in radiological environments, ideally within the nuclear industryExcellent communication skills in both verbal and written formsMotivation to develop your own career and support the wider radiation protection team

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives.

And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place.

Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work with RRSL

Job Category

HS & E

Posting Date

25 Jun 2025; 00:06

Posting End Date

30 Jul 2025