Our mission is to protect society by securing safe nuclear operations.
Deputy Chief Nuclear Inspector
Location
Bootle, Cheltenham, or London
Pay Band
Equivalent SCS PB1
Directly reports to
Chief Executive/Chief Nuclear Inspector
Job Purpose
This is a senior level regulatory role, a member of the Senior Leadership Team and member of ONR Incident Management Team. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive/Chief Nuclear Inspector, with each of the Directors of Regulation reporting to this role.
About The Role
To role model Enterprise Leadership and an “ONR first” mindset, advocating ONR’s values and promoting development of ONR’s cultural shift.
Lead the Regulatory Directorates and set the overarching regulatory objectives and approach to deliver ONR’s strategic intent;
Act as Line Manager for the Directors of Regulation;
On specific matters, act as the deputy to the CNI as directed by the CE/CNI and more generally as outlined in the Scheme of delegation.
Oversee development of ONR’s future regulatory approach to ensure it remains effective and responsive to changes in the nuclear landscape.
Provide advice to the CE/CNI on ONR’s overall regulatory approach across all puposes and related matters;
Ensure efficient and effective regulation delivery and enforcement, in consultation with Director of Regulation colleagues.
In collaboration with the Director of Policy and Corporate Affairs, coordinate engagement with senior regulatory stakeholders in the UK and internationally[2], to support the effective delivery of ONR’s strategic objectives securing stakeholder respect, trust and confidence.
In collaboration with other Director colleagues, develop and implement ONR’s new strategy;
Identify and drive the change management projects necessary to enhance productivity and organisational effectiveness;
Develop and propose to the CE/CNI and Board, an Annual CNI Report;
Develop and deliver an Annual Review of Regulation Report to the CE/CNI and Board
Ensuring that sufficient resource is available to deliver the Regulatory objectives and plans within budget.
Ensuring the effectiveness of robust governance, risk and issues management, and assurance arrangements across the regulatory divisions.
Monitoring the regulatory plans for the effective delivery of delegated regulatory functions, ensuring efficient and effective enforcement and regulation.
Presenting regulatory performance reports to the ONR Board and SLT as appropriate and escalate relevant delivery delays to the CE/CNI in a timely manner, following ONR’s change control process where corporate plan milestones are impacted.
Support the CNI in providing assurance to the ONR Board on regulatory matters, and act on findings arising from ONR’s Integrated Audit and Assurance Framework (IAAF).
In consultation with director colleagues, set the optimal allocation of specialist regulatory resources, considering regulatory priorities, staff development, and any resource constraints.
In consultation with director colleagues, agree the deployment of regulatory Band 1 resources, to both support ONR’s mission and our talent management and succession planning approaches.
The successful candidate must hold or be able to secure Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.
