Nuclear Safeguards Inspector

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Description

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• Verify nuclear material accountancy, examine records and reports prepared by the facility operator and/or State or regional safeguards authorities.
• Verify material and activities with assessment of the scope and purpose of nuclear related activities at facilities or locations involved in the nuclear fuel cycle.
• Perform complementary access activities and collect nuclear material samples and environmental samples.
• Routinely service containment and surveillance equipment, calibrate and operate instruments for measuring nuclear material.
• Verify design information to confirm information provided by States.
• Assess the applicability of safeguards approaches.
• Negotiate with State or facility representatives.

• Lead complex analytical work including the analysis, review and evaluation of data collected from various sources such as State declarations and reports, inspection results, facility design information, complementary access, computerized databases and open source in order to formulate conclusions and produce appropriate reports and recommendations for use by senior management in communications to States and to the Board of Governors.
• Complete inspection reports (including design information and complementary access reports and related statements) with due regard to promptness, accuracy, completeness and quality of presentation.
• Work on the development of safeguards approaches, designing, developing and implementing new safeguards processes with a focus on efficiency gains and the quality of verification activities.
• Establish, review and evaluate inspection-related data (including Remote Data Transmission and surveillance information), specific safeguards technical data and associated information and follow up on results in liaison with relevant intra-departmental partners.
• As a facility/site and country officer, or acting senior inspector, provide technical and administrative coordination of safeguards in specified countries at specified nuclear facilities, plan and prepare safeguards activities and provide reports and updates to senior managers and key safeguards groups. Establish and lead highly effective cross-departmental teams to collect and review information from across the Department and draw credible safeguards conclusions for States.
• Mentor new P3 Inspectors, supporting their induction and development with targeted on-the-job training and guidance.
• When required by the Section Head or Senior Inspector, represent the Senior Inspector or the Section / Division at Departmental meetings, consolidating and presenting technical issues from a Divisional perspective.

• Master’s Degree – Advanced University degree in Science, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Information Analysis or International Relations with specialization in a field relevant to nuclear science, nuclear engineering, nuclear technology or nuclear non-proliferation.
• Bachelor’s Degree – First level university degree with 3 additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of Advanced University Degree.
• Minimum of seven years of relevant experience in the nuclear field or other relevant field verification work, with at least four years of safeguards verification experience at a state or international level.
• Proven ability in leading collaborative teams, working independently and proactively in varied environments with different groups of people. 
• Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

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