Deputy Radiation Protection Supervisor (Range)

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Reference number

457487

Salary

£30,741 \- £35,088
Salary will be dependent on skills and experience.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer
Dstl Level 4### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

COO \- Technical Services### Type of role

Health and Safety### Working pattern

Annualised hours, Flexible working, Full\-time, Part\-time, Compressed hours### Number of jobs available

1
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ

At Dstl, our vision is to have a modern way of working efficiently, accommodating and enabling our people to create, collaborate and deliver.

To do this successfully in this job will require attendance at a Dstl location; Government Departments including wider MoD or Delivery and Mission Partner’s premises for 80 – 100% of your working time. Where business needs allow, and with the agreement of your line manager, there may be the option for a combination of workplace and home\-based working.

This is a non\-contractual arrangement.About the job
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Job summary

Dstl are looking for a Deputy Radiation Protection Supervisor (dRPS), who will play a key role in ensuring the safe management, handling and use of radiation sources within the Range and Trials Coordination (RTC) environment. Working directly with the Radiation Protection Supervisor – Coordinator (RPS‑C), you will help maintain the highest standards of radiation safety and compliance across all RTC activities.

This is a position for someone who enjoys responsibility, precision and contributing to a safe operational environment. You’ll be part of a specialist team supporting critical national‑level work, while developing your own expertise in radiation protection and safety management.

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

Job description

In this role you ensure a safe and secure system of work within the allocated workplace by fulfilling the key roles and responsibilities of an RPS working within the guidelines of International, National and local Regulations.

You managing radiation doses received when working with radioactive sources, applying As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) principles.

For more information on the job responsibilities, please the job profile attached below.

Person specification

You will have experience of working within a radiation environment as well as having experience of managing health, safety and environment aspects within a work area.

You will also have experience of hazard management, risk management and risk assessment along with experience of providing advice on health, safety and environmental matters.

For more information on the essential criteria for the job, please see the job profile attached below.

Important Information

Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats.

For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual\-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.

This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

If you are a current Dstl employee you must ensure your line manager is aware of your application and the potential situation regarding release dates.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Hold or willingness to undertake a Health \& Safety qualification

• Ability and willingness to complete the Dstl Learning Journey for Ionising Radiation (on Appointment).### Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture


• Leadership


• Communicating and Influencing


• Making Effective Decisions

Alongside your salary of £30,741, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £8,905 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Benefits

Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:

• Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.


• Flexible working: Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours, job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term\-time only).


• Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.


• Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.


• Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.


• Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid


• Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.


• Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.

At the application stage we will be assessing the essential criteria against your submitted application against the essential criteria outlined in the job profile.

Sifting will take place week commencing 8th June 2026 with interviews to be held face to face at Dstl Porton Down week commencing 29th June 2026\.

Interviews will consist of behavioural and technical competency\-based questions. Candidates invited to interview will be required to do a 10\-minute presentation.

Details of the presentation will be provided to candidates who are invited to interview.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.### Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.### Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.### Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.### Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .Apply and further information
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Job contact :

• Name : Dstl Recruitment Team


• Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk

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