Senior Analyst / Senior Shift Analyst CSS (Thurso, Scotland)

Role: Senior Analyst / Senior Shift Analyst CSS
Sector: Nuclear
Location: Thurso, Scotland - MUST be local
Start Date: October / November 2025
Duration: Approx. 12-Months
Rates: £18.84 - £29.48 Hourly Rate D.O.E PAYE
Clearance: Background Checks / Right to Work in the UK

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Undertake and deliver sample preparation, routine analysis and reporting to the lab or team leader, including testing and internal calibrations, ensuring that CSS reporting deadlines are met
• Maintain a daily log and report progress and/or problems to laboratory leader/shift chemist Assist the laboratory leader/shift chemist in ensuring operational delays are minimised by identifying constraints leading to unplanned downtime
• Report possible non-compliances to the laboratory leader/shift chemist and propose and deliver corrective actions to close out non-compliances
• Undertake safety checks, report, and take appropriate action Maintain analytical proficiencies in one laboratory area
• Maintain analytical proficiencies in additional laboratory areas, where CSS workload and flexibility requires this Prepare technical documents for review

THE JOB HOLDER MAY:

• Be required to undertake shift work on a rota basis Perform method development, validation and uncertainty estimation
• Perform the responsibilities of management appointments relevant to post
• Perform additional management activities as required
• Undertake audits on UKAS aspects of the quality management system

APTITUDES AND EXPERIENCE:

• HNC in science or equivalent qualifications plus experience
• Demonstrable experience in lab areas
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good general safety awareness
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure and to time deadlines whilst maintaining quality of output
• STEM qualifications at least to higher grade or equivalent
• Interested in lab work (manual dexterity attention to detail)
• Lab experience is a bonus
• Post specific physical capability analysis assessment number 21

MAIN TASKS:

• Working at fumecupboard
• Working at glovebox
• Sample analysis
• Collating findings
• Manual handling
• Stack sampling
• May be required to carry out shift work
• Use of crane/hoist
• Manipulator work
• You must be able to rapidly evacuate the criticality zone, if necessary, without assistance or causing a delay to others

EQUIPMENT:

All employees will be fully trained and competent in the use of the equipment recorded below.

• Fumecupboard
• Hot plates
• Pipettes and glassware
• Computer/Laptop
• Glovebox
• Respirators
• Overhead crane and hoist
• Mobile hoist
• Manipulators
• Display screen equipment

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Lab work
• Working in a radiological area
• Working with biological hazards
• Occasional ladder work

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.