Consultant - Technical Support for Nuclear Security of Nuclear Material and Associated Facilities

The Consultant will provide expertise for physical protection upgrades projects at nuclear reactors and other facilities, support development of nuclear security publications, capacity building, and information exchange. Responsibilities include drafting training materials and organizing consultancy meetings, workshops, and technical meetings related to nuclear security systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical specialist for the projects of physical protection upgrades at reactors.
• Provide technical expertise into other physical protection upgrades projects upon requests of Member States.
• Develop technical specifications, work plans, technical reports, and other products and services supporting design, delivery, and evaluation of physical protection upgrades at nuclear facilities.
• Act as technical expert for the project to procure and supply additional physical protection laboratory equipment for the Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre (NSTDC).
• Contribute to capacity building activities, including conduct of training, workshops, exercises and seminars related to nuclear security of nuclear materials and associated facilities.
• Develop training materials on nuclear security of nuclear materials and associated facilities, and related topics.
• Prepare associated work plans, logistics, and organization for, and support ultimate execution of, IAEA consultancy and technical meetings related to discrete physical protection topics.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in the field of nuclear engineering, physics, chemistry or another relevant engineering field.
• Minimum of five years of experience working in safety, security or nuclear engineering.
• Proven professional experience in nuclear security, including experience with development and appraisal of national nuclear security frameworks, nuclear facility security systems and measures, and other nuclear security assessment activities.
• Comprehensive knowledge of different types of nuclear power plant technologies worldwide.
• Expert knowledge of safety/security systems at nuclear power plants.
• Experience working with national and international partners, preferably including the IAEA, in the area of nuclear security.
• Experience developing guidance documents or technical documents in the area of nuclear security of nuclear and other radioactive material and associated facilities, including through utilizing national or international best practice in the area.
• Experience in writing, coordinating, editing, and finalizing of technical reports.
• Experience in the development, maintenance, or enhancement of project management databases.
• Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Skills

• Nuclear Engineering
• Nuclear Security
• Nuclear Safety Systems
• Nuclear Facility Security
• Nuclear Security Frameworks
• Nuclear Security Assessment
• Nuclear Power Plant Technologies
• Technical Report Preparation
• Guidance Document Drafting
• Project Management Databases
• Physical Protection Systems
• Capacity Building
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Workshop Facilitation
• Consultation Coordination
• International Nuclear Security Standards
• Collaboration with IAEA

Languages

English