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Career Journeys

Moving into a career in nuclear is easier than you think

No matter what your experience, your skills are transferable to the world of nuclear and many people like you have already made the switch. Dive into our career journeys which showcase how people moved into nuclear from everyday roles and have never looked back.

“We’re all working towards the same goal, and that shared purpose makes the job so much more fulfilling.”

Dominic Westcott, Nuclear Safety Engineer and Reactor Physicist, Heysham 1 Power Station

Career Journeys

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A portrait of Dominic Westcott
Dominic WestcottNuclear Safety Engineer and Reactor PhysicistHeysham 1 Power StationView Career Journey
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Portrait of Saranne Postans
Saranne PostansDirectorC3 CommunicationsView Career Journey
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Portrait of Dean
DeanMulti-skilled OperativeBabcockView Career Journey
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A portrait of Mimi
MimiPrincipal Supply Chain ManagerBAE Systems View Career Journey
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Portrait of Matthew Henry
Matthew HenrySenior Project ManagerCavendish NuclearView Career Journey
Aerial view of a large nuclear power station construction site with multiple domed reactor buildings, cranes and surrounding infrastructure under a cloudy sky
Portrait of Jenny Upton
Jenny UptonCommissioning EngineerEDFView Career Journey
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CheriSchedulerBabcockView Career Journey
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Head shot of Martin Porter, wearing a suit and smiling
Martin PorterSpecialist AdvisorWorld Nuclear Transport InstituteView Career Journey
A submarine emerging from water
Portrait of Benedict from Babcock
BenedictPrincipal Engineer BabcockView Career Journey
Aerial view of Hinkley Point C, a large nuclear power station construction site with cranes, scaffolding and a reactor dome being lifted into place
Portrait of James Prole
James ProleSecurity Systems Sector ManagerG4SView Career Journey
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Portrait of Alys Gardner
Alys GardnerHead of Skills and Development StrategyGreat British Energy NuclearView Career Journey
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Portrait of Vicki Dingwall
Vicki DingwallSkills Strategy LeadNRSView Career Journey
Field of green crops with red poppies in front of electricity pylons and a large industrial power facility under a blue sky
Portrait of Ella Ashdown
Ella AshdownMember Relations and Events ExecutiveNuclear Industry Association (NIA)View Career Journey
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Portrait of Gorby Jandu
Gorby JanduConsultantCRA Corporate Risk AssociatesView Career Journey
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Portrait of Louise Honeyman
Louise HoneymanBusiness ManagerNuclear Waste ServicesView Career Journey
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Portrait of Dianne Roberts Safety Case Manager at Sellafield
Dianne RobertsSafety Case ManagerSellafieldView Career Journey
Rolls-Royce Atlantic House building
Portrait of Joe McGee Head of Special Processes at Rolls-Royce Submarines
Joe McGee Head of Special ProcessesRolls-Royce SubmarinesView Career Journey
Workers in a big factory room
Portrait of Rachel Glaving Commercial Director at EDF
Rachael GlavingCommercial DirectorEDFView Career Journey
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Portrait of Andrew Benjamin Nuclear Engineer at AWE
BenjaminNuclear EngineerAWEView Career Journey
Urenco building
Portrait of David Edward Safety Advisor at Urenco
David EdwardSafety AdvisorUrencoView Career Journey
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Portrait of Geraint
GeraintSenior Mechanical EngineerBabcockView Career Journey
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A portrait of James Nott
James NottHead of Projects & Programme ManagementNTSView Career Journey
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Portrait of Emily Farley Assistant Project Manager at Jacobs
Emily FarleyAssistant Project ManagerAmentumView Career Journey
A military-style grey warship sailing through open water with waves breaking at the bow.
Portrait of Amy
AmyProject ManagerBabcockView Career Journey
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Portrait of Cliona Nuclear Engineer of BAE
ClionaNuclear EngineerBAEView Career Journey
Low-angle view of a modern glass and steel office tower with a curved façade rising into a cloudy sky, flanked by other buildings and bare tree branches at the base.
A portrait of Sarah Lawrie
Sarah Lawrie Senior Human Factors SpecialistNuclear SectorView Career Journey
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A portrait of Koby Conway
Koby ConwayMechanical FitterNuclear SectorView Career Journey
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Allison HuntGrowth and Partnerships Manager (covering maternity leave)National Skills Academy for Nuclear (NSAN)View Career Journey
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Anouschka van MourikLead Commissioning EngineerSellafield LtdView Career Journey
Worker in high-visibility clothing standing on a platform beneath a large circular industrial structure with a lattice framework and crane at night
Worker in blue protective clothing and hard hat looking upward with arms raised while working on equipment overhead
Jo SkeltonTechnical ManagerAssystemView Career Journey
Worker in full protective clothing standing on a yellow grated walkway inside a large, brightly lit industrial facility with pipes and equipment on both sides
Keely Salter holds a Nuclear Skills award and smiles at the camera
Keely SalterPlant TechnicianNuclear Restoration Services (NRS)View Career Journey
Worker in high-visibility PPE standing inside a large cylindrical industrial structure (tunnel-like interior)
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Rachel GleavesDegree Apprentice, Control Systems EngineeringSellafield LtdView Career Journey

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