Jobs at NECSA

Job Requirements

Operate the Dry Decontamination activities 

• Ensure the safe operation of the facility by overseeing the uranium inventory and acceptance criteria. 
• Write work instruction and train personnel. .
• Strip the uranium contaminated aluminium fins from Quarantine store 
• Compress the uranium contaminated compressible waste-into the 160lt drums and store at interim drum store. 
• Evaporate uranium liquids in the geometrical safe evaporation pans. 

Control Decontamination Services processes Ensure that the Dry

• Decontamination processes conform to Nuclear licensing requirements Inspect and ensure that the Dry Decontamination uranium contained drums at the interim store are stacked as prescribed. 
• Check the uranium limits at Dry Decontamination to comply with the specification.
• Ensure that uranium components are accepted and cleared according to facility acceptance criteria.

Nuclear License and SHEQ standards Ensure that resource requirements are available for the effective and efficient operation of the facility.

• Issuing work permit for defects registered in the facility Conduct BBS to enhance the safety culture of Necsa 
• Oversee/the facility equipment inspections and the non-compliances register job cards. 
• Ensure that the housekeeping in the facility is maintained

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum Grade 12/ Equivalent.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 3 years in a  chemical or radiological operations environment

Closing date: 10 July 2026

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Operate the WDF/DDF Decontamination activities  

• Ensure the safe operation of the facility by overseeing the uranium limits according to OTS.
• Operate according to prescribed work instructions.
• Receiving of radiological contaminated components
• Steam cleaning of radiological contaminated components.
• Chemical cleaning and drying of components
• Stripping of aluminium fins / scrap and brushing of components
• Degreasing of components
• Sampling of radiological liquids according  to OTS limits
• Decontamination of components through submerse in the chemical baths.
•  Ensure that uranium components are accepted and cleared according to facility acceptance criteria.

Control Decontamination Services processes  

• Ensure that the WDF/DDF Decontamination processes conform to nuclear licensing requirements.
• Decontamination of components according to internal work procedures.
• Collection of batch material from Quarantine facility.
•  Check the uranium limits at WDF Decontamination to comply with the specification.
•  Ensure that uranium components are accepted and cleared according to facility acceptance criteria.

Minimum Qualifications

• Grade12/ Equivalent

Minimum Experience

• Previous exposure or knowledge of working with Chemicals will be an added advantage.

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Job Requirements

Maintenance and regulatory compliance  

• Develop, implement and maintain a maintenance schedule for all systems to ensure regular upkeep and prevent unplanned downtime.
• Coordinate and prioritise scheduled maintenance, breakdown maintenance, and emergency repairs to minimise production downtime.
• Ensure that maintenance work is performed in compliance with safety regulations and operational procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory, environmental, and safety standards.
• Regularly review and update maintenance programs and documentation to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Promote and ensure adherence to safety standards and procedures.

Personnel & Resource Management

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary maintenance team of approximately 20 personnel, including electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and IT services staff, ensuring adherence to company policies, safety standards, and operational procedures.
• Coordinate maintenance activities to ensure optimal system performance, minimal downtime, and compliance with statutory certifications for all team members.
• Assess training needs, facilitate technical and statutory training programs, and provide coaching to promote continuous professional development.
• Maintain and update records of maintenance activities, including work orders, schedules, reports, and proper documentation of procedures, equipment specifications, and safety protocols.
• Monitor and report on maintenance performance, system reliability, and costs, while identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies and industry trends to improve system reliability and align maintenance activities with broader business goals.

Project Management and Budgeting

• Oversee the maintenance budget, ensuring that financial resources are allocated effectively to meet operational requirements.
• Control and monitor the procurement of tools, spares, and equipment for all maintenance activities.
• Ensure cost-effective operations by optimizing resource utilization and reducing unnecessary expenditures.

Minimum Qualifications

• BEng Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation /Electronics Engineering NQF Level 8
• An NQF level 5 in leadership/management qualification
• Professional Registration with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) (Pr Eng)
• Government Certificate of competence (GCC) is an advantage
• Qualification in Engineering Technology/ operations management is an advantage

Minimum Experience

• 8 years of experience in engineering maintenance environment and 3 years of experience in the management of an engineering maintenance team.

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Job Requirements

Supervise the Wet Decontamination activities 

• Ensure the safe operation of the WDF facility and oversee the uranium inventory
• Create, revise and review work procedures and train personnel
• Control Decontamination Services' bath criticality by accurate data capturing and reporting.
• Segregate material received according to material type and store in the storage block, and manage U-235 to less than 100g per storage block.
• Evaporate uranium liquids in the baths and calculate the U235 mass as per procedure.
• Ensure that resource requirements are available for the effective and efficient operation of the facility.
• Ensure targets for cluster 1 are met as per Waste Management APA

Control Decontamination Services processes

• Ensure that the Wet Decontamination processes  conform to Nuclear licensing requirements 
• Inspect and ensure that the Wet Decontamination material are stored in the storage blocks as per material type.
• Check the uranium limits at Wet Decontamination to comply with the specification
• Ensure that uranium components are accepted and cleared according to facility acceptance criteria

Nuclear License and SHEQ standards 

• Conduct BBS to enhance the safety culture of Necsa 
• Ensure records are kept and sent to central archiving for easily retrieval and for audit purposes
• Oversee/the facility equipment inspections and the non-compliances register job cards.
• Permit writing and assist in facility maintenance of equipment’s
• Ensure that the housekeeping in the facility is maintained

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum Grade 12 / National N4 
• Supervisory courses

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 5 years in a chemical or radiological operations environment

Closing date: 10 July2026

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Key Performance Areas

Job Requirements

• Develop, implement and maintain a maintenance schedule for all systems to ensure regular upkeep and prevent unplanned downtime.
• Coordinate and prioritise scheduled maintenance, breakdown maintenance, and emergency repairs to minimise production downtime.
• Ensure that maintenance work is performed in compliance with safety regulations and operational procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory, environmental, and safety standards.
• Regularly review and update maintenance programs and documentation to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Promote and ensure adherence to safety standards and procedures.
• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary maintenance team of approximately 20 personnel, including electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and IT services staff, ensuring adherence to company policies, safety standards, and operational procedures.
• Coordinate maintenance activities to ensure optimal system performance, minimal downtime, and compliance with statutory certifications for all team members.
• Assess training needs, facilitate technical and statutory training programs, and provide coaching to promote continuous professional development.
• Maintain and update records of maintenance activities, including work orders, schedules, reports, and proper documentation of procedures, equipment specifications, and safety protocols.
• Monitor and report on maintenance performance, system reliability, and costs, while identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies and industry trends to improve system reliability and align maintenance activities with broader business goals.
• Oversee the maintenance budget, ensuring that financial resources are allocated effectively to meet operational requirements.
• Control and monitor the procurement of tools, spares, and equipment for all maintenance activities.
• Ensure cost-effective operations by optimizing resource utilization and reducing unnecessary expenditures.

Minimum Qualifications

• BEng Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation /Electronics Engineering NQF Level 8
• An NQF level 5 in leadership/management qualification
• Professional Registration with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) (Pr Eng)
• Government Certificate of competence (GCC) is an advantage
• Qualification in Engineering Technology/ operations management is an advantage

  Minimum Experience

• 8 years of experience in engineering maintenance environment and 3 years of experience in the management of an engineering maintenance team.

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Key Performance Areas

Job Requirements

• Prepare or review the tender and/or other procurement documents e.g. Purchase specifications, requisitions, User Requirement Specifications etc.
• Managing project tasks to comply with internal Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality requirements.
• Managing project tasks to comply with internal Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality requirements.
• Development and evaluation of effective strategies for technical projects e.g. licensing corporate SHEQ requirements
• Develop and evaluate decommissioning strategies for technical projects.
• Develop, review and maintain safety cases for Decommissioning facilities.
• Prepare and maintain the applicable licensing documentation.
• Develop decommissioning and/or remediation plans for various projects.
• Review of liability assessment reports.
• Review and assess the Necsa nuclear liability.
• Manage multidisciplinary projects through all the design phases: concept, design, construction/ installation, decommissioning, decontamination, handover, operation.
• Develop new process management systems and maintenance as well as upgrading of existing systems
• Research and develop decommissioning methodologies (involve all activities concerned with research and development specific to the decommissioning project, where the information available to the project is insufficient research). 
• Ensure that the documents generated from projects are kept and maintained for the benefit of the department/Necsa/the decommissioning profession.
• Represent Necsa in International Decommissioning meetings/forums/committees etc. 
• Ensure continuous development of self with regards to decommissioning knowledge

Minimum Qualifications

• BSc honours (Natural Sciences) or BEng.

  Minimum Experience

• Experience: At least 3 to 5 years in the Technical, Scientific or Engineering Field. Relevant experience in Nuclear and Project Management.

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Key Performance Areas 

Job Requirements

• Develop, review and maintain safety cases for waste processing facilities.
• Prepare and maintain the applicable licensing documentation.
• Review technically and from a safety perspective the applicable Safety Assessments.
• Develop, review and establish processes for waste conditioning in line with the Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) for applicable disposal facility.
• Development of new process management systems, maintenance, and upgrading of existing systems.
• Managing project tasks to comply with internal Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality requirements.
• Managing project tasks to comply with internal Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality requirements.
• Development and evaluation of effective strategies for technical projects e.g. licensing corporate SHEQ requirements, ZOP’s and optimization of waste processes.
• Managing multidisciplinary projects through all the design phases: concept, design, construction/ installation, commissioning, handover/ operation.
• Technically prepare or review the following documents: Safety cases, Reports, Manuals, ISIP, Procedures, OTS, Specifications, Design Specifications, WAR, HIRA, Basis of design, QA Plan, HAZOP, Training procedures, Purchase specifications, SAR, Problem statements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Scientist: BSc honours (Chemistry/Physics/Nuclear Sciences) or BEng (Chemical/Nuclear)
• Technologist: BTech (Chemistry/Physics/Nuclear Sciences)

Minimum Experience

• At least 1 to 5 years in the design, development, construction, licensing, commissioning and maintenance of nuclear facilities.

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Key Performance Areas

Job Requirements

• Develop, review and maintain safety cases for waste processing facilities.
• Prepare and maintain the applicable licensing documentation.
• Review technically and from a safety perspective the applicable Safety Assessments
• Develop, review and establish processes for waste conditioning in line with the Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) for applicable disposal facility.
• Development of new process management systems, maintenance, and upgrading of existing systems.
• HAZOP’s and optimization of waste processes.
• Managing project tasks to comply with internal Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality requirements.
• Managing project tasks to comply with internal Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality requirements.
• Development and evaluation of effective strategies for technical projects e.g. licensing corporate SHEQ requirements.
• Managing multidisciplinary projects through all the design phases: concept, design, construction/ installation, commissioning, handover/ operation.
• Technically prepare or review the following documents: Safety cases, Reports, Manuals, ISIP, Procedures, OTS, Specifications, Design Specifications, WAR, HIRA, Basis of design, QA Plan, HAZOP, Training procedures, Purchase specifications, SAR, Problem statements.
• Supervision of scientists/engineers ensuring deliverables are met.
• Maintain and create development plans including succession strategy.

Minimum Qualifications

• BSc honours (Chemistry/Physics/Nuclear Sciences) or BEng. (Chemical/Nuclear)
• Registered with professional body (SACNASP/ECSA) will be an added advantage

Minimum Experience

• 10+ years in the design, development, construction, licensing, commissioning and maintenance of nuclear facilities.

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Key Performance Areas

Job Requirements

• Lead and manage all the machine shop tasks and departmental objectives. 
• Lead and coordinate SAFARI-1 manufacturing, machining, and fabrication activities.
• Review, plan, and execute manufacturing requests in support of reactor operations and maintenance.
• Liaise with Advanced Manufacturing/external service providers to ensure effective delivery of manufacturing tasks.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing procedures, technical documentation, and work instructions.
• Prepare and submit quarterly reports on machine shop activities, performance, and completed work.
• Initiate and manage internal and external procurement processes for machine shop requirements. (i.e. RFQ & IWO’s).
• Prepare, coordinate manufacturing drawings with drawing office and evaluate suppliers for manufacturing services, tools, and equipment.
• Coordinate the procurement of machine shop tools, consumables, spare parts, and measuring instruments.
• Oversee the preventive and corrective maintenance of CNC machines and other workshop equipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and operational requirements while promoting continuous improvement within the machine shop.
• Precision manufacturing of unique & intricate components used in reactor facilities (Nuclear).
• Aiding Engineering development of specialized tooling (e.g. irradiation rigs) in reactor facilities (Nuclear).
• Assembling of Irradiation rigs required for Isotope production (Nuclear).
• Procurement of required material and tooling.
• Lead and manage all the machine shop tasks and departmental objectives.
• Prepare and submit quarterly reports on machine shop activities, performance, and completed work.
• Oversee the preventive and corrective maintenance of CNC machines and other workshop equipment.
• Assist to develop skills of other Machinists (Skills Transfer).

Minimum Qualifications

• Matriculation certificate.
• Certified Instrument Maker / Machinist / Toolmaker.
• Computer literacy certificate. (compulsory).

 Minimum Experience

• 5 Years in Instrument Maker / Machinist / Toolmaker experience (preferably 2 years thereof in Nuclear Environment).

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Key Performance Areas

Job Requirements

• Lead and manage all the machine shop tasks and departmental objectives. 
• Lead and coordinate SAFARI-1 manufacturing, machining, and fabrication activities.
• Review, plan, and execute manufacturing requests in support of reactor operations and maintenance.
• Liaise with Advanced Manufacturing/external service providers to ensure effective delivery of manufacturing tasks.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing procedures, technical documentation, and work instructions.
• Prepare and submit quarterly reports on machine shop activities, performance, and completed work.
• Initiate and manage internal and external procurement processes for machine shop requirements. (i.e. RFQ & IWO’s).
• Prepare, coordinate manufacturing drawings with drawing office and evaluate suppliers for manufacturing services, tools, and equipment.
• Coordinate the procurement of machine shop tools, consumables, spare parts, and measuring instruments.
• Oversee the preventive and corrective maintenance of CNC machines and other workshop equipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and operational requirements while promoting continuous improvement within the machine shop.
• Precision manufacturing of unique & intricate components used in reactor facilities (Nuclear).
• Aiding Engineering development of specialized tooling (e.g. irradiation rigs) in reactor facilities (Nuclear).
• Assembling of Irradiation rigs required for Isotope production (Nuclear).
• Procurement of required material and tooling.
• Lead and manage all the machine shop tasks and departmental objectives.
• Prepare and submit quarterly reports on machine shop activities, performance, and completed work.
• Oversee the preventive and corrective maintenance of CNC machines and other workshop equipment.
• Assist to develop skills of other Machinists (Skills Transfer).

Minimum Qualifications

• Matriculation certificate.
• Certified Instrument Maker / Machinist / Toolmaker.
• Computer literacy certificate. (compulsory).

Minimum Experience

• 5 Years in Instrument Maker / Machinist / Toolmaker experience (preferably 2 years thereof in Nuclear Environment).

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Job Requirements

ISO 14001 DOCUMENTATION & SYSTEM CONTROL 

• Develop, compile, review, and maintain ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System (EMS) documentation (policies, procedures, work instructions, registers, and records).
• Ensure document control compliance (version control, approvals, distribution, and archiving).
• Maintain a centralized and audit-ready document repository for Reactor Operations.
• Align all Reactor Operations documentation with ISO 14001 clauses and certification requirements.
• Track and ensure closure of documentation gaps identified during internal and external audits.
• Support the preparation and coordination of ISO certification and surveillance audits.
• Compile management review documentation, including inputs, outputs, and supporting evidence.
• Ensure all environmental records are complete, traceable, and readily accessible for audits

AUDIT PREPARATION & COMPLIANCE EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT 

• Compile audit packs and supporting evidence for ISO 14001 internal and external audits.
• Coordinate internal audits by preparing checklists, schedules, and required documentation.
• Maintain registers for legal compliance, permits, aspects and impacts, risks, and objectives.
• Ensure all legal and regulatory documents are current, recorded, and accessible.
• Track audit findings, non-conformances, and corrective actions to closure.
• Liaise with process owners to ensure required records and evidence are maintained.
• Ensure readiness for certification audits through continuous document and record verification

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REPORTING & RECORD KEEPING 

• Compile monthly, quarterly, and annual environmental reports aligned with ISO 14001 requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of environmental monitoring (air emissions, groundwater, waste, etc.).
• Ensure all monitoring data is recorded, verified, and linked to compliance requirements.
• Support data analysis and ensure traceability of reported environmental performance.
• Maintain registers and logs required for compliance and audit purposes.

NON-CONFORMANCE & CORRECTIVE ACTION DOCUMENTATION 

• Record, track, and manage environmental non-conformances, incidents, PARs, and CARs.
• Compile investigation reports, root cause analyses, and corrective action documentation.
• Ensure all actions are documented, implemented, and closed out within required timelines.
• Maintain a complete and auditable trail of all incidents and corrective actions.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE & SYSTEM SUPPORT 

• Monitor changes in environmental legislation and update documentation accordingly.
• Ensure permits, licenses, and compliance obligations are documented and tracked.
• Support environmental risk assessments and maintain risk registers.
• Assist in developing environmental procedures aligned with ISO 14001.
• Provide support during inspections, audits, and regulatory engagements

Minimum Qualifications:

• National Diploma in Environmental Management / Environmental Science / Environmental Health
• ISO 14001:2015  Auditor certificate (required)
• ISO 9001 knowledge or certification (advantageous)

Minimum Experience

• Approximately 3 - 5 years relevant experience in a nuclear or manufacturing environment with experience in developing and continuous compliance to ISO14001:2015 Environmental Management systems.
• Minimum 4 years ISO 14001:2015 audit experience or exposure.