Jobs Available at NECSA

Job Requirements

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT  

• Ensure that the Inventory of used and new stock is well managed (PPE, spares and equipments etc)

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT  

• Ensure that prescribed PPE is available prior to performing activities. 
• Ensure that applicable Statutory training is attended, passed and maintained.
• Comply with SHEQ quality standards and requirements to ensure that all work is executed and completed in the prescribed manner.

INTERNAL PROCESSES  

• Perform decommissioning work on buildings, plants and equipment to ensure reduced nuclear liabilities to Necsa.
• Categorise and sort all the different decommissioned materials into applicable drums on a daily basis to ensure easy removal and correct storage of nuclear waste in compliance with waste management plans and/or statutory requirements.
• Capture waste material (drums) data on the Nuclear Waste Tracking System (NWTS) to ensure effective control and traceability of nuclear waste.
• Inspect, maintain and repair own equipment and tools to ensure proper functioning thereof and continued service delivery.
• Complete work permit according to prescribed requirements to ensure accurate information capturing, as well as compliance with NNR requirements.
• Escort IAEA inspectors during inspections and provide assistance when required.
• Ensure that proper housekeeping is maintained.

LEARNING AND GROWTH

• Ensure that they keep the completed Individual Development Plans (IDP) and is adhered to.

Key Knowledge & Skills:

• Nuclear Installation License
• Necsa plants, facilities and processes.
• Radiation and Nuclear Safety
• SHEQ System

Closing date: 20 May 2026

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Key Performance Areas  

• Evaluate and ensure compliance to the Necsa SHEQ-INS system, national and international acts, regulations, concept regulations, safety norms, guidelines and procedures regarding DMRE nuclear energy act, Safeguards (Nuclear Material), Group IV Hazardous Substances, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and ISO guidelines as well as various other acts applicable to NTP Radioisotopes SOC Ltd and its subsidiaries.
• Represent the NTP Group during the drafting and assessment of new licensing requirements that could impact on the business and assess the impact of such licencing requirements.
• Liaise with the various regulatory authorities (national and international), e.g. DMRE, the DTIC, SAHPRA; Radiation Control and International Transport regulators (USA DOT, UK ONR, Canadian CNSC, Australian TGA, China Nuclear Regulator, etc), and deal with queries on regulatory issues in terms of compliance and conditions attached to the issuing of licenses.
• Compile applications for licenses in respect of radioactive and nuclear materials and transport containers in terms of the relevant Acts/Regulations and liaise with the respective regulatory bodies on submitted applications.
•  Submit legally required status reports (monthly, quarterly, annually) to NTP Management and various regulatory bodies.
• Evaluate/investigate compliance adherence and implement effective processes across NTP facilities to ascertain such compliance with regulatory license conditions as well as national and international regulations.
• Ensure work pertaining to safeguards implementation and nuclear material accounting at a facility level is in line with internationally accepted professional standards and ensure that the information declared to the State is technically accepted information that is credible and reliable.
• Ensure record keeping of Nuclear Material Accounting data and submit monthly relevant reports to State Regulatory Authority and ensure facility compliance.
• Assist the NTP Nuclear Facility Manager and SAHPRA appointed RPOs to meet regulatory license conditions.
• Lead the program and assist the IAEA and State Safeguards Inspectors during IAEA Quarterly Interim Inspection Verification, Complementary Access Inspections, and Physical Inventory Verification Inspections.
• Serve as a member of multidisciplinary project teams and advise on relevant regulatory requirements relating to Projects.
• Act as “link” between the LRM Department and NTP in order to expedite licensing projects and to coordinate interphases between the licensing and design phases.
• Peruse and approve documentation from a scientific perspective, prior to submission to the Regulators.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education:

• BSc Honours (NQF8) in Applied Radiation Science & Technology, Physics or Nuclear Energy studies.

Experience: 

• 5 years’ experience in a Regulatory Compliance or Scientific Environment.

Closing date: 08 May 2026.