Licensing Manager

Job Title:

Division:

Compliance Management

Position Type:

Permanent

Reports To:

Executive Manager: Compliance Management

Minimum Qualification

Minimum years relevant experience

10 years in safety analysis and regulatory and/or licensing/ compliance assurance and enforcement experience within the nuclear industry.
At least 6 years Managerial Experience.

Minimum Requirements

Location

Elias Motsoaledi Street Extension R104,

Pelindaba Brits, Magisterial District,

Madibeng Municipality North West Province, 0240

Job Description

The Licensing Manager role provides support for the development, maintenance, and compliance assessment of the nuclear installation license, including management systems as required by regulator.

Key Areas of Responsibility

The appointed candidate will perform the following job activities:

Provide support on the development, maintenance, and compliance assessment of the nuclear installation license as required by the regulator.
Provide licensing guidance, support and services to facilities within NRWDI considering all applicable regulatory criteria and practices, permit and licensing conditions, international guidelines and internal requirements.
Maintain licenses and permits.
Prepare license applications by interpreting the safety information (technical input) into comprehensive licensing documents that satisfy all applicable regulatory and technical requirements.
Submit licensing documents in a timely manner and in accordance with NRWDI procedures and processes.
Lead teams to address significant licensing issues with the objective of maintaining or obtaining licenses in the most efficient manner.
Review regulatory topics to provide input to licensing documents to ensure they are complete and comprehensive in order to ensure that submissions to the regulator.
Facilitate inspections / internal audits, resolve regulatory issues and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Provide support for reporting, investigation and close-out of nuclear occurrences.
Compile project Safety Cases that will consist of all the supporting documents in accordance with the project-specific nuclear installation license requirements.
Obtain the NNR authorization to proceed with constructing new installations or modification to existing installations.
Submit Public Information documents to the NNR to support public hearing processes for new installations and participate in public hearings, if required.
Prepare and respond to regulator requests for additional information.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes

Required Skills, Knowledge and Attributes:

Skills:

Analytical/technical mindset.
Reporting and report writing skills.
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
Project management.
Ability to interpret licensing and regulatory requirements.

Knowledge

Regulatory requirements for radioactive waste management and disposal.
Inspections and audits, enforcement activities, and investigations.
Nuclear Installation Licensing and permitting.
Applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Development and review of safety case documents.
Implementation of Integrated Management Systems.

Attributes:

Initiative
Self-starter
Solution-oriented
Flexibility
Concern for quality and order
Motivation and Commitment
Integrity
Customer Focus

N.B. Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualification and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment, will form part of the selection process for all the above positions. NRWDI subscribes to the principles of Employment Equity, including welcoming applications from persons with disabilities. Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from NRWDI within 4 weeks after the closing date, they must assume that their applications were unsuccessful.

Licensing Manager