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Radioactive Waste Supervisor

Position Overview

  • Ongoing | Full Time | $97k - $109k +15.4% super | salary sacrificing available
  • Sutherland Shire | Work-life balance | Health & Wellbeing Programs
  • On-site childcare for employees | On-site cafe | Work in a campus-based community environment
  • Free on-site parking, pool, soccer field | generous leave provisions
  • Oversee the safe handling, processing, and storage of radioactive waste

About the Opportunity

The Radioactive Waste Supervisor oversees the safe handling, processing, and storage of radioactive waste, ensuring all activities comply with regulatory, safety, and organisational requirements. They coordinate daily operations, provide guidance and support to technicians, maintain accurate documentation, and ensure that workplace procedures and controls are followed. The role also involves monitoring operational risks, liaising with stakeholders, and promoting a strong safety culture through leadership, training, and continuous improvement.

About You

"Seeking a candidate with strong operational experience, confident leadership, and a safety‑first mindset. Ideal candidates communicate clearly, support their team, make sound decisions, and uphold high standards in a regulated environment.” Matt Shelley Manager, Waste Operations

Your Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead all aspects of Waste Management Services operations for their area, including identifying and allocating resources, developing minor capital and operational budgets and control & management of the financial performance at the appropriate delegation
  • Manage stakeholder expectations in relation to the collection and processing of existing and new waste streams, particularly when there are competing priorities. Provide information and advice to new customers for routine waste services and how to best manage/segregate/package waste.
  • Authorise discharges of non-radioactive substances off site, including performing the calculations and comparisons to ensure that it meets all regulatory requirements and is accurate; and working with offsite companies to coordinate disposal of non-radioactive wastes
  • Fully accountable for Waste Inventory data ownership ensuring that the data is accurate and reported on through the databases established on site
  • Manage the operation of facilities and equipment as part of an asset management framework and improvement program to ensure reliability of assets, productivity and availability of facility and ensure operational safety, security, sustainability and compliance with applicable standards, legislative and regulatory requirements; includes operational event investigations and determining equipment faults and remedies
  • Implement operational and business plans, divisional targets and activities to achieve Waste Management Services operational strategy, and assist in the development of these plans

 

Please view the full Position Description.

About Us

ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes.  We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits.  Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment.  ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research.  Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-art instruments every year.
 

Working with us you will enjoy

ANSTO offers training and development, performance-based salary increases and an extensive range of leave provisions to help employees balance work and personal commitments.

 

  • 18 days personal/carers leave for each year of service
  • 3 days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
  • Generous parental leave provisions:
    • 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregiver
    • 14 weeks Parental leave for secondary caregiver (with incremental increase to a maximum of 18 weeks effective 01/03/2027)
  • Annual flu vaccinations
  • Cultural, Naidoc and First Nations ceremonial leave

If you want to join a world class organisation that's making a difference in the lives of Australians, apply now!

How to Apply

For further technical information relating to this position please refer to the Position Description or contact Matt Shelley on (02) 9717 3440 or 0472 833 072.  For all other queries please contact Talent Acquisition on +61 (02) 9717 9631.

To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical assessment.

 

Application closing date:  11:59pm 19 April 2026

 

All applicants must be Australian citizens.

 

In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we understand that diverse teams produce better outcomes and we value the merit that a diverse perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce. 

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