Research and Development Program Specialist

at  Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation

Research and Development Program Specialist
Date: Apr 24, 2023
Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, AE
Company: Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation
Job Purpose
Develop and implement the ENEC and UAE nuclear research and development program and establish strategic R&D relationships with domestic and international research partners to support UAE national strategy for advanced innovation.
Activity:Nuclear Research Program Development

Responsibility:

• Prepare and implement the appropriate strategies and systems to ensure effective coordination, monitoring and evaluation of research work.
• Develop and guide business plans and business cases to ensure availability of funds for research purposes.

Collaboration and Partnership within R&D program

Responsibility:

• Provide support in promoting ENEC and the UAE Nuclear Program to establish strategic R&D relationships with research partners.
• Provide support in establishing a framework to enable collaborations and partnerships with leading international research and development institutions and programs.
• Provide support in establishing contractual agreements with research and development entities to maximize intellectual property for the UAE.
• Conduct research and development benchmarking with international programs to identify best practices and opportunities.

Scholarships and Training

Responsibility: In collaborate with Scholarship, Career Development and CPT teams:

• Provide support in aligning Scholarships with the R&D needs of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in order to build subject matter expertise capabilities.
• Provide support in developing and implementing R&D competency development framework, and training and secondment programs for ENEC enterprise employees in order to develop research and development subject matter expertise in the organization.

Policies and Procedures

Responsibility:

• Develop and implement processes, procedures, and other controlled documents to ensure alignment with performance and safety parameters.

HSE, Security & Continuity of Operation

Responsibility:

• Takes personal responsibility for safety; follow company HSE policies, procedures and instructions; avoid complacency and continuously challenge existing conditions and activities in order to identify discrepancies that might result in error or in appropriate action; report any situation that could present a hazard; not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided at the workplace in the interest of health, safety, welfare or protection or management of the environment.
• Follow all relevant Security policies, processes, procedures and instructions to ensure security compliance in all aspects of work, by applying them on self, others and Corporate assets.
• Ensure compliance with corporate requirements for adherence to policies, procedures and instructions related to Crisis Management and Business Continuity in order to continue mission-critical activities.

The incumbent is expected to perform standard activities as per attachments 4 & 5 in the Job Description procedure (relating to Health, Safety and Environment, Security and Business Continuity, People Management, Excellence and Quality Management
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Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Science, Engineering
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Experience
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Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
Preferred

Please refer the Job description for details