Level 6 NRS Apprenticeship - Nuclear Scientist (Nuclear Engineering) C&I 2026 - Oldbury

Nuclear Restoration Services

Bristol (BS35 1RQ)

Closes in 31 days (Friday 6 March 2026)

Posted on 2 February 2026

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Summary

Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) is offering a wide range of apprenticeships at locations across the UK. Whether you're hands-on, prefer being out and about, love technology or enjoy fixing problems, NRS have an opportunity for you.

• Wage:

  £24,857 a year

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  Yearly performance based increments throughout your apprenticeship.

• Training course: Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer (integrated degree) (level 6)
• Hours: 37 hour working week – over 4 or 5 days depending on your site location, shifts TBC.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 10 August 2026

• Duration:

  4 years

• Positions available:

  1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

As a Control & Instrumentation Engineering Apprentice, you will:

• Support the design, maintenance, calibration, and operation of control and instrumentation systems
• Learn how instrumentation, sensors, and control systems ensure nuclear plant safety and reliability
• Assist with fault diagnosis, testing, and performance monitoring of plant systems
• Collaborate with experienced engineers and multidisciplinary teams
• Apply control and instrumentation principles to real-world challenges in nuclear safety and restoration

Where you'll work

Oldbury Power Station
Oldbury Naite
Oldbury-on-Severn
Bristol
BS35 1RQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE

Training course

Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer (integrated degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Work competently in a technical nuclear environment, understand and promote personal responsibility for Health, Safety, Radiation Protection, Environmental Protection, Quality, Security, Safeguards and principles of Risk Management.
• Apply their science or engineering discipline knowledge to the development, operation, maintenance and progression of technologies used for Decommissioning (e.g. remote handling and robotics), Waste Management, Reprocessing, and Nuclear Power Generation.
• Accurately observe, record and draw conclusions from data and experimental evidence, recognising inherent uncertainties and limitations.
• Apply design processes including materials selection that meet nuclear industry standards.
• Apply the standards for nuclear professional practice as required by the industry and professional body institutions.

Training schedule

This Government-approved Level 6 Nuclear Scientist – Nuclear Engineering Degree Apprenticeship provides in-depth technical and academic training in Control & Instrumentation engineering for the nuclear sector. The programme includes:

• A portion of your time will be spent studying at Bridgwater and Taunton college
• Four days per week of practical, on-the-job training at the Oldbury nuclear site
• Mentoring from experienced Control & Instrumentation Professionals
• Training in real-world nuclear environments where safety is paramount

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

• Maths (grade A* to C)
• other (grade A* to C)
• Science (grade A* to C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative

Other requirements

There is a requirement to live within a commutable distance to the sites where the role is based. Due to the remote location of the sites, public transport availability is limited.

About this employer

As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Government’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Nuclear Restoration Services is a world leader in its field, responsible for safely decommissioning the first generation of nuclear reactors and research sites across the UK and restoring the sites for all our futures. We are delivery focused, transformative, innovative, growing and working hard to future-proof the organisation by investing in our workforce, assets, communities, sites and surrounding landscapes to ensure we leave a sustainable nuclear legacy. NRS is at the forefront of the decommissioning industry, using the latest technology to safely retrieve, treat and package the UK’s nuclear legacy waste. Safety is at the heart of everything we do, preventing harm to our people, sites and the environment. We also strive to be a supportive and inclusive workplace, where protecting the mental health and wellbeing of our workforce is every bit as important as maintaining a strong safety record.

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Company benefits

25 days annual leave + public holidays
Option to buy/sell annual leave

Company pension scheme
Access to company bonus scheme after year 1
24/7 employee wellbeing and mental health services

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Future Career Path

• Assistant Engineer
• System/Project Engineer
• Operations Engineer
• Site Engineer

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012317.

Apply now

Closes in 31 days (Friday 6 March 2026)

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