Our commitment in action
In 2012 NRL was approached by a major engineering company with an immediate need to increase the number of VERT Health Physics colleagues to support a nuclear power station outage programme. The Health Physics team play a vital role in the project, as they provide radiation protection and monitoring to workers on-site – ensuring everyone remains within the safe permitted levels of dosimetry.
The ongoing shortage of skilled talent within the nuclear sector, was making it increasingly difficult to secure people to undertake this important work. NRL’s Egremont team recognised that the discipline, precision, teamwork and resilience to work under pressure needed to perform this role was akin to the vast experience service personnel gain during their time serving our nation.
The only barrier to engaging ex-forces personnel, was their lack of nuclear clearance and SQEP (Suitably Qualified & Experienced Personnel), which is a service the team have extensive experience of delivering in-house.
Embarking on a dedicated recruitment campaign to engage the local Armed Forces community, the team were able to attract a talent pool of people who had previously worked for the Royal Navy, and through a two-stage assessment procedure were able to process the security clearance needed to move these experienced people on to site.
Once operational, it quickly became apparent how valuable their transferrable skills were to the project, and we’re delighted to say it’s a recruitment strategy we’ve continued to repeat extensively over the last decade – one which provides mutual benefit to our clients and candidates.