Senior & Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer

• £50,000 - £85,000 + excellent bens.
• Bristol; Reading; Glasgow; Manchester

This is an exciting time for us, we are diversifying our portfolio, while also continuing to grow our services in the Defence sector in the UK with several major programmes of work already in flight or about to commence.

There will be opportunities to develop your skills and experience in the UK working across all our clients and also for international travel, and in particular in our adjacent civil nuclear sector that is involved in the design of the new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK.

Your purpose: Nuclear Safety Engineer

• We will want you to play an effective role in a range of exciting major defence related programmes across the UK and be involved with all aspects of Safety Assurance support. This includes new build facilities, life extension and upgrades for existing facilities and equipment and decommissioning support also and therefore covers the full lifecycle of these major programmes in the defence nuclear sector.
• You will be in a unique position of being able to offer full concept through to detailed design capability across some fantastic, inspirational projects.
• With existing relationships with the major operators in the defence sector, we offer a stimulating variety of work, within a team which is rapidly developing to meet the challenge of defence nuclear.

Responsibilities: Nuclear Safety Engineer

The role will entail providing safety assurance support during the design, construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. You will support our client in managing nuclear safety and ensuring compliance with the Site Licence Conditions and will typically provide technical leadership for:

• Hazard/fault identification studies, HAZOP, FMEA for example.
• Qualitative and Quantitative Hazard Assessments.
• Radiological Hazard Assessments.
• Probabilistic Safety Assessments.
• Safety report production.
• Support to Engineering Substantiation activities.
• Development and review of Safety management arrangements.
• Producing nuclear technology technical reports.
• Managing safety assurance activities and leading safety assurance teams.

Other key aspects of the role will include mentoring others in a technical capacity, assisting in the production of bids and proposals, and implementing and contributing to safety initiatives. You will also liaise with operators, designers and clients, building a strong relationship with them.

What you can bring - Nuclear Safety Engineer

• Someone who is looking to make the next step in their career and to join a team that will provide all the opportunities for further progression that come with being part of a growing business. You will be hungry to grow your knowledge and experience and someone who thrives in a stretching but supportive environment.