Our client is one of the world’s leading multi-disciplinary consultancy who has been rapidly growing within various sectors. They are currently seeking a Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer to join their team in on of these locations (Bristol, Manchester, Aldershot, Silchester or Glasgow, Newcastle), flexibility in work location is a must-from time to time work on sites. Responsibilities: The role will entail providing safety case support throughout the design life of a facility and/or operation. You will support their clients in managing nuclear safety and ensuring compliance with Licence Conditions and/or Authorisation Condition. You will typically provide technical leadership for: - Hazard/Fault Identification Studies (e.g., HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, etc). - Qualitative and Quantitative Hazard Analysis Assessments. - Radiological Hazard Assessments. - Safety Case Report production (e.g., PSR, PCSR, etc). - ALARP Assessments. - Support to Engineering Substantiation activities. - Liaison with regulatory organisations (e.g., ONR, DNSR). - Development and review of Safety Management Arrangements. - Managing/Leading Safety Case activities and teams. As a Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer, you will also be expected to: - Mentor others in a technical capacity. - Assist in the production of bids and proposals to aid business growth. - Implement and contribute to safety initiatives. - Build relationships and networks within the organisation, their clients and partners.
Requirements
- You have a proven track record in safety, ideally within the defence and nuclear domain, or other highly regulated industries. - You are ready to make the next step in your career and to join a team that will provide opportunities for growth. - You will be hungry to expand your knowledge and experience and, thrive in a stretching but supportive environment. - You will enjoy innovating and problem solving. - You embrace the digital world and be eager to explore how it can be used in the nuclear safety environment. - You like to engage with others, making positive strides to aid others develop and grow. - You enjoy explaining complex ideas, helping people to ‘get it’, and then watch them go on and achieve more. - You are approachable and can easily build and develop relationships and networks. In addition to having excellent communication, presentation and problem-solving skills you will also be able to demonstrate the following: - Honours Degree (or equivalent) in physics, mechanical engineering, or closely related discipline (2:1 minimum). - Chartered (or working towards Chartership status). - Technical practitioner in the Nuclear/Defence domains, able to demonstrate good engineering judgement with experience in applying fundamental engineering principles. - Excellent written skills, and an eye for detail that means you can produce and review high-quality technical reports. - Demonstrable evidence of being a leader of technical teams and development of more junior staff. - Motivated and driven to meet delivery/cost targets without compromising quality. - Awareness of their own technical limitations and using the help and support of others to deliver. - Must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Security Clearance.