Job Title: Senior Engineering Manager – Nuclear Safety Regulation
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
With a competitive salary of £70,000+, this role includes executive-level benefits, including a car allowance and bonus.
You will be responsible for:
* Advising leaders at all levels on nuclear legislation, site license applications, and regulatory requirements.
* Overseeing the development and maintenance of the nuclear baseline together with organizational change processes.
* Leading the design and delivery of nuclear competence assessments and training solutions.
* Implementing compliance operating models for nuclear/radiological safety and developing compliant nuclear management arrangements.
* Preparing and maintaining nuclear safety documentation, including safety cases and associated processes.
* Supporting end-users with safety case requirements.
* Providing authoritative radiological protection advice.
* Promoting a strong nuclear safety culture through stewardship and leadership concepts.
Your skills and experience:
We are looking for individuals with a selection of skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:
* Nuclear safety legislation, licensing, and regulatory frameworks.
* Goal-setting regulation and application of relevant good practice (RGP).
* Safety policy, governance, and independent challenge mechanisms.
* Regulatory interface management and permissioning arrangements.
* Integrated management systems and compliance assurance.
* Event reporting and operational experience feedback (OEFL) systems.
* Development of nuclear capabilities, baselines, and organizational change management.
* Competency-based training frameworks using Systematic Approach to Training (SAT).
* Safety case development methodologies and safety case implementation.
* Radiological protection and waste management.
Benefits:
In addition to a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans, and shopping discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Nuclear Safety Regulation team:
The Nuclear Safety and Regulation Department oversees the site's nuclear regulations. The team exists to provide specialist advice and services to the business regarding nuclear/radiological safety standards and compliance, and the development of safety cases. It is a key part of maintaining the license to operate.
The purpose of this role is to provide leadership, oversight, and management of a team of nuclear safety specialists to deliver defined work packages and provide essential nuclear safety support to major programmes of work of strategic national and international importance.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfill your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.