Principal Safety Case Engineer
Reference: 718023
Location: UK (multiple site options)
Type: Full-time - Option of hybrid working
Sector: Nuclear
Description
Our client ensures security of energy supply and helps to protect populations across the world by providing specialist project development, engineering and safety solutions across the nuclear lifecycle. From pioneering nuclear new-builds to upgrading security infrastructure, our Client remains a major mission-critical partner of choice to the nuclear industry worldwide.
Intrigued by innovative SMR nuclear reactor projects
Keen to help defend critical infrastructure?
Interested in safe decommissioning and nuclear waste management?
The Role
As a Principal Safety Case Engineer you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will manage the delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience. This role is full time, 37 hours per week, and offers hybrid working. This role is adaptable and can be delivered from various locations including Bristol, Warrington, Newbury or Leicester. Our Client is working on multiple projects across multiple sites (new build, defence and decommissioning) and consideration will be given on the best suitable match to your location and experience. 2/3 days a week site presence is required.
Key Responsibilities
Develop hazard management strategies and Participate in HAZID / HAZOP studies.
Author radiological safety assessments, including Hazard Management Strategy, Safety Reports (PSRs and PCSRs etc. and equivalents)
Produce and check calculations, design basis documentation and technical reports.
Manage the delivery for the work undertaken by the Supply Chain as appropriate and maintain an overview of progress against cost and programme, and the management of project risks, for the work undertaken within their agreed remit.
Maintain an overview of technical and safety case strategies being delivered, and the key arguments used, to share ‘best practice’ between projects.
Key Requirements
Skills & Experience
Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline, with significant demonstrable experience.
Chartered Engineer status (or actively working toward Chartered Status) is highly desirable
Significant preference for experience working on nuclear safety cases. Candidates from other high-hazard industries (oil and gas decom, petrochemistry, pharma etc) will also be considered
Experience in working collaboratively in multi-disciplined teams to deliver activities on a range of project types.
Demonstrable experience in covering a variety of tasks across a range of complexities.
Good communications skills and the ability to interface with other disciplines.
Previous experience of coaching or mentoring other Safety Case Engineers.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain SC Level security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Due to current workloads, Simpson Booth regrets to inform that in the instance you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of your application, you are to consider your application unsuccessful at this time.