Assystem
Safety Case Engineer
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Today, Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements.
Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.
Job Description
🚀 Join a major Defence client supporting critical nuclear facilities and infrastructure programmes within a highly regulated environment.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, you'll play a key role in developing and maintaining safety cases, engineering substantiation, and technical assurance documentation that supports safe and compliant operations.
Key Responsibilities
- 🛡️ Author, develop and maintain Nuclear Safety Case and Design Substantiation documentation
- 📋 Manage design changes, concessions and technical justifications
- 👥 Present safety case submissions to nuclear safety committees
- 🔍 Develop and maintain Examination, Inspection, Maintenance & Testing (EIMT) schedules, procedures and associated documentation
- 📖 Support Periodic Reviews of Safety (PRS) and lifecycle safety case activities
- 🤝 Provide technical advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders
- ✅ Produce scopes for Independent Technical Assessments (ITA) and Independent Peer Reviews (IPR)
- ⚙️ Apply engineering expertise to support design, operation, maintenance and modification activities in a high-hazard environment
- 📝 Review and assess contractor technical reports, safety submissions, calculations and engineering documentation
- ✔️ Produce robust technical justifications to support the authorisation of design modifications
- 🌟 Contribute to the safe delivery of complex engineering programmes for a leading Defence client.
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What You'll Bring
- 🛡️ Experience reviewing and assessing Safety Case documentation within highly regulated environments
- 📋 Strong background in producing safety justification and assurance documentation
- 🤝 Ability to provide expert safety case advice to project teams, contractors and stakeholders
- 👥 Experience leading safety reviews, workshops and stakeholder meetings
- ⚠️ Knowledge of hazard identification and risk assessment techniques, including HAZID and HAZOP
- 🔍 Experience reviewing technical reports, calculations and engineering submissions
- 🏗️ Proven ability to develop safety assurance strategies for complex engineering projects
- ⚛️ Experience within the nuclear, Defence or other high-hazard industries
- 📖 Understanding of safety case delivery, assessment and regulatory compliance
Qualifications
- 🎓 Minimum HNC (or equivalent) in an engineering or related discipline
- ✅ Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status or equivalent experience
- 📚 Candidates without a nuclear background must be willing to undertake a Nuclear Introduction course within six months of joining
- ⭐ Degree-qualified Engineer (desirable)
- ⭐ Chartered Engineer (CEng) status (desirable)
- ⭐ Experience within Defence, nuclear or other highly regulated sectors (desirable)
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Additional Information
Why join the Switchers community?
- 💥 Assystem has over 55 years of experience in nuclear engineering. We are among the top 3 largest nuclear engineering companies.
- 💥 Attractive social benefits: an engaging and dynamic Employee Committee (CE), holiday bonuses...
- 💥 Ongoing training throughout your career. Numerous career opportunities: 70% of our managers come from internal promotions!
- 💥 1 to 2 days of remote work per week.
Umbrella Contractor or Permanent Staff position
2 days/week minimum to be spent in Glasgow Client office
SC needed to commence role.
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