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Senior Nuclear Safety Case Consultant
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Astute’s Nuclear Team Recruitment for Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional
Astute’s Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading engineering consultancy delivering complex projects across the defence and nuclear sectors to recruit a Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional to support a portfolio of major nuclear projects across the UK, based out of their offices in Bristol.
The strategically important Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional role comes with a salary of £70,000 – £100,000, flexible hybrid working, private healthcare, bonus scheme, and excellent opportunities for professional development and career progression.
If you’re a Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional and are looking to work for an organisation at the forefront of key nuclear and defence projects across the UK, then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and Duties
Reporting to the Nuclear Safety Leadership Team you will:
- Lead and deliver nuclear safety case projects across civil and defence nuclear programmes.
- Develop and execute strategies to address complex nuclear safety challenges.
- Undertake and lead safety assessments, risk assessments, hazard identification studies, fault schedules, and design basis analyses.
- Support probabilistic safety assessments and the development of safety functional requirements.
- Conduct periodic reviews of safety for nuclear facilities and associated infrastructure.
- Support the qualification and substantiation of systems against nuclear safety requirements.
- Undertake internal and external hazards assessments.
- Develop and maintain safety cases for nuclear and non-nuclear facilities.
- Author, review, and verify safety-related documentation.
- Lead multidisciplinary technical teams and provide mentorship to junior consultants and engineers.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships and contribute to business development activities.
- Support the winning and delivery of new work across the nuclear sector.
- Ensure project delivery to agreed time, cost, and quality objectives.
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Professional Qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
- Demonstrable 10+ years of civil nuclear or defence nuclear infrastructure experience.
- A Degree, Master’s or PhD in a relevant STEM subject.
- Strong experience and understanding of:
- The UK regulatory regime for nuclear safety cases and safety management.
- Nuclear safety case requirements, processes, terminology, and documentation.
- Safety analysis and safety justification methods as they are used in the nuclear industry.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities.
- Willingness to travel and spend time at client sites when required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain UK security clearance.
Personal Skills
The Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional role would suit someone who is:
- A strong technical leader with excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Adaptable and comfortable working across a variety of nuclear projects.
- Commercially aware and focused on delivering value for clients.
- Passionate about mentoring and developing junior team members.
- A collaborative professional who enjoys working within multidisciplinary environments.
- Committed to continuous learning and professional growth.
- Analytical, organised, and capable of solving complex technical challenges.
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Salary and Benefits
Salary of £70,000 – £100,000 depending on experience.
- Flexible hybrid working arrangement.
- 25 days annual leave plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
- Company bonus scheme linked to business performance.
- Additional benefits including private healthcare membership, enhanced parental leave benefits, life assurance, professional membership support, and many more.
Apply Now
To apply for this Senior Nuclear Safety Case Consultant opportunity, please complete the form below. Alternatively, send a copy of your up-to-date CV to gnixon@astutepeople.co.uk or call +44 23 9222 2964 to speak to Gemma Nixon who can tell you more. You can also connect with Gemma on LinkedIn to view other jobs they are recruiting.
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Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed, or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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