Senior / Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer

Job Description Overview Do you take pride in ensuring the highest standards of nuclear safety and delivering robust solutions to technical challenges? Join us as a Senior or Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer, where you will play a vital role in identifying, analysing, and mitigating nuclear risks. You will have the drive to deliver excellent technical work, paying attention to detail without missing out on the bigger picture. This includes supporting our nuclear clients in demonstrating compliance with regulatory expectations, enabling the safe design, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities, and contributing to a secure, low‑carbon energy future for the UK. Your role Leading teams producing nuclear safety cases, including identification, characterisation, assessment, authoring, and review. Working with clients across nuclear generation, nuclear new build, defence, fusion, and SMR sectors. Supporting critical decision‑making for the design, commissioning, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities and assets. Influencing client strategy and supporting nuclear site licence applications. Building a business pipeline and delivering technical presentations to clients and regulators. Leading technical delivery to solve complex safety-critical problems, and present solutions to stakeholders. Contributing to and taking benefit from the wider AtkinsRéalis technical community, mentoring and developing junior engineers to strengthen our capability. Taking ownership of your technical and professional development through the breadth of our nuclear safety portfolio. Competitive salary: £50,000+ per annum plus additional pay in line with our performance philosophy and recognition culture. Rewards & benefits Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life. Be rewarded. Find out more. About AtkinsRéalis We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more. Additional information Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. #LI-Energy #risksafetynp Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.