Nuclear Safety Engineer - Australia Naval Program (Relocate)

Mott MacDonald Group; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Visa assistance

Job summary

Mott MacDonald Group is seeking experienced Nuclear Safety professionals willing to relocate to Adelaide, Australia, to help establish a sovereign naval nuclear capability under the AUKUS partnership.

Join a globally recognised consultancy with a strong safety culture, working with teams from Australia, the UK, and across our global network to shape safety approaches, assurance frameworks and regulatory engagement on defence nuclear programmes.

Qualifications

• A degree in engineering, physics, mathematics or another STEM discipline, or a relevant industrial apprenticeship.
• Experience delivering nuclear safety case, safety assessment or safety assurance activities.
• Experience within defence nuclear, civil nuclear or other highly regulated industries.
• Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Chartered Engineer status or progress towards chartership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver complex nuclear safety cases and safety assessments.
• Support safety substantiation, engineering justification and hazard management activities.
• Contribute to regulatory engagement and licensing programmes.
• Provide technical assurance across major defence and nuclear projects.
• Work alongside multidisciplinary engineering, design and programme delivery teams.
• Support the development of Australia's sovereign nuclear capability and future nuclear workforce.

Job description

Mott MacDonald Group is seeking experienced Nuclear Safety professionals willing to relocate to Adelaide, Australia, to help establish a sovereign naval nuclear capability under the AUKUS partnership.

Join a globally recognised consultancy with a strong safety culture, working with teams from Australia, the UK, and across our global network to shape safety approaches, assurance frameworks and regulatory engagement on defence nuclear programmes.