Nuclear Safety Engineers

Frazer-Nash Consultancy; Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place To Work

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Paid parental leave

Income protection

Stock purchase plan

Novated leasing

Career development

Private health insurance discounts

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is seeking Nuclear Safety Engineers to join our growing team in Australia. You will contribute expert safety and assurance capabilities across defence, energy and transport sectors, supporting projects from design to delivery, and working within a dynamic multidisciplinary group.

You will apply systems engineering knowledge to challenging national security and safety programs, with opportunities for career progression and professional development in a globally connected

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering/Science Degree (or equivalent depth of training).
• Have (or be eligible for) UK or Australian security clearance (essential).
• Safety and assurance knowledge and experience (Highly regarded).
• Previous Defence maritime experience (Highly regarded).
• Systems engineering knowledge and experience (desirable).
• Chartered Engineer Status (desirable).
• Excellent client management/stakeholder engagement skills (or the aptitude to learn).

Responsibilities

• Supporting naval surface ship and submarine programs in Adelaide and Perth.
• Supporting the safety case development of Australia’s first Commonwealth radioactive waste disposal facility.
• Leading thinking on the assurance of autonomy.
• Developing an understanding of how machine learning can support safety engineering.
• Unlocking existing transport regulatory frameworks to enable autonomous operations.
• Digitising system engineering support for increased productivity.
• Supporting the assurance of Australia’s commercial space related activities.
• Delivering the safety and assurance programs for major rail infrastructure projects in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne.
• Improving the efficiency of power generation and transmission through innovative modelling.

Skills

Safety and assurance knowledge

Client management/stakeholder eng.

Security clearance (UK/Australia)

Systems engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Engineering/Science

Tools

Systems engineering tools

Job description

Title: Nuclear Safety Engineers

Who are Frazer-Nash Consultancy?

Frazer-Nash is a leading systems, engineering, and technology company. We help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable.

With over 1000 employees, we work from a network of nine UK and four Australian locations. Our people apply their technical and consulting expertise to develop, enhance and protect our clients’ critical assets, systems, and processes.

We offer diverse and structured career paths for some of the world’s best talent so they can help us forge a secure, mobile, and sustainable world. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and become part of the fabric that shapes where we are headed next.

Our commitment to building a diverse and inclusive team has been at the core of our success, and it is our people who make us what we are. When you join Frazer-Nash, you become part of a community of exceptional professionals who live and share the same values.

You will have the opportunity to work and deliver across a range of varied projects, regularly applying your experience and knowledge to new environments.

Your Opportunity

We are seeking to further grow our already highly regarded radiation and nuclear engineering capability.

Our work is spread across diverse industries from defence to healthcare, energy production to transport infrastructure. We work with our clients to refine their needs and support them in delivering and assuring solutions that are fit for purpose, deliver safety and are environmentally compliant.

At Frazer-Nash we can offer professional engineers of any technical discipline a dynamic work environment, where you bring your own expertise to our group but with an enthusiasm for working across sectors and broadening your experience base.

With the announcement of the new AUKUS pact there has never been a better time for engineering professionals, especially those with nuclear safety expertise, to be in Australia. Australia needs to build a significant sovereign workforce in order to deliver this major uplift in Defence capability. This is supercharging an already exciting environment for fast career progression.

Additionally, we have a wide range of other interesting and innovative safety and assurance projects to help broaden and strengthen your skills.

Our current projects include:

• Supporting naval surface ship and submarine programs in Adelaide and Perth

• Supporting the safety case development of Australia’s first Commonwealth radioactive waste disposal facility.

• Leading thinking on the assurance of autonomy.

• Developing an understanding of how machine learning can support safety engineering.

• Unlocking existing transport regulatory frameworks to enable autonomous operations.

• Digitising system engineering support for increased productivity.

• Supporting the assurance of Australia’s commercial space related activities.

• Delivering the safety and assurance programs for major rail infrastructure projects in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne.

• Improving the efficiency of power generation and transmission through innovative modelling

Requirements

To be successful in the role, you will ideally have:

• Bachelor of Engineering/Science Degree (or equivalent depth of training).

• Have (or be eligible for) UK or Australian security clearance (essential)

• Safety and assurance knowledge and experience (Highly regarded)

• Previous Defence maritime experience (Highly regarded)

• Systems engineering knowledge and experience (desirable)

• Chartered Engineer Status (desirable)

• Excellent client management/stakeholder engagement skills (or the aptitude to learn)

What Australia offers!

Australia is investing an historic amount of money into Defence spending over this decade, including an estimated $268-$368 billion on acquiring nuclear powered submarines under the AUKUS partnership. This is indicative not only of a changing global strategic landscape but a country with a sense of purpose and identity. This level of investment offers huge opportunity for you to bring your expertise to the fore and add a significant new dimension to your career, whilst enjoying all that Australia has to offer.

Australia is famous for its “have a go” lifestyle and Australian people are known as some of the most welcoming in the world. Australians also love the great outdoors and for good reason, Australia is a land of beautiful contrasts, from wide-open plains to lush tropical rainforests and everything in between.

Benefits

Our approach to investing in our people will offer you structured mentorship tailored to your professional development needs. You will learn and grow with people dedicated to helping you succeed, and we are committed to supporting your work-life balance and flexible working.

Career satisfaction and reward for ongoing commitment are what you can expect working at Frazer-Nash. We want to help you grow your career by providing you with the best opportunities for training and development.

We provide our people with an excellent benefits package that comprises:

• A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work

• Flexible working

• Competitive salary (including annual reviews)

• Support in attaining professional membership

• Paid parental leave

• Income protection

• Corporate rewards

• Salary packaging/Novated leasing

• Employee stock purchase plans

• Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance

• Career development: Online learning, professional development and career pathways

Please note, visa application and financial relocation assistance will be provided to the successful candidates if required.