Nuclear Fire Safety Engineer

Groupe Talents Handicap; Paris; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Groupe Talents Handicap is seeking an Engineer with safety and fire protection expertise to join the Nuclear Island fire safety team in Paris. You will contribute to fire prevention studies, safety analyses, and regulatory assessments.

Your duties include characterising combustible materials, running temperature-change simulations with MAGIC, evaluating system damage risks, and proposing protection solutions while ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• Engineer qualified to degree level specializing in safety and/or fire protection technologies.
• Knowledge of Nuclear safety, especially in Fault studies.
• Knowledge of ETCF (EPR technical code for fire) would be appreciated
• Experience with UK Fire Regulations including BS9999 would be a plus
• Calculations relating to fire protection and ability to work with calculation tools.
• Ability to propose fire protection and detection solutions.

Responsibilities

• Involvement in fire prevention and protection studies and strategies for Nuclear Island buildings.
• Characterise and analyse combustible materials present in each area and their risks.
• Perform temperature change calculations over time for a simulated fire using MAGIC software.
• Study risk of damage to systems through detailed analyses to address common mode issues.
• Provide technical support to systems and layout teams on Fire-related questions.
• Contribute to potential modifications (Design Change) and assess impact on Fire studies.
• Perform regulatory assessment for fire life safety.
• Recommend protection solutions to prevent or minimize fire outbreaks.
• Prepare and monitor issuance of deliverables in line with project planning and quality processes.
• Participate in Committees and Taskforces to provide Fire safety perspective.

Skills

Nuclear safety

Fire protection knowledge

English fluent

Interpersonal skills

Pressure management

Education

Engineering degree in safety/fire protection

Tools

MAGIC software

ETCF knowledge

BS9999 knowledge

Job description

Groupe Talents Handicap is seeking an Engineer with safety and fire protection expertise to join the Nuclear Island fire safety team in Paris. You will contribute to fire prevention studies, safety analyses, and regulatory assessments.

Your duties include characterising combustible materials, running temperature-change simulations with MAGIC, evaluating system damage risks, and proposing protection solutions while ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables.