Deputy Facility Safety Case Owner (Principal Engineer) - Submarines

Rolls-Royce; Thurso; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Engineer as Deputy Facility Safety Case Owner to join their dynamic team. This role is pivotal in ensuring the safety of nuclear facilities, where you will maintain a safety envelope and provide oversight for key site programs. You will collaborate within a supportive environment that values innovation and inclusivity, allowing you to grow your career while making a significant impact. Join a forward-thinking organization that prioritizes safety and continuous improvement, and be part of a team dedicated to excellence in the nuclear industry.

Benefits

Employee Support Assistance

Employee Discounts

Development Opportunities

Hybrid Working Arrangement

Qualifications

• Experience in an engineering discipline is essential.
• Degree qualified in engineering or science-based subject preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining a safe envelope for nuclear facilities.
• Provide safety oversight and ensure compliance with safety processes.

Skills

Engineering Discipline Experience

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management Skills

Safety Case Production

Education

Degree in Engineering or Science

Professional Registration

Job description

Job Description

Deputy Facility Safety Case Owner (Principal Engineer) - Submarines

Full Time

Thurso

We are looking to recruit a Principal Engineer as Deputy Facility Safety Case Owner (FSCO) to join the FSCO team at Rolls-Royce Submarines - Vulcan.

This position is required in support of our nuclear facilities at the Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment (NRTE). The role supports the maintenance of a safety envelope underpinning the operation of systems, structures, and components to support facility operations and to ensure safe delivery of key site programmes.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build, and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

This position is required in support of our nuclear facilities at the Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment (NRTE). The site is part of our nuclear business which is a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority, managing all aspects of plant design, safety, manufacture, performance, and through-life support.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

You will work as part of a team of facility safety case owners, safety case practitioners, and assurance staff reporting to the Vulcan Chief Engineer providing safety assurance and supporting operations at the Vulcan NRTE. The site is currently delivering against significant programmes of work, which provides an excellent opportunity to develop and gain experience in the nuclear industry.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance, and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum, we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing

As Deputy FSCO your key accountabilities will be to assist the FSCO to:

1. Maintain a safe envelope and provide safety oversight for the nuclear facilities and key site programmes.
2. Ensure safety implications are fully considered and changes are appropriately sponsored and approved through site due process.
3. Ensure that the facility is optimised to comply with the As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) principle.
4. Provide practical and technical advice on applicable site safety management arrangements, facility and process safety cases taking account of enterprise and industry best practice.
5. Provide cover for the FSCO which will be enabled by comparative qualification to FSCO level.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

1. Experience working within an engineering discipline is essential.
2. Degree qualified in an engineering or science-based subject or relevant industry experience. Experience working in the nuclear industry or other well-regulated environment is highly desirable.
3. Good understanding and demonstrable experience of safety case production, development, and review.
4. Strong interpersonal and effective communication skills (both verbal and written) and the ability to confidently interface with stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.
5. The ability to write well-structured reports that present clear arguments with a sound basis for recommendations.
6. Enthusiastic, motivated and committed to delivering continuous improvement in challenging circumstances.
7. Good project management skills.
8. Professional registration through a recognised institute is desirable.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are UK nationals or, in MoD approved cases, dual nationals.

Job Category Safety & Product Assurance Posting Date 09 Apr 2025; 00:04 Posting End Date 16 Apr 2025