Electrical Nuclear Safety Engineer

Frazer-Nash Consultancy; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary reviewed annually

25 days holiday + buy 5 days

Company pension scheme

Private healthcare membership

Professional development support

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is seeking an Electrical Nuclear Safety Engineer to join our team, working across the UK civil and defence nuclear sector.

The role involves planning and undertaking project work on significant safety tasks, supervising staff, and shaping client relationships with opportunities to win new work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of civil nuclear or defence nuclear infrastructure experience on electrical and C&I engineering problems.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Well-developed organisational skills and demonstrated experience leading technical teams.
• Adaptability and ability to manage your own workload.
• Willingness to travel and spend time on client sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies to solve complex electrical power system and C&I challenges for nuclear facilities.
• Manage technical tasks such as design, modification assessment, hazard analysis and safety compliance.
• Conduct periodic safety reviews of nuclear facilities.
• Qualify and substantiate systems against safety requirements.
• Act as the lead engineer for complex nuclear projects and support safety case development.

Skills

Nuclear electrical & C&I experience

Education

STEM degree

Job description

Electrical Nuclear Safety Engineer

Salary range: £50,000 to £80,000 per annum depending on experience

Location: Bristol or Gloucester

Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home

Closing date is 17th August 2026, but early application encouraged.

At Frazer-Nash we deliver innovative engineering solutions to our clients to make lives safe, secure, sustainable and affordable. It’s an exciting time to work in the nuclear industry and Frazer-Nash are involved in many projects across the whole lifecycle of various nuclear facilities. We’re seeking an Electrical Nuclear Safety Engineer to join our diverse team and play a role in expanding and growing our support to existing and new nuclear projects.

We support clients in all parts of the UK civil and defence nuclear industry, as well as a wide range of non-reactor, and experimental or demonstrator facilities. We provide technical support to our clients on engineering projects for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, defuelling, and decommissioning of their nuclear facilities.

As an electrical nuclear safety professional, you will be expected to plan and undertake project work for clients on, or in support of, significant nuclear safety and assurance tasks, and supervise other staff in doing such work. You’ll apply your experience and knowledge in the nuclear industry to assess and justify electrical engineering problems and produce related safety justifications. You’ll also oversee and manage projects, develop and hold client relationships, and win new work; as well as supporting and coaching junior colleagues’ development.

Role

This is an opportunity for candidates with relevant experience, who are able to handle changing priorities and able to perform the following kind of roles:

• Develop and execute strategies to solve complex electrical power system and C&I challenges for nuclear facilities.
• Manage technical tasks such as engineering design and modification assessment, hazard analysis, design basis analysis, probabilistic analysis, safety functional requirements, regulatory compliancy.
• Conducting periodic review of safety of nuclear facilities.
• Qualification and substantiation of systems against safety requirements.
• Act as the architect engineer for complex nuclear projects.
• Safety case development and support for nuclear and non-nuclear plant.
• Authoring or reviewing/verifying safety-related documents.

Essential Requirements

• Demonstrable 5+ years of civil nuclear or defence nuclear infrastructure experience working on electrical and C&I engineering problems.
• A Degree, Master's or PhD in a relevant STEM subject.
• Well-developed organisational skills and demonstrated experience leading technical teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Adaptability and ability to manage your own workload.
• An appetite to continually learn, improve and stretch yourself.
• A willingness to travel and spend time on client sites.

Desirable Requirements

It would benefit applicants to be able to demonstrate some of the following areas:

• Experience working in highly regulated and/or high hazard industries.
• Technical oversight; leadership; and independent review.
• Experience in project management and commercial aspects.
• Technical consultancy experience.
• Chartered with a professional institution.

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

Benefits

• We provide our people with an excellent benefit and offering package that comprises:
• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days.
• A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture.
• Happy to talk flexible working
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loanAnd further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements