Engineer - Nuclear System Engineer (Sheffield / Glasgow / Warrington / Epsom / Bristol)

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Nuclear Safety Engineer and play a crucial role in shaping a sustainable future. In this dynamic position, you'll assess risks, produce safety assessments, and engage with diverse clients in the nuclear sector. With opportunities for flexible working and a comprehensive benefits package, this role not only allows you to contribute to innovative projects but also supports your professional growth and work-life balance. If you are passionate about safety in critical industries and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Double Matching Pension Scheme

25 Days Holiday

Flexible Working

Wellbeing Benefits

Sustainable Benefits

Discount Portal

Paid Professional Memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in safety critical industries, particularly nuclear.
• Ability to influence strategic direction and support licensing.

Responsibilities

• Assess risks for nuclear clients and support low carbon energy ambitions.
• Produce hazards assessments and author complex safety cases.

Skills

Hazards Assessment

Safety Case Authoring

Technical Presentations

Project Delivery

Client Engagement

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

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05.05.2025

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Job Description

Nuclear Safety Engineer

Do you enjoy working in safety critical industries? Do you like delivering solutions to technically complex problems? Join us as a Nuclear Safety Engineer and play a vital role in assessing the risks for our nuclear clients to help them and us to realize our low carbon energy ambitions, shaping a better future for our planet and its people.

Your purpose:

On a typical day working in this role, you might be producing a hazards assessment or authoring a complex safety case, justifying and supporting the critical decision-making in the design, operation, and/or decommissioning of nuclear facilities. You may also work to influence the client’s strategic direction to support obtaining a nuclear site licence for their innovative design, network to develop the business pipeline within your capability, or deliver technical presentations to the regulator.

This role offers the opportunity to work with diverse clients from defence, nuclear generation, and nuclear new build, including innovative players from fusion and SMR markets. You will support technical project delivery, address complex problems, and present solutions to stakeholders. Your drive to deliver excellent technical work, attention to detail, and awareness of the bigger picture are essential.

You will also contribute to and learn from the wider technical community within AtkinsRéalis, leveraging global expertise to foster collaboration. Additionally, you will develop and mentor junior engineers to support growth and improve project delivery capabilities while strengthening your leadership skills.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Flexible Working | Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

AtkinsRéalis is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can thrive and develop. We offer family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements (such as flexible hours, reduced working days, remote working), and employee networks to support staff from various backgrounds. We recognize the importance of a flexible workforce and support adjustments for those with disabilities—please inform us ahead of your interview if needed.

Our offices are located in Bristol, Manchester, Epsom, Derby, Sheffield, and Glasgow, providing flexibility in the role's location.

Meeting your needs:

We offer a “Total Reward” package tailored to your lifestyle, career, and personal needs, including:

• Competitive salary: £36,000 - £50,000 per annum, with performance-based additional pay.
• Double matching company pension scheme (up to 10% contribution).
• 25 days' holiday, with options to buy or sell additional days to support work-life balance.
• Flexible and hybrid working, including opportunities to work abroad for up to 20 days per year.
• Wellbeing benefits such as paid flu jabs, digital GP services, and wellbeing apps.
• Sustainable benefits like electric vehicles and cycle-to-work schemes via salary sacrifice.
• Discount portal, paid professional memberships, protection benefits (life assurance and income protection), and other salary sacrifice options.

Worker Type: Employee

Job Type: Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we value diversity and believe that talented individuals from all backgrounds enrich our organization. We do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion, or disability, and we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives.