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

AtkinsRéalis; Epsom; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Nuclear Safety Engineer to assess risks and deliver technical solutions for nuclear clients. The role involves producing hazards assessments, influencing strategic directions, and mentoring junior engineers. Competitive salary between £36,000 - £50,000 and flexible working arrangements are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company pension scheme

25 days holiday plus flexibility

Wellbeing benefits

Sustainable transport options

Qualifications

• Experience in safety critical industries, particularly nuclear.
• Ability to deliver innovative solutions to complex technical problems.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality in technical work.

Responsibilities

• Assess risks for nuclear facilities to support low carbon energy goals.
• Produce hazards assessments and author complex safety cases.
• Influence strategic direction and network for business development.

Skills

Risk Assessment

Technical Presentation

Project Management

Client Networking

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Safety Case Development

Hazard Assessment Techniques

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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 realise 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. On another day you may be working to influence the client’s strategic direction to support obtaining a nuclear site licence for their innovative design, networking to develop the business pipeline within your capability or doing a technical presentation to the regulator.

This role will also provide you with the opportunity to work with diverse clients from defence, nuclear generation and nuclear new build including innovative players from the fusion and SMR markets. You will be keen to support technical delivery of projects, address technically complex problems and present the solutions to different stakeholders. You will have the drive to deliver excellent technical work, paying attention to detail without missing out on the bigger picture.

You will have the opportunity to contribute to and learn from the wider technical community withinAtkinsRéalis, taking advantage of the global expertise we have to foster collaboration within multidisciplinary engineering teams. You will also begin to develop and mentor junior engineers to further support our growth and improve our capability for project delivery to clients whilst strengthening your leadership skills.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Flexible Working| Equality, diversity & inclusion

AtkinsRéalis is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements (such as flexible hours, reduced working days, remote working etc.) and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. We understand the need for a diverse and flexible workforce, where there is no fixed 9 ‘till 5, no need for a 5-day week, no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in the office. Making sure you're supported is important to us so if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview and let's talk about any adjustments you might need.

We have offices in Bristol, Manchester, Epsom, Derby, Sheffield and Glasgow. This enables flexibility in where the role would be based.

Meeting your needs:

When you start with us, you'll enjoy “Total Reward,” a package that can be tailored to your lifestyle, career, and personal needs. We provide our people with an excellent benefits package that comprises:

• Competitive salary: £36,000 - £50,000 per annum plus additional pay in line with our performance philosophy and recognition culture.
• Double matching Company pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution).
• 25 days' holiday entitlement plus the ability to buy an additional 15 days holiday (or sell up to 5 days) to support your work-life balance.
• Flexible and hybrid working inc. opportunity to work abroad for up to 20 days per year.
• Wellbeing – company paid flu jab, digital GP Service and access to a wellbeing app.
• Sustainable benefits - Electric vehicles and cycle to work schemes available on a salary sacrifice basis.
• Voluntary discounts portal.
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution.
• Protection benefits – company paid Life assurance and Income Protection.
• Number of other salary sacrifice benefits - Thinking of Joining Us?.

Worker Type

Employee

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 realise 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. On another day you may be working to influence the client’s strategic direction to support obtaining a nuclear site licence for their innovative design, networking to develop the business pipeline within your capability or doing a technical presentation to the regulator.

This role will also provide you with the opportunity to work with diverse clients from defence, nuclear generation and nuclear new build including innovative players from the fusion and SMR markets. You will be keen to support technical delivery of projects, address technically complex problems and present the solutions to different stakeholders. You will have the drive to deliver excellent technical work, paying attention to detail without missing out on the bigger picture.

You will have the opportunity to contribute to and learn from the wider technical community withinAtkinsRéalis, taking advantage of the global expertise we have to foster collaboration within multidisciplinary engineering teams. You will also begin to develop and mentor junior engineers to further support our growth and improve our capability for project delivery to clients whilst strengthening your leadership skills.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Flexible Working| Equality, diversity & inclusion

AtkinsRéalis is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements (such as flexible hours, reduced working days, remote working etc.) and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. We understand the need for a diverse and flexible workforce, where there is no fixed 9 ‘till 5, no need for a 5-day week, no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in the office. Making sure you're supported is important to us so if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview and let's talk about any adjustments you might need.

We have offices in Bristol, Manchester, Epsom, Derby, Sheffield and Glasgow. This enables flexibility in where the role would be based.

Meeting your needs:

When you start with us, you'll enjoy “Total Reward,” a package that can be tailored to your lifestyle, career, and personal needs. We provide our people with an excellent benefits package that comprises:

Competitive salary: £36,000 - £50,000 per annum plus additional pay in line with our performance philosophy and recognition culture.

Double matching Company pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution).

25 days' holiday entitlement plus the ability to buy an additional 15 days holiday (or sell up to 5 days) to support your work-life balance.

Flexible and hybrid working inc. opportunity to work abroad for up to 20 days per year.

Wellbeing – company paid flu jab, digital GP Service and access to a wellbeing app.

Sustainable benefits - Electric vehicles and cycle to work schemes available on a salary sacrifice basis.

Voluntary discounts portal.

Paid membership fees to a professional institution.

Protection benefits – company paid Life assurance and Income Protection.

Number of other salary sacrifice benefits - Thinking of Joining Us?.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.