Hazards Technical Lead

Framatome; Bristol; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension contributions

Private health care

Life assurance

Employee assistance program

Language learning (Babbel)

Job summary

Framatome in the United Kingdom, Bristol, is seeking a Hazards Technical Lead to provide technical leadership within NS&E, mentor engineers and drive safety-focused design reviews. You will manage meetings, plan technical scopes, review deliverables and contribute to knowledge management and customer interactions.

The role requires experience with NSDAPs, UK EPR systems, PDMS and Navisworks, and the ability to work under pressure in a regulated nuclear environment. French language is a bonus.

Qualifications

• Engineer with degree level, able to lead engineers.
• Knowledge of safety requirements and safety studies in regulated industry.
• Experience with NSDAPs and UK EPR systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring within NS&E.
• Organise meetings, develop work plans, track scope activities.
• Review deliverables and approve as qualified.
• Participate in KM and interfacing with project teams.
• Support risk reporting and workforce planning with technical input.
• Promote safety and quality culture within the group.

Skills

Leadership

Safety knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Nuclear safety design principles

UK EPR systems

Electrical & layout engineering

French language (bonus)

Education

Master

Tools

PDMS

Navisworks

Job description

Job details

Job Opening Title: Hazards Technical Lead

Job type: Non fixed term

Job family: Standard

Location: United Kingdom, Bristol

Category: S - HEALTH,SAFETY,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - S3 - Environment

Reference number: 2026-27073

What you’ll be doing

• Provide technical leadership and expertise within NS&E, mentoring junior staff.
• Organise and manage periodic meetings, prepare technical work plans, and ensure follow‑up of scope‑related activities.
• Provide technical review of deliverables within your scope and, where qualified, approve them. Potentially author deliverables in exceptional cases.
• Participate in Knowledge Management (KM) within the NS&E Discipline and the EPR‑E KM Programme.
• Interface with Project Client Teams on technical discussions or to present feedback, emergent issues and successes.
• Inform the NS&E Group Lead of any foreseen risks.
• Support the definition of Task Orders (TOs) and the establishment of Workforce Plannings (WFPs) by providing required technical information.
• Assist in planning activities for the Group, including required competencies, budget and milestones.
• Promote safety and quality culture within the Group alongside the Discipline Manager.
• Support day‑to‑day technical delivery of scope‑related activities, balancing safety, quality, maturity, cost and schedule.
• Help implement the NS&E Safety Action Plan generated annually by the Discipline Team.
• Liaise with relevant Edvance/SNE Teams on common technical topics.
• Participate in Edvance‑wide discipline meetings relating to your scope.

Scope‑Specific Activities (Hazards Studies Scope)

• Ensure all hazards are adequately mitigated in the design of the NI buildings following approved methodologies and references from RD and clients (HPC & SZC Projects).
• Assess risks in the design replication of HPC hazards studies for SZC.
• Update HPC hazards methodologies/studies for adoption by SZC.
• Provide general hazards guidance and advice on post‑delivery issues to each EPR‑E Building Team.
• Implement mitigation measures that account for Internal Flooding hazard requirements in building layouts and system designs.

Profile

• Engineer qualified to degree level (preferably in safety studies) or equivalent.
• Ability to lead and support a cohort of Engineers.
• Knowledge of safety requirement implementation and other safety studies, preferably from a highly regulated industry.
• Experience with NNB GenCo’s Nuclear Safety Design Assessment Principles (NSDAPs) and application.
• Experience in UK EPR systems, electrical and layout engineering.
• Knowledge of and ability to navigate PDMS and Navisworks software.
• Conscientious, enthusiastic, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Capable of working under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Language requirement: French (bonus).

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus Bank Holidays.
• 8% employer pension contribution with 1% employee contribution (salary sacrifice).
• Individual and family private health care.
• Cashplan – Level 2 cover.
• Life assurance (4× salary).
• Employee assistance programme (EAP).
• Professional Body Membership.
• Tu**ker Electric car scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Babbel – language learning.
• Generous family leave – maternity and paternity: 6 months full pay and 6 months half pay.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We value and plan to continue building a diverse working environment, recognising a priority to improve gender mix. All applicants will be considered without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability status.

The post is restricted due to the nature of the role and export control regulations. All applicants will undergo national security and export control vetting processes.

Job location

United Kingdom, Bristol

Travel

No

Minimum level of education required

Master

Minimum level of experience required

Experienced

Legal company: Framatome – an international leader in nuclear energy. For more information, visit www.framatome.com.