Independent Nuclear Safety Assessment Principal

AWE; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuclear Inst in the United Kingdom seeks a senior INSA lead to implement Independent Nuclear Safety Assessment governance, oversee the IO strategy and drive the integrated programme across security, environment, safety and quality. You will mentor INSA specialists and influence decision-making at all levels to ensure timely, compliant delivery.

Responsibilities include strategic assessment of processes, reporting to leadership, and maintaining alignment with industry best practices while

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead teams and shape safety governance frameworks.
• Experience mentoring INSA specialists and cross-functional guidance.
• Strong communication with operators, regulators and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead INSA program and oversee IO strategy implementation.
• Mentor INSA specialists and drive cross-level collaboration.
• Assess changes for safety, environment, health and quality impacts.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Job description

Job Description Summary

Provide Independent Nuclear Safety Assessment (INSA) of processes and governance for changes that have the potential to have a significant effect on security, environment, safety, health and quality. Provide key strategic insights through the life of the change including post change to ascertain whether unforeseen risks or issues were introduced. Provide mentoring, coaching and development of INSA Specialists.

Job Description

Implement the Independent Oversight (IO) strategy, creating frameworks and arrangementswithin INSAto support its delivery.

Work with the Head of INSA to create the INSAplan and ensure its deliveryto time and quality.

Lead,coachanddevelopINSA Specialistsand influenceothers atall levels,fostering collaboration and driving the delivery of the IOintegrated programmeand wider businessprogrammes.

Undertake strategic levelassessment of processes and governance for changes that have the potential to have a significant effect,that enable delivery of key insights to the IO Leadership Team.

Provide comprehensive feedback and reports to various levels of the organisation, from operational teams to senior leadership, offering constructive challenge and recognising achievements.

Support other Corporate Assurance teamsensuring alignment and collaboration across the function.

Act as the primary contact for escalations andassisttheINSA Specialistsin making informed tactical decisions.

Maintain (whererequired) baseline roles related to safety, environment, and security, ensuring compliance and promoting best practices.

Inspire colleagues by fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

Encourage continuous improvement and support personal development initiatives.

Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality.

Key Responsibilities

Create andmaintanan environment that encourages team members toidentifytrends and continuous improvementopportunities andthen propose ways for effective implementation.

Provide mentorship and guidance to the IO integrated team, fostering their growth and enabling them to deliver impactful IO plans and reports.

Produceaccurateassessments of changes; completed to scope,identifyingany risk, and ensuring proposed changes alignswith organisational policies, regulatory requirements, and best practicesfrom across industry.

Analyse the potentiallongtermimpacts of changes onsecurity, environment, safety,healthand quality.

Monitor trends from past changes toprovideinformed insights and lessons learned.

Prepare and deliver reports tailored to different audiences(covering both technical andnontechnicalaspects).

Create andmaintaineffective working relationships with stakeholders to ensure IO activities are fair, proportionate and value adding.

Maintain effective working relationship with external regulators, providing confidence in AWEs processes and governance for changes that have the potential to have a significant effect on security, environment, safety, health and quality, and the effectiveness of the internal challenge capability.

Ensure the adoption and integration of both internal and external best practices(maintaininga professional link into the wider nuclear industry)within IO, aligning processes with industry standards and organisationalobjectives.

The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.

Important things you need to know:

• We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.