Independent Nuclear Safety Assessment Principal

AWE; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AWE in Reading is seeking a senior INSA leader to implement the Independent Oversight strategy, build frameworks within INSA, and drive high‑quality delivery. You will lead, coach and develop INSA Specialists, provide strategic assessments of governance changes with potential significant effects on security, environment, safety and quality, and report to the IO Leadership Team.

The role requires British citizenship and UK security clearance; the company supports an inclusive culture and offers

Qualifications

• Lead and develop INSA Specialists and influence IO delivery.
• Assess processes and governance for changes with potential significant effects.
• Provide accurate feedback and reports to multiple levels of the organisation.
• Develop and maintain IO plans, governance frameworks and reporting.
• Foster collaboration with internal teams and external regulators.

Responsibilities

• Implement the IO strategy and create frameworks to support delivery.
• Lead, coach and develop INSA Specialists to deliver the IO integrated programme.
• Assess governance changes for long-term impact on security, environment, safety and quality.
• Produce reports tailored to audiences from ops teams to senior leadership.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders and ensure alignment with policies and industry best practices.

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 arrangements within INSA to support its delivery.

Work with the Head of INSA to create the INSA plan and ensure its delivery to time and quality.

Lead, coach and develop INSA Specialists and influence others at all levels, fostering collaboration and driving the delivery of the IO integrated programme and wider business programmes.

Undertake strategic level assessment 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 teams ensuring alignment and collaboration across the function.

Act as the primary contact for escalations and assist the INSA Specialists in making informed tactical decisions.

Maintain (where required) 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 and maintain an environment that encourages team members to identify trends and continuous improvement opportunities and then 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.
• Produce accurate assessments of changes; completed to scope, identifying any risk, and ensuring proposed changes aligns with organisational policies, regulatory requirements, and best practices from across industry.
• Analyse the potential long term impacts of changes on security, environment, safety, health and quality.
• Monitor trends from past changes to provide informed insights and lessons learned.
• Prepare and deliver reports tailored to different audiences (covering both technical and non technical aspects).
• Create and maintain effective 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 (maintaining a professional link into the wider nuclear industry) within IO, aligning processes with industry standards and organisational objectives.
• 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

• 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.