Lead Nuclear Safety Engineer – Safety Case Mastery

Copello; England; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Copello is supporting a leading organisation within a highly regulated nuclear environment in Cumbria to appoint a Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer. The role requires leading safety assessments, safety case development, and regulatory engagement across licensed sites while providing guidance to engineering teams.

The position expects significant experience in nuclear safety assessment, a Postgraduate Diploma in Nuclear Science (or equivalent), and CEng status or the ability to achieve

Qualifications

• Significant experience in safety case development (nuclear preferred).
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nuclear Science or equivalent qualification.
• CEng status or ability to achieve chartership.

Responsibilities

• Leading nuclear safety assessments and safety case development
• Hazard identification and analysis
• Deterministic and probabilistic safety assessment
• Supporting periodic reviews of nuclear safety activities
• Supporting regulatory engagement with ONR and DNSR
• Working closely with engineering and human factors teams
• Providing technical guidance on safety case compliance
• Supporting and developing junior safety engineers

Skills

Nuclear safety assessment

Regulatory guidance

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Nuclear Science

CEng status / chartership readiness

Job description

Copello is supporting a leading organisation within a highly regulated nuclear environment in Cumbria to appoint a Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer. The role requires leading safety assessments, safety case development, and regulatory engagement across licensed sites while providing guidance to engineering teams.

The position expects significant experience in nuclear safety assessment, a Postgraduate Diploma in Nuclear Science (or equivalent), and CEng status or the ability to achieve