Nuclear Safety Case Engineer

Astute People; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Bonus scheme

Life assurance

Parental benefits

Professional memberships paid

Chartership support

Cycle to work

Season ticket loan

Tailored benefits package

Structured learning

Job summary

Astute’s Nuclear Team is seeking a Nuclear Safety Engineer for Bristol or Gloucester. The role offers a salary of £45,000 to £65,000 per annum with flexible hybrid working, pension, private healthcare, bonus scheme, and strong professional development opportunities.

You will report to the Nuclear Safety Team Lead and work across civil and defence projects, developing safety cases and leading safety-related activities while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years' experience in civil or defence nuclear sectors.
• Strong knowledge of nuclear safety case development and safety assessments.
• Experience leading technical work packages or multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies to address complex nuclear safety challenges across civil and defence projects.
• Manage technical activities including safety assessments, hazard identification, fault schedules, and safety function requirements.
• Conduct periodic safety reviews for nuclear facilities.
• Support qualification and substantiation activities for systems against safety requirements.
• Undertake internal and external hazard assessments.
• Support development and delivery of safety cases for nuclear and non-nuclear facilities.
• Author, review, and verify nuclear safety documentation.
• Manage project delivery, maintain client relationships, and contribute to business development.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and consultants within the team.

Skills

4+ years nuclear experience

Nuclear safety case development

Safety assessment methodologies

Lead technical work packages

Excellent communication

UK Security Clearance eligibility

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in relevant STEM discipline

Master's degree (preferred)

PhD (advantage)

Job description

Astute's Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading engineering and nuclear consultancy committed to professional development, innovation, and sustainability to recruit a Nuclear Safety Engineer for its Bristol or Gloucester office.

The strategically important Nuclear Safety Engineer role comes with a salary of £45,000 to £65,000 per annum, flexible hybrid working, company pension, private healthcare, bonus scheme, and excellent professional development opportunities.

If you're a Nuclear Safety Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity, safety, and people at the forefront of everything it does.

Responsibilities and duties of the Nuclear Safety Engineer role

Reporting to the Nuclear Safety Team Lead, you will:

• Develop and execute strategies to address complex nuclear safety challenges across civil and defence nuclear projects.
• Manage technical activities including safety assessments, risk assessments, hazard identification, fault schedules, design basis analysis, probabilistic assessments, and safety functional requirements.
• Conduct periodic safety reviews for nuclear facilities.
• Support qualification and substantiation activities for systems against safety requirements.
• Undertake internal and external hazard assessments.
• Support the development and delivery of safety cases for nuclear and non-nuclear facilities.
• Author, review, and verify nuclear safety documentation.
• Manage project delivery, maintain client relationships, and contribute to business development activities.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and consultants within the team.

Professional qualifications

• A degree, Master's degree, or PhD in a relevant STEM discipline.
• A minimum of 4 years' experience within the civil nuclear or defence nuclear sectors.
• Strong understanding of nuclear safety case development and safety assessment methodologies.
• Experience leading technical work packages or multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance.

Personal skills

• Analytical and detail-oriented with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable working on complex and highly regulated projects.
• A confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Organised and capable of managing multiple priorities effectively.
• Passionate about safety, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Keen to support and develop less experienced colleagues.

Salary and benefits of the Nuclear Safety Engineer role

• Salary of £45,000 to £65,000 depending on experience.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
• 25 days annual leave plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Company pension scheme.
• Annual salary reviews.
• Private healthcare membership.
• Company performance bonus scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced parental benefits.
• Professional membership fees paid.
• Support towards chartership and professional accreditation.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Tailored flexible benefits package.
• Structured learning and career development opportunities.

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