Nuclear Safety Engineer

Copello Global Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Copello Global Ltd. is seeking an experienced Nuclear Safety Engineer for a role in a highly regulated nuclear environment. The position focuses on safety assessment, safety case development, and regulatory compliance across licensed sites.

You will lead safety assessments, provide technical guidance to engineering teams, and collaborate with regulatory bodies, ONR and DNSR, to ensure safety case compliance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Safety Case development within the nuclear industry.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements for nuclear safety.
• Chartered status or eligibility to achieve chartership (CEng).

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

Safety Case development

Regulatory requirements

High-hazard industry experience

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Nuclear Science

CEng status

Job description

We’re currently supporting a leading organisation operating within a highly regulated nuclear environment, seeking an experienced Nuclear Safety Engineer to join their team.

The role will focus heavily on nuclear safety assessment, safety case development and regulatory compliance, supporting activities across licensed and authorised sites.

You’ll lead safety assessments and safety case preparation, provide technical guidance to engineering teams and work closely with regulatory bodies and other specialist functions.

Key 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

Key requirements:

• Significant experience in Safety Case development, ideally within the nuclear industry
• Experience within another high-hazard industry may also be considered
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nuclear Science, or equivalent relevant scientific/engineering qualification
• CEng status, or the qualifications and experience required to achieve chartership
• Strong understanding of nuclear safety assessment and regulatory requirements