Nuclear Safety Engineer in London, United Kingdom

Energy Jobline ATTB; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy job board seeks a Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer to provide safety assurance support throughout the nuclear project lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a minimum 2:1 Honours Degree in physics or mechanical engineering and substantial experience in safety case production and hazard analysis within the nuclear sector. This role is UK-based with a salary range of £70k-90k and offers opportunities for technical leadership and mentoring.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, presentation and problem-solving skills.
• Honours Degree (or equivalent) in physics, mechanical engineering, or closely related discipline (2:1 minimum).
• Working towards Chartership status.
• Extensive experience in using fundamental engineering skills.
• Strong background in safety case production and hazard analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety assurance support during design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
• Conduct Hazard/fault identification studies and qualitative and quantitative hazard assessments.
• Manage safety assurance activities and lead safety assurance teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Problem-solving skills

Technical judgment

Leadership

Education

Honours Degree in physics or mechanical engineering

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer

Salary: Engineer (£35k-60k), Senior (£60k-70k), Principal (£70k-90k), Chief (£90k-110k)

Locations: Can be based anywhere in the UK

Clearance Required: clearable (5 years in UK)

Responsibilities

• The role will entail providing safety assurance support during the design, construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. You will support our client in managing nuclear safety and ensuring compliance with the Site Licence Conditions and will typically provide technical leadership for:
• Hazard/fault identification studies, HAZOP, FMEA for example.
• Qualitative and Quantitative Hazard Assessments.
• Radiological Hazard Assessments.
• Probabilistic Safety Assessments.
• Safety report production.
• Support to Engineering Substantiation activities.
• Development and review of Safety management arrangements.
• Producing nuclear technology technical reports.
• Managing safety assurance activities and leading safety assurance teams.
• Other key aspects of the role will include mentoring others in a technical capacity, assisting in the production of bids and proposals, and implementing and contributing to safety initiatives. You will also liaise with operators, designers and clients, building a strong relationship with them.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, presentation and problem-solving skills.
• Honours Degree (or equivalent) in physics, mechanical engineering, or closely related discipline (2:1 minimum).
• Working towards attaining Chartership status.
• Technical practitioner able to demonstrate good engineering judgement and with extensive experience in using fundamental engineering skills.
• Proven record of delivering technically challenging projects.
• Strong background in safety case production and hazard analysis, with extensive experience within the nuclear and defence industry.
• Able to produce and review/correct high-quality technical reports.
• Leadership of technical teams and development of more junior staff.

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