Principal Consultant - Health & Safety (Nuclear)

Mott MacDonald; Tadley; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Annual bonus schemes

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Principal Health & Safety Consultant to join our Nuclear, Defence and Civil division in the UK. You will lead SHEQ on high-profile projects, provide expert health and safety guidance, and drive risk management across design, construction, and operation stages.

The role offers hybrid working and a clear path for professional growth within a globally integrated engineering consultancy. Applicants should have energy/nuclear experience and NEBOSH CMIOSH accreditation.

Qualifications

• Health and Safety Management experience.
• Construction or Engineering Degree.
• NEBOSH Diploma/NVQ Level 4 in Occupational Safety and Health, Chartered (CMIOSH).
• Experience working within the Energy environment, ideally within the nuclear sector.
• Experience of client facing roles.

Responsibilities

• SHEQ framework on new projects including continual monitoring and improvement.
• SHEQ performance reporting to project leadership teams.
• Develop and monitor risk assessments with Project Managers and brief project teams.
• Define and monitor clear health and safety objectives for projects.
• Provide advice on occupational health and safety matters.
• Provide practical health and safety planning guidance to operational leaders.
• Review monthly programme area performance to identify improvements and implement actions.
• Provide advice on occupational health and wellbeing.
• Ensure practices and standards are consistent.
• Advise on CDM aspects across design, construction, operation and decommissioning phases.
• Analyze leading and lagging indicators to inform risk profiles.
• Influence health and safety during the design process.
• Provide health and safety monitoring as required.
• Offer technical expertise to incident investigation teams and improve risk management.
• Develop and issue HSE briefings to support improvements.
• Support client supply chains to develop safety competency and culture.

Skills

Health and Safety management

NEBOSH Diploma

Client facing

Energy/Nuclear experience

Engineering degree

Education

Construction or Engineering Degree

NEBOSH Diploma/NVQ Level 4 in Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH)

Job description

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee‑owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About The Business Unit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Overview Of The Role

Due to new project wins and continued growth, we are recruiting a Principal Health & Safety Consultant to join our Nuclear; Defence and Civil division. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on innovative projects across the defence and nuclear new-build industries. As part of our growing team, you will contribute to high‑profile nuclear and defence projects while developing your career within an organisation committed to supporting your professional growth.

Key responsibilities and duties include (subject to project specific requirements):

• SHEQ framework on new projects including continual monitoring and improvement
• SHEQ performance reporting to project leadership teams
• In conjunction with the Project Managers develop and monitor suitable and appropriate risk assessments and provide briefings to the project teams
• Support project teams to define and monitor clear health and safety objectives for projects
• Provide advice and guidance on matters relating to occupational health and safety
• Provide comprehensive and practical advice to operational leaders on project health and safety planning
• Review the programme area performance each month to identify areas for improvement and develop and implement action plans
• Provide advice and guidance on matters of occupational health and wellbeing
• Ensure practices and standards are consistent
• Provide advice to for delivery teams and stakeholders including CDM related aspects across the design, construction, operation and decommissioning phases
• Provide support in the analysis of leading and lagging indicators to help inform the risk profile of projects
• Able to understand how to influence health and safety during the design process
• Provide health and safety monitoring as required
• Provide appropriate technical expertise to incident investigation teams to establish all causes and improve risk management. Keep abreast of forthcoming technological advances
• Ensure that appropriate HSE briefings are developed and issued to support any improvement initiative or future risks
• Support the client's supply chain to develop their safety competency and culture within their organisations

Candidate specification

• Health and Safety Management experience
• Construction or Engineering Degree
• NEBOSH Diploma/NVQ Level 4 of high in Occupational Safety and Health, Chartered (CMIOSH)
• Experience working within the Energy environment, ideally within the nuclear sector
• Experience of client facing roles

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

AI Usage

At Mott MacDonald, we see the value AI can bring, but we take a people‑first approach to hiring. While AI tools can help candidates prepare and build confidence, every application and hiring decision is reviewed by our recruitment and hiring teams. We encourage the responsible use of AI while ensuring we get to know the real person behind the application.

Accessibility

We want you to feel supported and able to perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. If there is anything we can do to make applying or interviewing with us more accessible, please contact us at [e-mail] and we'll be happy to discuss how we can help.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Employee Ownership

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, supported by our dedicated internal Armed Forces Network.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Location(s): Glasgow, GB Altrincham, GB Tadley, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Energy

Discipline: Health

Job Ref: 16693