Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer - Specialists

ZipRecruiter; Millom; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company is seeking a Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer to provide leadership and oversight in the Nuclear Safety and Regulation Department. This role supports critical projects with strategic international importance while ensuring compliance with nuclear safety standards. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and is based in Barrow-in-Furness. Candidates should have extensive knowledge of nuclear safety legislation and experience in regulatory frameworks.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience with nuclear safety legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to set goals and apply relevant good practices.
• Strong understanding of safety policy and governance.

Responsibilities

• Advise leaders on nuclear legislation and regulations.
• Support regulatory relationships and management.
• Provide oversight for nuclear safety governance and assurance.

Skills

Nuclear safety legislation

Goal-setting regulation

Safety policy governance

Regulatory interface management

Integrated management systems

Event reporting systems

Development of nuclear capabilities

Competency-based training frameworks

Safety case development methodologies

Radiological protection

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer – Specialists

Location: Barrow-in-Furness – hybrid and flexible working arrangements available. Salary: Competitive.

What you’ll be doing

• We’re expanding our Nuclear Safety and Regulation Team to support the delivery of major programmes of strategic and international importance.
• Advise leaders at all levels on nuclear legislation, site license applications, and regulatory requirements.
• Support relationships with regulatory bodies and deploy interface management arrangements.
• Deliver nuclear safety governance, assurance frameworks, and independent oversight capabilities.
• Develop and maintain the nuclear baseline together with organisational change processes.
• Support the design and delivery of nuclear competence assessments and training solutions.
• Implement compliance operating models for nuclear/radiological safety and develop compliant nuclear management arrangements.
• Prepare and maintain nuclear safety documentation, including safety cases and associated processes.
• Support end-users with safety case requirements.
• Provide radiological protection advice.
• Promote a strong nuclear safety culture through stewardship and leadership concepts.

Your skills and experiences

• Nuclear safety legislation, licensing, and regulatory frameworks
• Goal-setting regulation and application of relevant good practice (RGP)
• Safety policy, governance, and independent challenge mechanisms
• Regulatory interface management and permissioning arrangements
• Integrated management systems and compliance assurance
• Event reporting and operational experience feedback (OEFL) systems
• Development of nuclear capabilities, baselines, and organisational change management
• Competency-based training frameworks using Systematic Approach to Training (SAT)
• Safety case development methodologies and safety case implementation
• Radiological protection, waste management

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, a wide range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Nuclear Safety Regulation team

The Nuclear Safety and Regulation Department oversees nuclear regulation for site. The team provides specialist advice and services regarding nuclear/radiological safety standards and compliance, development of safety cases, and maintains the licence to operate. The purpose of this role is to provide leadership, oversight and management of a team of nuclear safety specialist roles to deliver defined work packages and provide essential nuclear safety support to major programmes of work of strategic and international importance.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to eligibility criteria. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference.

You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values thought, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to ensure our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must at minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard.

Many roles also require higher levels of Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous service in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security checks.

Closing Date: 30 September 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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