Safety Case Engineer (Propulsion)

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Safety Case Engineer to join their team in Faslane, Helensburgh. This role involves evaluating risks associated with nuclear operations and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. You will produce essential safety documentation, support safety reviews, and represent the organization in key meetings. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes a matched pension scheme, professional development opportunities, and wellness support. If you are passionate about safety in engineering and want to make a difference, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Expertise in Safety Case and Facility infrastructure.
• Experience with engineering processes and nuclear operations.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate risks associated with nuclear operations and ensure safety justifications.
• Produce Periodic Safety Review reports and maintain Facility Safety Cases.

Skills

Knowledge of Safety Case and Facility infrastructure

Experience of Engineering process

Knowledge of NRP/Submarine systems

Education

HNC in Engineering or Equivalent

Safety Case Engineers Course

Job description

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Location:

Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Safety Case Engineer
Location: Faslane, Helensburgh + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £52,400 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63588

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Safety Case Engineer (Propulsion) at our Faslane, Helensburgh site.

The role
As a Safety Case Engineer you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Your role will be to evaluate the risks associated with all nuclear operations conducted within HMNB Clyde and demonstrate through provision of safety justifications that the risks are ALARP. This Includes, production, maintenance and development of the HMNB Clyde Authorised and certified suite of Site Safety Justification (SSJ) documentation in order to achieve the continued permissioning of nuclear activities.

You’ll also support the implementation of a site wide Periodic Safety Review (PSR) programme and as part of that support provide independent technical assessment of the nuclear facilities at HMNB Clyde, when requested to co-ordinate PSR resources.

Day-to-day, Under the guidance of a Senior Safety Case Engineer (LM) or Senior Safety Case Engineer you’ll:

• Produce on average one Periodic Safety Review report per year and support through Clyde Due Process.
• Maintain a Facility/Utility Safety Case.
• Produce on average a Safety Justification for an emergent task per year.
• Represent DSJG at NSAG/DNSAG meetings, average of 2 meetings per week.
• Provide Single Point of contact for a single Facility/Utility.

This role is full time 36 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements and is in Faslane.

Essential experience of the Safety Case Engineer:

• Knowledge of Safety Case and Facility infrastructure and operations.
• Experience of Engineering process
• Knowledge of NRP/Submarine systems and operations would be beneficial

Qualifications for the Safety Case Engineer

• HNC in Engineering or Equivalent
• Safety Case Engineers Course

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 22/05/2025