Safety Case Leader & Technical Authority for Nuclear Infra

Assystem; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Assystem’s Safety & Risk business supports some of the UK’s most complex infrastructure programmes across nuclear, defence and critical national infrastructure. We provide independent technical authority combining engineering insight, regulatory understanding and delivery pragmatism to ensure safety is demonstrably achieved and maintained across the full lifecycle.

We are expanding our support across major infrastructure programmes and are seeking a Safety Case Manager to lead safety activities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Safety Case development, management, and assurance.
• Strong understanding of UK regulatory frameworks, including ONR and DNSR.
• Trusted technical authority providing guidance across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to challenge evidence and influence decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior leaders, customers, regulators, and technical specialists.
• Balance technical excellence with programme delivery constraints.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive, accountable approach with high governance standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and integration of Safety Cases across design, construction, and operational phases.
• Assure the strength of safety arguments, supporting evidence, and hazard management approaches.
• Provide oversight of safety strategies and Safety Case justification plans.
• Challenge design and safety assumptions to ensure proportionate, compliant, and defensible outcomes.
• Assure supply chain outputs meet technical, quality, and regulatory expectations.
• Interface effectively with customers, stakeholders, delivery partners, and regulators.
• Provide clear, authoritative technical advice within complex programme environments.

Skills

Safety Case development

UK regulatory frameworks

Technical authority

Challenging assumptions

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Written and verbal communication

Job description

Assystem’s Safety & Risk business supports some of the UK’s most complex infrastructure programmes across nuclear, defence and critical national infrastructure. We provide independent technical authority combining engineering insight, regulatory understanding and delivery pragmatism to ensure safety is demonstrably achieved and maintained across the full lifecycle.

We are expanding our support across major infrastructure programmes and are seeking a Safety Case Manager to lead safety activities