Senior Criticality Safety Lead — Remote & Flexible

National Nuclear Laboratory Limited; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-focused policies

Pension plans

Annual leave

Bonus

Learning opportunities

Employee assistance

Cycle to work

Life assurance

Health care

Job summary

UKNNL is seeking a Senior Criticality Consultant to lead technical delivery in criticality safety, engaging with customers and internal teams. You will shape methodologies, mentor staff, and represent UKNNL at national forums while developing new capabilities and ensuring delivery against time, cost, and quality targets.

The role is flexible on location with travel; a strong track record in criticality safety and SC clearance is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified or equivalent level of demonstrable technical capability.
• SQEP 3 with demonstrable experience in criticality safety.
• Excellent level of knowledge in the specialized field of criticality safety assessment.
• Proven ability to act independently, under own initiative, while supervising other members of the team.
• Strong communication skills, including multi-site working.
• Excellent teamworking skills, with ability to inspire the work of a team.
• Experienced in mentoring and developing technical skills.
• Excellent networking skills, maintaining network across the criticality field nationally.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Responsibilities

• Providing technical lead delivery of projects in the criticality area to time, cost, quality, value and service requirements (working independently). Customers may include any UK civil or defence nuclear facility or operator (includingUKNNL laboratories). Accountabilities include: Direction and supervision of other criticality consultants.
• Managing UKNNL’s criticality support consultancy to external customers.
• Provide expert knowledge of criticality safety assessment including being up to date with developments in methodology and approach. National level subject matter expert.
• Managing criticality support to multi-disciplinary teams addressing safety challenges.
• Identifying and developing new opportunities for the team, including technical support to bids.
• Use initiative to develop new capabilities through innovative approaches and providing insight. Technical lead on complex IR&D projects and submissions.
• Maintain technical awareness of both UKNNL and external competitors’ capabilities within the broader criticality safety area. Identify best practice to improve the team.
• Developing team SQEP skills for Criticality, e.g., mentoring and supervision. Design and deliver specialist criticality training.
• Membership of relevant national industry groups to represent UKNNL.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Networking

Mentoring

Independent working

Education

Degree qualified

SQEP 3

Job description

UKNNL is seeking a Senior Criticality Consultant to lead technical delivery in criticality safety, engaging with customers and internal teams. You will shape methodologies, mentor staff, and represent UKNNL at national forums while developing new capabilities and ensuring delivery against time, cost, and quality targets.

The role is flexible on location with travel; a strong track record in criticality safety and SC clearance is essential for success.