Senior Engineering Manager – Nuclear Safety Regulation

TieTalent; Ulverston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager focused on Nuclear Safety Regulation in Barrow-in-Furness. The position entails advising on nuclear legislation, managing relationships with regulatory bodies, and overseeing safety governance frameworks. Candidates should have extensive experience with nuclear safety laws and the ability to lead a team in ensuring compliance. Attractive salary with executive-level benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in nuclear safety legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Capability to manage safety governance and assurance frameworks.
• Experience in developing competence-based training frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Advising on nuclear legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Overseeing the development of nuclear safety governance.
• Implementing compliance operating models for nuclear safety.

Skills

Nuclear safety legislation

Regulatory frameworks

Compliance assurance

Safety case development

Radiological protection

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager – Nuclear Safety Regulation

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Job Title: Senior Engineering Manager – Nuclear Safety Regulation

Location: Barrow-in-Furness

Salary: £70,000+ with executive level benefits including car allowance and bonus

What You’ll Be Doing

• Advising leaders at all levels on nuclear legislation, site license applications, and regulatory requirements
• Managing relationships with regulatory bodies and deploying interface management arrangements
• Overseeing the development and delivery of nuclear safety governance, assurance frameworks, and independent oversight capabilities
• Overseeing the development and maintenance of the nuclear baseline together with organizational change processes
• Leading the design and delivery of nuclear competence assessments and training solutions
• Implementing compliance operating models for nuclear/radiological safety and development of compliant nuclear management arrangements
• Preparing and maintaining nuclear safety documentation, including safety cases and associated processes
• Supporting end-users with safety case requirements
• Providing authoritative radiological protection advice
• Promoting a strong nuclear safety culture through stewardship and leadership concepts
  
  

Your Skills And Experiences

We are looking for people with a selection of skills and experience in one or more of the following:

• 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 organizational 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 also offers employee share plans, an extensive 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 the site’s nuclear regulations. The team exists to provide specialist advice and services to the business with regards to nuclear/radiological safety standards and compliance, and the development of safety cases. It is a key part of maintaining the license to operate. The purpose of this role is to provide leadership, oversight, and management of a team of nuclear safety specialists roles to deliver defined work packages to provide essential nuclear safety support to major programmes of work of strategic national and international importance. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting 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 diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or 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 both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities 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 as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 12th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

• Ulverston, England
  
  

Work experience

• General Project Management
• Electronics Engineering
  
  

Languages

• English
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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