Senior Nuclear Assurance Inspector

Babcock International; Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking a Senior Nuclear Assurance Inspector to monitor nuclear assurance activities at their Rosyth Dockyard. The ideal candidate will have significant experience within the nuclear sector, focusing on regulatory compliance and health & safety. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and an attractive benefits package including generous holiday leave and pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists in armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave

Holiday Trading

'Be Kind Day' volunteering leave

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Recent experience in the nuclear regulatory field is essential.
• Experience with Health & Safety arrangements is necessary.
• Experience on a nuclear licensed site is required.
• Management of inspection programmes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor all nuclear assurance activities.
• Provide independent oversight across nuclear activities.
• Lead nuclear related interventions ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Conduct independent assessments and investigations.

Skills

Recent experience in the nuclear and environmental regulatory field

Experience of implementing, advising, or regulating Health & Safety arrangements

Experience overseeing operations, maintenance, safety, and regulatory compliance

Management of internal process inspection programmes

Education

Science or Nuclear Engineering degree

HNC with relevant industry experience

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Nuclear Assurance Inspector
Location: Rosyth, UK
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF 63663

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 Senior Nuclear Assurance Inspector at our Rosyth Dockyard, Rosyth, Fife site.

The role

As a Senior Nuclear Assurance Inspector, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Reporting to the Head of Nuclear Assurance, you will monitor all nuclear assurance activities across new and pre-existing Nuclear Implicated Programmes.

• Provide independent oversight across nuclear activities, promoting attitudes and behaviours that encourage constructive challenge.
• Lead specific nuclear related interventions ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Review and align our nuclear processes with industry best practice and any change with external regulatory legislation.
• You’ll lead on independent assessments and investigations across nuclear projects, indicating where external independent review is required, or enforcement action is required as directed by the Head of Nuclear Assurance or Nuclear Operations Director.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week from Monday to Thursday and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office at our Rosyth Dockyard, Rosyth, Fife site and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience

• Recent experience in the nuclear and environmental regulatory field.
• Experience of implementing, advising, or regulating Health & Safety arrangements
• You will have worked within a nuclear licensed site and overseen operations, maintenance, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Previously managed internal process inspection programmes within external auditor expectations.

Qualifications

• A Science or Nuclear Engineering degree would be preferable however, a HNC and relevant industry experience would be considered however, we value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘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.

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