Senior Nuclear Safety Case Lead (Hybrid)

First Recruitment Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the nuclear sector seeks a Principal Safety Case Consultant to provide technical leadership and oversee safety case activities for major projects. The role supports hybrid working from multiple UK locations and requires experience in nuclear safety case delivery and a strong engineering background. Key benefits include generous holidays, pension contributions, and professional membership fee coverage. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or science and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to digital GP services

Employee share scheme

Paid volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering nuclear safety case activities within multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Strong understanding of engineering disciplines integrated into safety case development.
• Awareness of criticality assessment, shielding, dose assessment, and relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver nuclear safety case activities using engineering judgement and regulatory knowledge.
• Provide safety input supporting design development across all project stages.
• Lead safety case delivery teams and oversee supply chain outputs.

Skills

Nuclear safety case delivery

Communication skills

Coaching or mentoring

Project lifecycle management

Education

Degree in engineering or science

Chartered status or progression toward chartership

Job description

A leading consultancy in the nuclear sector seeks a Principal Safety Case Consultant to provide technical leadership and oversee safety case activities for major projects. The role supports hybrid working from multiple UK locations and requires experience in nuclear safety case delivery and a strong engineering background. Key benefits include generous holidays, pension contributions, and professional membership fee coverage. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or science and strong communication skills.