Senior Nuclear Safety Consultant - Warrington or Abingdon

Orano Projects Limited; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Non Contributory Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave

Group Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Job summary

Orano Projects Limited is seeking a Senior Nuclear Safety Consultant to work in Warrington or Abingdon. This role involves delivering high-quality consultancy, providing nuclear safety advice, and ensuring compliance across multidisciplinary projects.

Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience and a degree in engineering or a related field. A comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance and a non-contributory pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years professional engineering/technical specialist experience.
• Understanding of the safety case production process and methodologies.
• Familiarity with decommissioning, licensing, and radioactive waste management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver consultancy that meets client expectations in technical excellence.
• Provide nuclear safety advice in multidisciplinary projects.
• Liaise with all concerned on technical progress.

Skills

Professional engineering/technical experience

Safety case production knowledge

Project management

Stakeholder management

Nuclear safety knowledge

Education

Degree in engineering, science or a related field

Job description

Name Senior Nuclear Safety Consultant - Warrington or Abingdon

Ref # 12578

Posting Date Thursday, April 30, 2026

Country United Kingdom

Region Oxfordshire

City Abingdon

Business Unit (BU) OP

Type of Employment Permanent/Regular

Desired Starting Date 01-06-2026

Work Schedule Full time

Remote Work Hybrid

Job SE - NUCLEAR SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS

Responsibilities

• Deliver consultancy that meets and exceeds client expectations in technical excellence and quality of deliverables.
• Deliver consultancy that meets and exceeds client expectations in terms of timescales and cost.
• Provide nuclear safety advice and guidance in multidisciplinary projects interfacing with engineers, human factors specialists, and other disciplines.
• Develop and present robust, reasoned arguments in a coherent manner.
• Provide technical checking and/or verification for technical/compliance thoroughness and QA standards.
• Liaise with all concerned on technical progress.
• Take documents through earlier stages of client governance.
• Support stakeholder management internally and for clients.
• Work with the Business Development Team to identify opportunities with clients to develop the business.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years professional engineering/technical specialist experience.
• A degree or equivalent in engineering, science or a related field of study.
• Understanding of the safety case production process and methodologies for more than one client.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in managing and producing complex safety cases for a variety of plant types at different lifecycle stages, working unsupervised within a team.
• Familiarity with areas such as decommissioning, optioneering, best practice, human factors, radioactive materials transport, licensing, radioactive waste.
• By the start of employment, permission to work in the UK and willingness to undergo a security vetting process; employment will be subject to relevant security clearance being granted.
• May require regular travel to other Orano sites and client sites, depending on project & client requirements.

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance at Single, Partner and Family levels.
• Non Contributory Pension Scheme.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30.
• Group Life Assurance of 4 times annual salary and Group Income Protection scheme for long‑term sickness.
• Enhanced Maternity Pay.