Senior Nuclear Safety Engineer

Westlakes Recruit; North East; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Nuclear Safety Engineer for a permanent role, primarily based in Bristol. The role involves shaping the nuclear safety strategy, engaging with stakeholders for a 'Right First Time' delivery, and managing safety assessments. Candidates should have a proven track record in safety within regulated industries, a relevant honours degree, and ideally be chartered or working towards chartership. This role offers flexibility in work location.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in safety within the defence and nuclear domains.
• Technical practitioner in the Nuclear/Defence domains.
• Chartered or working towards Chartership status.

Responsibilities

• Shape the nuclear safety case strategy.
• Undertake safety assessments and analysis.
• Manage Safety Case activities and teams.

Skills

Safety assessments

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Engineering judgement

Technical communication

Education

Honours Degree in physics, mechanical engineering, or closely related discipline

Job description

Overview

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Nuclear Safety Engineer to be engaged on a permanent basis, based in Newcastle, Bristol, Glasgow, London and Silchester.

Your purpose

• Shaping the nuclear safety case strategy.
• Working closely with project partners to ensure a safety informed design.
• Engaging with stakeholders to facilitate 'Right First Time' delivery (incl. designers, client, site, and regulatory body (e.g. DNSR, ONR).
• Undertaking safety assessments and safety analysis (e.g. HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, HAZAN, etc).
• Producing safety reports and other technical documents (e.g. PSR, PCSR, ALARP reports, etc).
• Support to Engineering Substantiation activities.
• Managing/Leading Safety Case activities and teams.

Location and flexibility

Whilst your office base will be in Bristol, Manchester, Silchester or Glasgow, flexibility in work location is a must - from time to time our clients do call on our team to deliver work from their sites.

What you can bring

• You have a proven track record in safety, ideally within the defence and nuclear domain, or other highly regulated industries.
• You are ready to make the next step in your career and to join a team that will provide opportunities for growth.
• You will be hungry to expand your knowledge and experience and, thrive in a stretching but supportive environment.
• You will enjoy innovating and problem solving.
• You embrace the digital world and be eager to explore how it can be used in the nuclear safety environment. You like to engage with others, making positive strides to aid others develop and grow.
• You enjoy explaining complex ideas, helping people to 'get it', and then watch them go on and achieve more.
• You are approachable and can easily build and develop relationships and networks.
• Honours Degree (or equivalent) in physics, mechanical engineering, or closely related discipline (2:1 minimum).
• Chartered (or working towards Chartership status).
• Technical practitioner in the Nuclear/Defence domains, able to demonstrate good engineering judgement with experience in applying fundamental engineering principles.

Why We're Different: Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission critical objectives.

Smarter, faster, more agile - we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge.

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