Senior Nuclear Safety Lead - Strategic Safety Cases Remote

Tetra Tech Europe; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech Europe is seeking a Principal Nuclear Safety Consultant to lead safety case work across diverse nuclear projects. You will influence regulatory alignment, supervise multi-year programmes, and support decommissioning and new build activities with senior leadership and clients.

You will drive technical excellence, mentor colleagues, manage project governance including planning and budgets, and deliver clear, evidenced safety arguments to regulators and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline.
• Experience delivering nuclear safety cases or assessments.
• Chartered status or progression toward chartered status is advantageous.
• Strong governance, planning and budgeting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and assessment of safety cases across projects.
• Provide governance, planning and financial oversight for programmes.
• Engage with regulators and clients to secure timely approvals.
• Mentor and line-manage junior staff and foster technical growth.
• Prepare, review and assure high-quality safety case reports.

Skills

Nuclear safety case expertise

Technical leadership

Regulatory understanding

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring and coaching

Education

Degree in engineering or science

Chartered engineer (CEng) advantageous

Job description

Tetra Tech Europe is seeking a Principal Nuclear Safety Consultant to lead safety case work across diverse nuclear projects. You will influence regulatory alignment, supervise multi-year programmes, and support decommissioning and new build activities with senior leadership and clients.

You will drive technical excellence, mentor colleagues, manage project governance including planning and budgets, and deliver clear, evidenced safety arguments to regulators and stakeholders.