Senior Nuclear Safety Case Consultant

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

Principal Safety Case Consultant
Locations: Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire) or Bristol
Working Pattern: Full time (37 hours per week), hybrid working
Salary: Competitive with excellent benefits

On behalf of a leading organisation within the UK nuclear sector, we are seeking an experienced Principal Safety Case Consultant to join a highly regarded technical consultancy team supporting complex, safety-critical programmes.

This is a senior role offering the opportunity to provide technical leadership, influence safety strategy, and support the delivery of major nuclear projects across the full lifecycle.

The Role

As a Principal Safety Case Consultant, you will manage and deliver nuclear safety case activities through the application of sound engineering judgement, regulatory knowledge, and proven leadership capability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing nuclear safety input across all stages of the project lifecycle, supporting design development and delivery
• Participating in and facilitating HAZID and HAZOP studies, and leading the development of robust Hazard Management Strategies
• Managing and leading the production of radiological safety assessments and Safety Reports, including PSRs, PCSRs and equivalent documentation
• Providing technical leadership on safety case strategy, regulatory compliance, safety case documentation, and supporting technical reports and calculations
• Leading safety case delivery teams, overseeing supply chain outputs where required, and maintaining oversight of cost, schedule, and quality

The role is adaptable and can be delivered from multiple UK locations, with hybrid working supported.

Essential Experience

To be considered, you will demonstrate:

• Proven experience delivering nuclear safety case activities within multi-disciplinary project teams
• A strong understanding of core engineering disciplines and their integration into safety case development
• Awareness of specialist safety case areas including criticality assessment, shielding and dose assessment, environmental assessment, human factors, and relevant legislation
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical specialists, project teams, and external stakeholders
• Experience coaching or mentoring Safety Case Consultants and contributing to the development of team capability

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in engineering, science, or a related discipline, with significant demonstrable experience
• Chartered status is preferred, or evidence of active progression toward chartership

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain SC level security clearance.

What’s on Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Access to digital GP services, annual health checks, and wellbeing support
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping and savings portal
• Payment of professional membership fees
• Additional paid leave for reservists
• Holiday trading options
• Paid volunteering leave

Inclusion and Flexibility

The employer is committed to building an inclusive and supportive working environment and is recognised as a Disability Confident employer. Reasonable adjustments and flexible working arrangements are actively supported and can be discussed during the recruitment process.

If you are an experienced nuclear safety professional seeking a senior, influential role within a forward-looking organisation, we would welcome your application.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.