Senior Safety Case Engineer

Mott MacDonald; Altrincham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions match

Life assurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Annual bonus

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Senior Safety Case Engineer to join the Energy Unit, Nuclear, Defence and Civil division. The role covers safety case production, design change submissions, decommissioning, and regulatory interface across nuclear projects, including naval and civil programmes.

The ideal candidate has a science/engineering degree, nuclear/defence experience, Chartered status or working towards, and will mentor junior staff while delivering high-integrity safety deliverables.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in a Science, Technology or Engineering discipline.
• Experience in the nuclear or defence industries preferred.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety case production activities for nuclear projects.
• Contribute to modification/design change submissions and regulatory interfaces.
• Support decommissioning and life extension activities as required.
• Perform functional, deterministic and probabilistic safety assessments.
• Engage with regulators and ensure ALARP compliance.
• Mentor junior staff and develop safety case deliverables.
• Achieve successful delivery of nuclear safety deliverables on complex projects.

Skills

Safety case production

Nuclear safety assessment

Regulatory interface

ALARP assessment

HAZOP/HAZAN

Deterministic safety assessment

Probabilistic safety assessment

Engineering substantiation

Criticality analysis

Nuclear fire safety

Education

Degree in science/engineering/technology

Chartered Engineer or working towards

Job description

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Overview of the role

We – the Energy Unit, specifically the Nuclear; Defence and Civil division are looking to recruit a Senior Safety Case Engineer to join our team. The role will cover a number of areas including nuclear power generation, the naval nuclear programme and decommissioning. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team with plenty of opportunities for career progression and the chance to make an impact on the development of the Energy unit.

For this role you will be expected to demonstrate knowledge/experience within one or more of the following areas:

• Safety Case Production (e.g. SJP, PCSR, PCmSR, PRS)
• Modification/ Design Change Submissions (LC/AC 22)
• Decommissioning
• Functional Safety Assessment
• Regulatory Interface
• ALARP Assessment
• Safety & Risk Assessment
• Deterministic Safety Assessment
• Probabilistic Safety Assessment
• Nuclear Safety Legislation, Regulation and Policy
• Engineering Substantiation
• HAZOP and other identification studies
• HAZAN
• Criticality
• Nuclear Fire

Candidate Specification

• Degree qualified in a Science, Technology or Engineering discipline
• Experience in the nuclear or defence industries (although applicants from other high-hazard / regulated industries will be considered)
• Chartered Engineer or working towards
• Ability to demonstrate successful delivery of nuclear safety deliverables and strategy on complex projects
• Willing to develop and mentor more junior members of staff
• Candidates must be eligible to apply for and obtain Security Clearance

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.