Senior Safety Case Engineer

MOTT MACDONALD; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy in Bristol is seeking a Senior Safety Case Engineer to join the Energy Unit's Nuclear division. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field and experience within the nuclear or defence industries, contributing to important safety assessments. This role offers opportunities for career progression within a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Flexible benefits

Enhanced maternity/adoption leave

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in the nuclear or defence industries is preferred.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards it is desirable.
• Ability to successfully deliver nuclear safety deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Join a team working on nuclear power generation projects.
• Support the delivery of complex safety case assessments.
• Work in a hybrid environment to meet client and team commitments.

Skills

Safety Case Production

Decommissioning

Functional Safety Assessment

Regulatory Interface

Safety & Risk Assessment

Education

Degree in Science, Technology or Engineering

Job description

Overview

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 global industries, delivering exciting work that defines our future and makes a societal impact in the communities we serve. We empower our people to collaborate, learn, and grow, and we are an employee-owned business that values empowerment, inclusion, and excellence.

About the business unit: The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation, and transmission & distribution networks. We provide integrated engineering and project management across the project lifecycle—from concept and design through construction, operations, decommissioning or repowering and life extension—supporting 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 covers areas including nuclear power generation, the naval nuclear programme, and decommissioning. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team with opportunities for career progression and impactful work within 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 a consequence of changes to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK that do not require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future.

Agile working

We offer a hybrid working policy that supports flexibility, well-being, and trust. You and your manager can choose how you work to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We place equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, promote fair employment procedures, and ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and strive for an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

Accessibility

If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact [e-mail] to discuss how we can assist.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy for menopause support for UK colleagues.
• A comprehensive wellbeing program with family support.
• Salary flex benefits to access a wide range of health benefits for you and your family.

Financial wellbeing

• Matching pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance up to 4x basic salary (option to increase to 6x).
• Income protection and return-to-work support for long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits including additional life assurance, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, and will writing.
• Profit-sharing elements through annual bonus schemes as an independent, employee-owned business.

Lifestyle

• Holiday entitlement of 33-35 days per year, with buy/sell options via flexible benefits; increases to 35 days after 5 years of service.
• Discounts and saving schemes through the employee program.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced leave policies: 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days of leave for significant caring responsibilities (two paid).

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Opportunities to develop technical and soft skills through mentoring, training, and self-development.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join groups including Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Contribute to social outcomes in communities.

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