Civil Nuclear Safety Case Specialist

EDF Energy Limited; United States; Remote; USD 114,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday + buy 5

Company pension

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Bonus scheme

Professional membership support

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is seeking an experienced Nuclear Safety Case Specialist with a strong track record in civil or defence nuclear projects, including extensive EDF collaboration. The role focuses on leading safety case development, risk assessment, and verification of safety literature across UK sites.

The candidate will manage projects, supervise teams, and develop client relationships while navigating EDF processes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in civil or defence nuclear infrastructure with EDF experience.
• Degree, Masters or PhD in a relevant STEM subject.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety assessments, risk assessments, hazard identification, fault schedules and design basis analysis.
• Oversee safety case development and substantiation of systems.
• Author or review safety-related documents and provide technical leadership.
• Develop and manage client relationships, win new work and coach junior staff.
• Travel to client sites and work autonomously within EDF processes.

Skills

Nuclear safety

Regulatory knowledge

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree/Master's/PhD in STEM

Job description

As an experienced EDF nuclear safety specialist, you will be expected to lead and undertake project work for EDF on, or in support of, significant nuclear safety cases, and supervise other staff in doing such work. You'll demonstrate your experience and knowledge in the nuclear industry by assessing and justifying safety. You'll also oversee and manage projects, develop and hold client relationships, and win new work; as well as supporting and coaching junior colleagues' development. You'll also have opportunities to apply your knowledge from working with EDF to projects with other nuclear clients. This is an opportunity for candidates with relevant experience of working specifically with EDF, who are comfortable working within EDF processes and able to perform the following kind of roles:

• Develop and execute strategies to tackle complex nuclear safety challenges.
• Lead technical tasks such as safety assessment, risk assessment, hazard identification, fault schedules, design basis analysis, probabilistic analysis, safety functional requirements.
• Conducting periodic review of safety of nuclear facilities.
• Qualification and substantiation of systems against safety requirements.
• Internal and external hazards assessments.
• Safety case development and support for nuclear and non-nuclear plant.
• Authoring or reviewing/verifying safety-related documents.
• Demonstrable 10+ years of civil nuclear or defence nuclear infrastructure experience, with a significant period of that being with EDF.
• A Degree, Master's or PhD in a relevant STEM subject.

Extensive experience and understanding of:

• The UK regulatory regime for nuclear safety cases and safety management.
• Nuclear safety case requirements, processes, terminology and documentation.
• Safety analysis and safety justification methods as they are used in the nuclear industry.
• Effective organisational skills and proven track record of leading technical teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to handle shifting requirements and operate autonomously.
• An appetite to continually learn, improve and stretch yourself.
• A willingness to travel and spend time on client sites.

Desirable Requirements It would benefit applicants to be able to demonstrate some of the following areas:

• Experience working for multiple site licensee companies.
• Both reactor and non-reactor plant.
• Technical oversight; leadership; and self-directed review.
• Experience in project management and commercial aspects.
• Technical consultancy experience.
• Chartered with a professional institution.

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

As Frazer-Nash we deliver innovative engineering solutions to our clients to make lives safe, secure, sustainable and affordable. It's an exciting time to work in the nuclear industry and Frazer-Nash are involved in many projects across the whole lifecycle of various nuclear facilities. We're seeking a Nuclear Safety Case Specialist with particular experience of working with EDF to join our diverse team and play a role in developing and increasing our support to existing and new nuclear projects. We support clients in all parts of the UK civil and defence nuclear industry, with one of our most significant areas being our support to the EDF's gas-cooled and light water reactor fleet. We provide specialist support to EDF on engineering projects for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, defuelling, and decommissioning of their nuclear facilities.

We provide our people with an excellent benefit and offering package that comprises:

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days.
• A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture.
• Happy to talk flexible working
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loan
• And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements