Electrical Nuclear Safety Engineer

Frazer-nash View All Jobs; United States; Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Private healthcare

Company pension

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Rail ticket loan

Professional development

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy in the UK is seeking an Electrical Nuclear Safety Engineer to join our team and support electrical and C&I safety for civil and defence nuclear projects across the lifecycle.

You will lead safety analyses, develop safety cases, supervise technical teams, and nurture client relationships, with a flexible hybrid pattern between office, site, and home. This role offers professional development, a competitive benefits package, and the chance to work on high-hazard facilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of civil nuclear or defence nuclear experience on electrical/C&I problems.
• Degree, Master's or PhD in a relevant STEM subject.
• Strong leadership and clear written/verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel and operate across office/site/home patterns.
• Experience in regulated/high-hazard environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies to solve electrical power system and C&I challenges for nuclear facilities.
• Manage tasks including design modification assessment, hazard analysis, safety analyses, and compliance.
• Conduct periodic safety reviews of nuclear facilities.
• Substantiate systems against safety requirements.
• Act as architect engineer for complex nuclear projects.
• Develop safety cases and support for nuclear and non-nuclear plant.
• Author or review safety-related documents.

Skills

Electrical power systems

C&I engineering

Nuclear safety

Hazard analysis

Design basis analysis

Safety cases

Client relationships

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

Degree in a relevant STEM subject

Master's or PhD (preferred)

Chartered with a professional institution

Job description

At 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 an Electrical Nuclear Safety Engineer to join our diverse team and play a role in expanding and growing our support to existing and new nuclear projects. We support clients in all parts of the UK civil and defence nuclear industry, as well as a wide range of non-reactor, and experimental or demonstrator facilities. We provide technical support to our clients on engineering projects for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, defuelling, and decommissioning of their nuclear facilities As an electrical nuclear safety professional, you will be expected to plan and undertake project work for clients on, or in support of, significant nuclear safety and assurance tasks, and supervise other staff in doing such work. You'll apply your experience and knowledge in the nuclear industry to assess and justify electrical engineering problems and produce related safety justifications. 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. This is an opportunity for candidates with relevant experience, who are able to handle changing priorities and able to perform the following kind of roles:

• Develop and execute strategies to solve complex electrical power system and C&I challenges for nuclear facilities.
• Manage technical tasks such as engineering design and modification assessment, hazard analysis, design basis analysis, probabilistic analysis, safety functional requirements, regulatory compliancy.
• Conducting periodic review of safety of nuclear facilities.
• Qualification and substantiation of systems against safety requirements.
• Act as the architect engineer for complex nuclear projects.
• Safety case development and support for nuclear and non-nuclear plant.
• Authoring or reviewing/verifying safety-related documents.
  Demonstrable 5+ years of civil nuclear or defence nuclear infrastructure experience working on electrical and C&I engineering problems.
• A Degree, Master's or PhD in a relevant STEM subject.
• Well-developed organisational skills and demonstrated experience leading technical teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Adaptability and ability to manage your own workload.
• 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 in highly regulated and/or high hazard industries.
• Technical oversight; leadership; and independent 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.
• Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home.
• 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