Nuclear Safety Engineer

Frazer-nash View All Jobs; United States; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with yearly reviews

25 days holiday + buy 5 days

Company pension scheme

Private healthcare membership

Life assurance

Bonus scheme linked to company výkon

Paid professional membership fees

Cycle to work scheme

Season rail ticket loan

Flexible benefits tailored to you

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is seeking a Nuclear Safety Engineer to join our diverse team and help develop and enhance support for existing and new nuclear projects. You will lead safety case work, risk analyses and system qualification while engaging with clients and internal staff.

The role requires at least 4 years in civil or defence nuclear infrastructure, a STEM degree (PhD/MSc/BA in a relevant field), strong communication, and willingness to travel to client sites across projects in a

Qualifications

• Demonstrable 4+ years of civil nuclear or defence nuclear infrastructure experience.
• A Degree, Master's or PhD in a relevant STEM subject.
• Well-developed organisational skills and proven track record of leading technical teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with changing priorities and operate autonomously.
• An appetite to continually learn, improve and stretch yourself.
• A willingness to travel and spend time on client sites.
• Desirable: experience in regulated/high hazard industries; leadership; project management; technical consultancy; chartered status.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies to handle complex nuclear safety challenges.
• Manage technical tasks such as safety assessment, risk assessment, hazard identification, fault schedules, design basis analysis, probabilistic analysis, safety functional requirements.
• Conduct 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 4+ years of civil nuclear or defence nuclear infrastructure experience.
• Travel to client sites as needed.

Education

Degree, Master's or PhD in a relevant STEM subject

Job description

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 skills to our clients on engineering projects for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, defuelling, and decommissioning of their nuclear facilities As a nuclear safety professional, you will be expected to manage 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 develop a proven track record of using your experience and knowledge in the nuclear industry to assess and justify engineering problems and producing 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 comfortable with change and able to perform the following kind of roles:

• Develop and execute strategies to handle complex nuclear safety challenges.
• Manage 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 4+ years of civil nuclear or defence nuclear infrastructure experience.
• A Degree, Master's or PhD in a relevant STEM subject.
• Well-developed organisational skills and proven track record of leading technical teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with changing priorities 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 in highly regulated and/or high hazard industries.
• Technical oversight; leadership; and self-directed review.
• Experience in project management and commercial aspects.
• Technical consultancy experience.
• Chartered (or working towards) with a professional institution.

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

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 a Nuclear Safety Engineer to join our diverse team and play a role in developing and enhancing our support to existing and new nuclear projects.

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 membershipCycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loan
• And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements