Job Description

Our client, a specialist in the defence and security sector, is currently seeking a Safety Engineer on a contract basis. This role is pivotal in ensuring the safety of nuclear operations and plant areas, delivering safety case documentation, and maintaining safety standards across complex naval infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

Preparing, implementing, and delivering safety case documentation for nuclear operations and plant areas, ensuring compliance with safety, cost, quality, and schedule standards.

Presenting safety case documents to safety committees, regulators, and licensees on behalf of senior management.

Maintaining safety case systems and developing procedures and processes for the management and review of safety standards.

Conducting short- and long-term reviews of safety cases and advising on nuclear safety performance through performance tracking dashboards.

Deputising for senior roles where technical competence allows and acting as secretary to management safety committees.

Communicating complex technical information to diverse stakeholders effectively.

Leading team leadership, project management, and continuous improvement initiatives in a regulated nuclear environment.

Job Requirements:

STEM background is essential; a degree qualification is required, and Chartered status is desirable.

Completion of specific nuclear safety or Safety Case Manager (SCM) workbooks.

Strong understanding of safety case principles, methodologies, and regulatory frameworks, including DBA (Design Basis Accident) and PSA (Probabilistic Safety Assessments) approaches.

Experience in operating within validated risk assessment arrangements and managing nuclear operations.

Production of safety documentation, including PSR (Periodic Safety Review) outputs, FSC (Facility Safety Cases), and PACSR (Post-Accident Condition Safety Reports).

Conducting periodic safety case reviews, implementing safety processes for operational changes, and integrating safety strategies into procedures and audits.

Experience leading safety case development for civil or naval nuclear installations is highly valued.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

Leading improvement initiatives and integrating lessons learned from internal and external sources, events, and best practices.

Leading the development and assurance of nuclear safety across complex naval infrastructure, including submarines and weapons programmes.

Providing expert advice on probabilistic safety assessments (PSA), design safety, and operational safety cases.

Overseeing safety case implementation, auditing for compliance, and supporting risk management activities across fleets and facilities.

If you are a highly skilled Safety Engineer with a passion for nuclear safety and you meet the essential requirements, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic team in the defence and security sector