Civil Nuclear Safety Engineer

Job Title: Nuclear Safety Engineer
Location: Bristol/London/Hybrid
Role Type: Contract (Inside IR35)
Contract Length: 12 months

Overview: Our client, a leading safety and risk engineering consultancy, is seeking an experienced Nuclear Safety Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will contribute to key projects within the civil nuclear sector, focusing on ensuring the safety of various critical facilities.

Key Responsibilities:
The successful candidates will support the delivery of technical engineering, safety case and project management to a number of major projects within the nuclear power generation sector. Such projects include major plant modifications at Sizewell B, system engineering at Hinkley Point B, safety case documentation for SMR Generic Design Assessments, large safety cases managed by EDF Design Authority, commissioning activities at Hinkley Point C and Safety Case production for Sizewell C.

Role Description:
This role provides an opportunity to be part of an exciting, dynamic, and rapidly growing nuclear team across the south of England. Typical responsibilities may include:

• Leading the delivery of major safety cases.
• Providing specialist technical input and advice to resolve complex problems.
• Facilitating hazard identification and optioneering workshops.
• Production of formal technical reports, safety cases and other project deliverables on time and to budget.
• Implementation of modifications to plant, including:
• Undertaking plant obsolescence assessments.
• Authoring specifications for new equipment.
• Reviewing design proposals and producing design substantiation reports.
• Authoring testing and commissioning strategies and functional test procedures.
• Support to plant operability, including:
• Condition monitoring and identification of plant faults.
• Supporting equipment reliability reviews, including plant walk downs.
• Reviewing maintenance routines/strategy.
• Management of projects, project teams and interfacing with clients.

Key Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A proven track record in maintaining engineering systems, commissioning new plant and/or delivering nuclear safety cases.
• A drive to ensure successful delivery and continuous client satisfaction by delivering pragmatic and proportionate solutions.
• The ability to work as part of a team, as well as to work independently where needed.
• Clear communication skills, both verbal and written, and strong organisational skills.
• Strong analytical and logical skills.
• The ability to travel within the UK.

Additional Information
Due to the nature of the work, the candidates must have a suitable background that will allow them to achieve UK security clearance to a minimum level of BPSS (please note that this is very difficult to achieve within the timescales for non-UK nationals and you will be subject to a screening process prior to interview to ensure that you meet the security clearance criteria).