Nuclear Safety/Risk Consultant

Background: Risktec Solutions Ltd is an established, independent engineering and risk management consultancy. We help clients to manage Health, Safety, Security, Environmental (HSSE) and business risk in sectors where the impact of loss is high. Our people are high calibre and motivated professionals, with a clear focus on meeting clients’ expectations.

We are seeking highly motivated and dynamic nuclear safety consultants with a minimum of 5 years’ experience to join our growing Derby team. 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, with regular opportunities to also apply skills across other sectors including rail, clean energy, oil & gas and defence.

Role Description and Responsibilities: This role provides an opportunity to be part of a dynamic and growing team based in Derby and to regularly collaborate with our other teams, both in the UK and internationally. Typical responsibilities include:

• Managing/supporting the development of major safety cases through authoring, verifying and managing Safety Case documentation, including hazard identification, Hazard Analysis (HAZAN), deterministic and quantitative assessments, designation of proportionate safety measures and ALARP justification.
• Providing specialist Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) and Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) analysis and advice to resolve complex problems within major projects across multiple high-hazard industry sectors.
• Facilitating hazard identification and optioneering workshops.
• Managing delivery of projects in a consultancy environment throughout the project lifecycle, including managing contracts and writing proposals for new work, client relationship management and development, and managing resource to ensure project delivery within budget.

You will also play a key role in the mentoring of junior engineers and the technical development of our growing nuclear team, as well as having the opportunity to support the development of wider company initiatives, such as industry networking and learning, developing training courses, development of techniques and toolkits to deliver more efficiently.

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

• A proven track record of applying risk management principles and delivering Safety Case documentation in the Nuclear Industry.
• Experience working with Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology is desirable.
• Experience in the application of quantified risk assessment tools and techniques (e.g. FTA, ETCA, FMECA, LOPA, Bowtie, etc.) to a range of scenarios.
• An ability to quickly grasp complex issues and understand what the customer needs.
• 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.
• The ability to manage interfaces with a range of stakeholders (internally and externally).
• Clear communication skills, both verbal and written, and strong organisational skills.
• Strong analytical and logical skills.

Additionally, this opportunity has high visibility and profile so we require an enthusiastic, confident individual who we would be proud to represent Risktec in front of our clients.

Benefits package: A competitive package of salary and benefits is offered for permanent staff, including:

• Car allowance (dependent on grade).
• Profit share.
• Company pension contributions.
• Flexible and hybrid working.
• Private medical insurance.
• Health and wellbeing – digital GP, access to wellbeing app and support.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Sustainable benefits such as salary sacrifice electric vehicles and cycle to work schemes.

Training and development: Access to certified CPD courses and a university postgraduate education programme, delivered in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University, including the opportunity to enrol on the MSc in Risk and Safety Management. Support to individuals working towards Chartership.

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).