Principal Safety Assessment Specialist in Basingstoke

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: £64,340 - £101,700 per annum (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

AWE is currently recruiting for a Principal Safety Assessment Specialist within the Infrastructure Project Delivery (IPD), which is tasked with delivering a significant portfolio of conventional, nuclear, explosive new facilities together with implementing major re-kits to existing infrastructure.

• Leads and manages the technical input to the planning and production of safety documentation.
• Delivers safety assessments and other technical safety documentation to agreed AWE standards.
• Monitors the production and delivery of safety documentation, using appropriate metrics.
• Ensures the implementing safety documentation requirements meet the standards set in the MSPs.
• Provides technical input to the production of Company and SESH policy, guidance and strategy.
• Provides technical input to the design and/or delivery of technical training.
• Mentors SAS Assessors and Senior SAS members as part of a planned development activity.
• Maintains and promotes high personal standards in security, environment, safety and health.
• Lead a Safety Assessment Specialist team in the production, delivery of safety justification/documentation and through the governance process.
• Takes ownership of safety justification/documentation as directed by Group Leader, Nuclear Safety or SESH Management.
• Ensures that company strategies, policies and management system requirements for safety are communicated and understood.
• Contributes to processes that assess performance of the development and use of safety assessments and Licence Condition compliance and identify where improvements could be made.
• Assists with verification and checking safety documentation.
• Mentors others in safety assessment approaches, documentation and techniques.
• Deputises for Group Leader, Nuclear Safety in meetings when requested.

Excellent interpersonal/communication skills, report and presentation skills.

Extensive experience in the field of safety assessment for radiological, chemical and/or explosive hazards.

Experience in a nuclear, high hazard and/or highly regulated industry.

Degree in a science or engineering based subject or vocational qualification (HND or equivalent) and/or extensive practical experience.

Safety Assessment Specialists are expected to be able to undertake a range of techniques. A list of common techniques is included in the Capability Matrix. The specific skills/techniques that are required for a role/deployment will be identified as part of the tasking process.

Professional membership to a relevant chartered body.

Application of technical skills across the nuclear lifecycle (project - decommissioning).

Application of skill across different hazard types (i.e. proportional risk assessment).

Experience from across the nuclear lifecycle (projects - decommissioning).

You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.

We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.

If you’re looking for a role with excitement, intrigue and something that really makes a difference then now is the time to join AWE. We are at the start of a once in a generation – possibly two generations – programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent.