Safety Engineer
12 Month Contract
Glasgow OR Bristol
Hybrid - 1 to 2 days per week in the office in either Bristol or Glasgow
Inside IR35
Overview
Safety Engineers are required to support OEM activities on defence ships, submarine and weapons programmes.
We are looking to recruit Safety Engineers with extensive experience in the development of safety justification to join a growing Energy and Environment International sector.
Candidates with similar safety case experience within high hazard industries and/or significant nuclear defence industry experience will be considered where this complements the existing team.
This role provides an exciting mixture of consultancy, design and engineering support, along with delivery of challenging defence projects to major clients in the UK across a variety of sites within the nuclear and defence industries.
The role will involve taking a lead position in the development of appropriate and proportionate safety cases across naval nuclear, civil nuclear, marine infrastructure and OME environments regulated by DNSR, ONR and HSE. This supports the full project lifecycle from concept through design to decommissioning.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Preparing, implementing and delivering Safety Case documentation for nuclear operations and plant areas, ensuring standards of safety, cost, quality and schedule are met.
- Presenting safety case documents to safety committees, regulators and licensees on behalf of senior management, ensuring compliance with legislative, regulatory and company policies related to nuclear safety.
- Maintaining safety case systems and developing procedures and processes for management and review of safety standards.
- Conducting short- and long-term reviews of safety cases, advising on nuclear safety performance and developing dashboards for performance tracking.
- Deputising for senior roles where technical competence allows and acting as secretary to management safety committees to report accurately to regulators.
- Ability to communicate complex technical information to diverse stakeholders.
- Capable of team leadership, project management and continuous improvement initiatives in a regulated nuclear environment.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education and Skills
- A STEM background is essential.
- Degree qualified.
- Chartered status 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 approaches.
Experience
- Experience in operating within validated risk assessment arrangements and managing nuclear operations.
- Production of safety documentation, including:
- Periodic Safety Review (PSR) outputs, Facility Safety Cases (FSC) and Post-Accident Condition Safety Reports (PACSR)
- Conducting periodic safety case reviews.
- Implementing safety processes for operational changes.
- Integrating safety strategies into procedures and audits.
- Experience leading safety case development for civil or naval nuclear installations is highly valued.
Company Information
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