Title
Nuclear Safety Case Consultant
Salary
£45,000 to £67,000 per annum depending on experience
Location
Bristol or Gloucester, may consider other FNC offices
Working Pattern
Flexible hybrid working – time split between office, client sites, and working from home.
Closing date
12th June 2026 (early application encouraged).
Company Overview
At Frazer‑Nash we deliver innovative engineering solutions to our clients to make lives safe, secure, sustainable and affordable. It’s an exciting time to work in the nuclear industry and Frazer‑Nash are involved in many projects across the whole range of nuclear facilities.
Role Overview
We support clients in all parts of the UK civil and defence nuclear industry, as well as a variety of non‑reactor, and experimental or small‑scale projects. We provide technical expertise to our clients on engineering projects for the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance and decommissioning of nuclear facilities; much of our work is in support of the safety case, in the context of UK nuclear regulation and broader UK safety regulation and good practice.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute strategies to tackle nuclear safety challenges.
- Perform technical tasks such as HAZID, fault schedule development, design basis analysis, probabilistic analysis, safety functional requirements, HAZOP.
- Conduct periodic review of safety of nuclear facilities.
- Qualification and substantiation of systems against safety requirements.
- Internal and external hazards assessments.
- Safety case development and support for nuclear and non‑nuclear plant.
- Authoring clear and accurate safety‑related technical documents, tailored to the purpose and audience; often assessing and summarising information and assembling arguments to justify safety.
Essential Requirements
- Demonstrable 3+ years of experience in civil nuclear or defence nuclear, including some safety experience.
- A degree, MSc or PhD in a relevant STEM subject.
- Good organisational skills.
- Written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to learn new systems quickly and adapt to the demands of different projects and client organisations.
- An appetite to continually learn, improve and stretch yourself.
Desirable Requirements
- Technical oversight, leadership, and self‑directed review.
- Experience in commercial aspects and project management.
- Technical consultancy experience.
- Chartered (or working towards) with a professional institution.
Security Vetting
Pre‑employment screening required; must satisfy UK National Security Vetting clearance criteria.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with yearly reviews.
- 25 days holiday + opportunity to buy 5 days.
- Welcoming work culture.
- Flexible working options.
- Enhanced parental benefits.
- Company pension scheme.
- Targeted professional development.
- Life assurance.
- Private healthcare membership.
- Bonus scheme linked to company performance.
- Paid membership fees to a professional institution.
- Support in attaining professional membership.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Season rail ticket loan.
- Further optional benefits available.
