At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead core performance activities and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Company: Join a leading nuclear engineering firm focused on innovation and safety.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for career advancement.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on safety and regulatory excellence.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in nuclear engineering while driving continuous improvement.
- Qualifications: Degree in engineering, Chartered Engineer status, and significant nuclear engineering experience.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 70089 £ per year.
Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver core performance activities across design, analysis, and simulation.
- Define and implement the technical strategy for core thermal and fuel performance, including analytical method development.
- Manage multidisciplinary engineering teams, providing leadership, coaching, and capability development.
- Own delivery of programme milestones, ensuring outputs meet quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee and govern technical outputs, including safety case substantiation and design documentation.
- Manage key supplier and vendor relationships, including fuel development and analysis contracts.
- Establish and maintain robust engineering governance, configuration control, and best practice processes.
- Engage with internal stakeholders, regulators, and external partners to support programme progression.
- Identify and resolve complex technical and programme challenges, driving continuous improvement across the function.
Qualifications
- Degree-qualified in a relevant engineering discipline and Chartered Engineer (or equivalent).
- Significant experience in nuclear engineering, with strong expertise in reactor core design, thermal hydraulics, or fuel performance.
- Proven track record of leading complex engineering programmes and delivering against challenging milestones.
- Experience managing large teams (10–30+ people) and developing high-performing engineering organisations.
- Strong understanding of nuclear regulatory frameworks and safety case development (e.g. ALARP, BAT principles).
- Experience working with advanced simulation and analysis tools (e.g. core physics or thermal hydraulics codes).
- Demonstrable experience managing suppliers, contracts, and external technical delivery.
- Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to engage and align stakeholders at all levels.
- A collaborative, proactive approach with the ability to drive decisions in a complex, evolving programme.
- Passion for innovation and continuous improvement in a highly regulated engineering environment.
We think you need these skills to ace Senior Manager – Core Performance
Core Performance Activities
Technical Strategy Development
Analytical Method Development
Multidisciplinary Team Leadership
Programme Milestone Management
Quality and Safety Compliance
Technical Output Governance
