Principal Nuclear Consultant in Glasgow

Location/s: Glasgow, Altrincham, Whitehaven, Bristol, Tadley, London, Southampton; UK

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

About the business unit: The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we're helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Overview of the role: Are you passionate about delivering innovative solutions and helping shape the future of the nuclear industry? Mott MacDonald's Nuclear, Defence and Civil business is looking for an experienced Principal Nuclear Consultant to support a growing pipeline of exciting Technical Advisory opportunities. This UK-based role offers flexibility in location, with opportunities for travel both within the UK and internationally.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Provide robust and timely technical and strategic advice across our nuclear client portfolio, including advice to:
• Nuclear licensees
• Financial organisations
• National and international government organisations
• Regulatory bodies
• Provide advice across areas including:
• Deliverability
• Scheduling
• Technology assessment
• Licensing
• Validation
• Permitting
• Consenting
• Work collaboratively with the wider business to promote nuclear opportunities and provide clients with a comprehensive advisory offering
• Ensure Mott MacDonald remains up to date internally on key developments within the nuclear sector, including regulations, policy and best practice
• Contribute to business development activities, including thought leadership, attendance at industry events and client engagement
• Support the development and mentoring of colleagues at various levels
• Identify ongoing resource requirements and support recruitment activities
• Promote Mott MacDonald's Advisory business both internally and externally

Candidate specification

Essential:

• A relevant degree or equivalent industrial experience
• Chartership with a recognised professional institution
• Experience or knowledge of the UK nuclear sector, with an understanding of current trends and opportunities
• Knowledge of UK (and ideally international) legislation, policy, regulatory guidance and best practice relating to environmental aspects of licensed nuclear sites
• Experience of radioactive substances and conventional environmental permitting required on nuclear sites, including the application of Best Available Techniques
• Consenting experience within the nuclear sector or another regulated industry, preferably including Development Consent Order (DCO) experience
• Strong team-working and collaborative skills
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients and colleagues across different levels and disciplines
• Commercial awareness
• Understanding of nuclear safety culture
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Alignment with Mott MacDonald's core values

Desirable:

• Generic Design Assessment (GDA)
• Site selection and site characterisation
• Proficiency in one or more individual environmental impact assessment topics
• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
• Familiarity with safety case development, including environmental safety cases, and engagement with nuclear regulators
• Lenders Technical Advisory (LTA) work
• Radioactive waste management and radiation protection
• Specific UK nuclear licensed sites
• International nuclear sector experience
• Sustainability, including carbon management and industry standards such as BREEAM and PAS 2080

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration: Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working: At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion: We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

AI Usage: At Mott MacDonald, we see the value AI can bring, but we take a people-first approach to hiring. While AI tools can help candidates prepare and build confidence, every application and hiring decision is reviewed by our recruitment and hiring teams. We encourage the responsible use of AI while ensuring we get to know the real person behind the application.

Accessibility: We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Financial wellbeing
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Employee Ownership: Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Networks, communities, and social outcomes: Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.