External Hazards Lead in Manchester

**Locations:** Derby, Manchester or Warrington

**Department:** Safety & Regulatory Affairs

**Why we need you**
We need you to play a key role in developing the Rolls‑Royce SMR Power Station and supporting the successful completion of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA). You’ll also help assess potential future sites for our SMR power stations, ensuring they meet the requirements of our Environment, Safety, Security and Safeguards (E3S) Case. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of clean energy and contribute to one of the UK's most impactful engineering programmes.

**What you’ll be doing**
We need you to:

• Own, develop and maintain the external hazards safety case programme.
• Prepare and deliver high‑quality external hazards submissions for the E3S Case and GDA.
• Lead, manage and develop a team of up to 10 specialists.
• Represent the project at internal technical reviews and external regulatory engagements.
• Assess candidate SMR sites from an external hazards perspective.
• Undertake deterministic analysis to support licensing activities.
• Mentor and train team members to build capability across the function.

**What you’ll bring**
We’re looking for people who meet *around 75%* of the below – so even if you’re not sure you tick every box, we’d love to hear from you.

**Essential skills & experience:**

• Strong external hazards knowledge and safety case development experience.
• Experience working within the UK civil nuclear regulatory regime, or similar.
• Background in Nuclear Power Plant design.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively across multidisciplinary teams and with regulators.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver high‑quality outputs to demanding timelines.

**Qualifications:**
Degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Maths, Physics or a related discipline.

**What success looks like**
A well‑governed, high‑quality external hazards safety case programme delivered to plan. Robust submissions supporting the GDA and E3S Case. A capable, motivated and well‑developed team delivering high‑quality analysis. Strong working relationships across technical, programme and regulatory interfaces. Clear, evidence‑based external hazards assessments for candidate SMR sites.

**Your team & ways of working**
You’ll join the Safety & Regulatory Affairs team and work closely with the Hazards Analysis Manager, PMO colleagues and technical specialists across the programme. We support flexibility, collaboration and knowledge‑sharing, and we encourage a supportive environment where people grow and thrive.

**Pay, benefits & rewards**
**Salary:** £57,500 – £75,600
**Benefit Allowance:** £2,200
**Bonus Opportunity:** 12.5%
**Life Assurance:** 6× pensionable salary
**Income Protection:** 50%
**Holiday:** 28 days + bank holidays
**New Joiner Payment:** £250

**Security & compliance**
All offers are subject to security and financial probity checks, including a DBS check. These are not “pass/fail”: individual circumstances are always considered. Join us and be part of a project redefining nuclear energy in the UK. Apply now and help us deliver a sustainable energy future.

**Our Application Process**
Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check.

**We are Rolls-Royce SMR**
A career with Rolls-Royce SMR offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an exciting organisation delivering a transformational mission. Rolls-Royce SMR is a radically different approach to proven nuclear technology. Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will generate 470MW of low-carbon energy - equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes for over 60 years. With its Rolls-Royce SMRs will play a vital role in supporting renewable energy by helping to overcome intermittency and ensure a stable, sustainable energy future.

**Our culture**
At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture.

**What we offer**
At Rolls-Royce SMR, our reward offering is focused on recognising you for your efforts and motivate you to continue achieving. Our rewards and benefits scheme are designed for employees to have complete control. By providing complete autonomy, you can focus on what’s important to you. Whether it’s investments, insurances or wellbeing, it’s in your hands. Work is an activity, not a place. We understand due to commitments and lifestyle; the world of work has evolved beyond the 9 - 5. Whether its varied hours or hybrid working, our flexible working arrangements make it possible for employees to achieve a true work life balance.