Senior Safety Consultant

Senior Safety Engineer Location: Remote Working + Occasional Plymouth visits Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 as an Employee OR £65-£70 per hour as a Ltd Company Contractor Outside IR35

Important Security Notice Due to strict UK security restrictions, we can only accept Sole UK Nationals for this vacancy. You must be a UK National and qualify for Security Clearance.

About the Role We are looking to expand our Systems and Project Engineering capability across all levels of experience and are keen to hear from you if you feel you are ready to take the next step in your career. This exciting opportunity involves working on critical military infrastructure safety projects, ensuring rigorous engineering standards, safety compliance, and robust hazard management. Desired Skills

Good communication skills, including making clear and convincing oral presentations, listening effectively, and clarifying information as needed.

Relevant experience in the nuclear industry, ideally with exposure to reactor design, operations, and safety systems.

Knowledge of nuclear safety principles, standards, and regulations, including probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) and hazard analysis techniques (HAZOP, FMEA).

Familiarity with safety analysis software and tools.

Ability to handle discussions and communications independently.

Strong capability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.

Roles & Responsibilities

Work transparently with various facilities engineering discipline leads and teams to provide clear and concise reports and information regarding progress and management of risk and opportunities in relation to engineering activities.

Define and conduct governance meetings.

Bring learnings and operational best practices from other engagements.

Undertake technical and feasibility studies and site investigations.

Develop detailed safety requirement specifications.

Support projects as they evolve through the project engineering lifecycles.

Assess the potential risks of specific projects and undertake risk management in specialist roles.

Review project documentation.

Communicate and liaise effectively with a wide set of project stakeholders.

Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems.

Be adaptable as project requirements evolve, and ensure relevant parties are notified of changes in the project.

Compile and peer review project and technical reports.

Work Experience & Domain Knowledge

Good understanding of the project life cycle from concept and commissioning to operations and maintenance.

Safety Analysis: Performing risk assessments, hazard identification, and consequence analysis to identify potential safety issues in nuclear facilities.

Safety Case Development: Writing comprehensive safety cases to justify the design and operation of nuclear facilities, demonstrating compliance with regulatory requirements.

Design Review: Analysing proposed design changes and modifications to ensure they maintain or enhance safety standards.

Regulatory Compliance: Staying updated on relevant nuclear safety regulations and ensuring facility operations adhere to them.

Experience in design and construction phases, especially in a naval maritime environment, will be an added advantage.

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