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Northwest Safety Case Opportunities

  • Location: Warrington, WA3 6GA
  • Salary: Dependant on Level and Experience
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 8 days ago

  • Sector: Nuclear
  • Contact: Dannielle Riley
  • Contact Email: dannielle.riley@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Start Date: 26 November 2024
  • Expiry Date: 26 December 2024
  • Job Ref: V-187462

NRL are working with a number of Nuclear clients who are continuously on the lookout for Safety Case profressionals in the Northwest, looking for candidates who are wanting to progress in their career and maximise their potential. Our clients are working on some of the biggest projects across the UK & Europe so this is a really exciting time to join their teams and contribute to their success within the nuclear world!

Our roles are all based in Warrington, and candidates must be local to site or live within a commutable distance as there is no travel or expenses paid. You will also need to be able to obtain security clearance, due to the nature of this role being on a national security facility, we can only accommodate applications from UK Nationals.


Typical duties/responsibilities for a safety case role:

  • Provision of strategic guidance based on knowledge and experience to inform and direct policies, projects and programmes

  • Providing the nuclear safety input to design projects, ensuring that nuclear safety requirements are incorporated

  • Preparing and agreeing the Safety Case Strategy

  • Managing delivery for the work undertaken within their agreed remit against cost and programme to the satisfaction of the Key Stakeholders i.e. Safety Case Managers, Safety Case Owners, Client Team, Safety Committee, INSA/Peer Review, NSC, Regulators

  • Producing, verifying, and approving calculations, analyses, design basis documentation and technical reports

  • Acting as the Point of Contact for the Key Stakeholders, ensuring adequate communication between the Engineering Delivery Team, Construction Experts, Operators, Safety Assessors, Site Safety Case Managers and other Stakeholders

  • Leading and participating in Hazard Identification studies

  • Co-ordinating production of the safety submission including all specialist safety input

  • Supporting submissions through the various review and approval stages

Typical Qualifications:

  • Bachelor Honours Degree (minimum) in Science or Engineering related discipline

  • Chartered Status (not essential)

Typical Knowledge & Experience:

  • Cross-industry experience, knowledge of a wide range of nuclear facilities and their operations

  • Experienced in:

    • developing and preparing safety documentation for projects such as Hazard Management Strategy, Safety Reports (PSRs, PCSRs etc. and equivalents), ALARP arguments

    • co-ordinating production of safety submissions including specialist safety input

  • Knowledge and experience of Regulatory negotiation, safety management and provision of specialist advice

  • Experienced in managing teams to deliver large, technically complex, fit for purpose safety cases

  • Provision of leadership in key technical areas and to drive innovation and value added activities

  • Experience in the mentoring, training and development of more junior staff



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