Job Description
Senior Nuclear Safety Engineer
Package offered for this Senior Nuclear Safety Engineer role:
• Salary: £55,000 to £70,000 depending on experience
• Benefits: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, 7.5% company pension contribution, private healthcare and bonus scheme, flexible and hybrid working options
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Nuclear Safety Engineer to deliver high-quality safety cases and provide technical support across major nuclear projects.
You’ll play a key role in authoring and reviewing safety documentation, supporting hazard assessments, and ensuring projects meet regulatory and safety requirements. Opportunities exist to work on a range of UK projects across new build, decommissioning, and operational support.
The key responsibilities for this Senior Nuclear Safety Engineer role are:
• Author and review nuclear safety case documentation
• Conduct radiological and hazard assessments to support ALARP demonstrations
• Facilitate hazard identification and optioneering workshops
• Provide technical input to plant modifications, design substantiation, and commissioning strategies
• Collaborate with project teams and support client-facing activities
• Contribute to proposals and business development activities as required
• Support junior team members and knowledge transfer within the team
Experience and skills required for this Senior Nuclear Safety Engineer role are:
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in nuclear engineering or nuclear safety
• Proven experience authoring and reviewing nuclear safety case documentation
• Experience in radiological assessments and/or hazard analysis reports
• Knowledge of UK nuclear regulations and standards (ONR, EA, IAEA)
• Degree-qualified in engineering, physics, or related discipline
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong organisational ability and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
• Eligibility to obtain UK security clearance (BPSS minimum)
• Chartership desirable (or working towards)
• Knowledge of chemotoxic and/or environmental assessments is a plus