Job Description
Job Title: Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer – Specialists
Location: Barrow-in-Furness – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Competitive
What you’ll be doing:
We’re expanding our Nuclear Safety and Regulation Team to support the delivery of major programmes of strategic and international importance. We’re looking for people with experience in one or more of the following activities:
1. Advising leaders at all levels on nuclear legislation, site license applications, and regulatory requirements
2. Supporting relationships with regulatory bodies and deploying interface management arrangements
3. Delivery of nuclear safety governance, assurance frameworks, and independent oversight capabilities
4. Development and maintenance of the nuclear baseline together with organizational change processes
5. Supporting the design and delivery of nuclear competence assessments and training solutions
6. Implementing compliance operating models for nuclear/radiological safety and development of compliant nuclear management arrangements
7. Preparing and maintaining nuclear safety documentation, including safety cases and associated processes
8. Supporting end-users with safety case requirements
9. Providing radiological protection advice
10. Promoting a strong nuclear safety culture through stewardship and leadership concepts
Your skills and experiences include:
* Nuclear safety legislation, licensing, and regulatory frameworks
* Goal-setting regulation and application of relevant good practice (RGP)
* Safety policy, governance, and independent challenge mechanisms
* Regulatory interface management and permissioning arrangements
* Integrated management systems and compliance assurance
* Event reporting and operational experience feedback (OEFL) systems
* Development of nuclear capabilities, baselines, and organizational change management
* Competency-based training frameworks using Systematic Approach to Training (SAT)
* Safety case development methodologies and safety case implementation
* Radiological protection, waste management
Benefits:
Alongside a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, flexible health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans, shopping discounts, and potentially an annual incentive.
The Nuclear Safety Regulation team:
The Nuclear Safety and Regulation Department oversees nuclear regulation for the site. The team provides specialist advice and services regarding nuclear/radiological safety standards, compliance, and safety case development, playing a key role in maintaining the licence to operate. This role provides leadership, oversight, and management of a team of nuclear safety specialists to deliver work packages supporting major strategic and international programmes.
Additional information:
We offer relocation support packages for all Submarines roles, subject to eligibility. We value diversity and inclusion, welcoming candidates from all backgrounds, especially underrepresented groups, including women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities.
If you have a health condition that may affect your assessment performance, please discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter. Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, which may limit eligibility based on nationality, previous nationality, or place of birth.
All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Higher security vetting levels may require 5 to 10 years of continuous residence in the UK.
Closing Date: 1st May 2025. We reserve the right to close early if sufficient applications are received. Please apply early if interested.
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