Company Description
Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.
Every day, our 8,000+ switchers located in 14 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy. We are a collective committed to making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.
Here is how you can be a part of that switch:
Job Description
We are expanding our radiological safety capability to support major programmes across Sellafield and the wider nuclear sector.
You will act as a technical specialist leading radiological assessments, assuring safety case inputs and supporting critical decision making.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership in the development of Radiological Safety Assessments to ensure nuclear safety, legal compliance, effective operations and efficient project delivery across all lifecycle phases.
Act as a consulted technical specialist, contributing to assurance processes, independent reviews and wider organisational decision-making relating to radiological and nuclear safety.
Lead stakeholder engagement, including interactions with internal project teams, supply chain partners and regulators, building confidence in safety approaches and securing support for safety arguments where required.
Promote continuous improvement by seeking and sharing learning within the safety discipline and across programmes.
Conduct independent assurance checks on Safety Case development, validating technical methods, evidence bases and the strength of arguments relating to radiological risks.
Maintain awareness of business drivers and programme context to ensure radiological safety approaches are aligned to strategic needs and proportionate to hazard.
Support the development and optimisation of safety processes, methods and guidance, contributing to improved clarity, efficiency and technical robustness.
Mentor and develop junior Assessors, supporting capability growth and a strong technical pipeline for future delivery.
Qualifications
BSc in a science-based discipline / BEng in an engineering discipline (or a relevant Master’s degree).
Strong experience in radiological safety within nuclear environments
Expertise in hazard analysis and safety justification
Experience engaging with regulators or licensees
Ability to operate as a technical authority
Additional Information
Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and foster all forms of diversity within our company. Bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and the ability to dare are what matter most. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.
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We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future