Job Title:
Independent
Nuclear Assurance (Principal Inspector)
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:
Performing
independent
inspection, surveillance and concurrence of nuclear work on facilities, plant, equipment and nuclear support services, on-board and on-site to evaluate the nuclear and radiological safety and security performance at Barrow
Inspecting and assessing the business’s capability to progress the submarine build and/or projects in the Site Redevelopment Programme to their relevant next stage through the ‘Hold Point
Control ’ process
Inspecting the business against the requirements of relevant legislation to assess the business’ level of compliance
Communicating, both in writing and verbally, the conclusions of inspections and their findings to various stakeholders at all levels, including external regulators, board members, senior managers and business peers
Independently
assessing the business’ emergency arrangements exercises, providing feedback to those developing and maintaining the arrangements
Providing oversight and
challenge
to various safety/ security committees and groups to ensure due process is being followed, and continuing nuclear safety is not compromised
Maintaining oversight of
Independent
Peer Review activity related to safety documentation aligned with
individual
Assurance Plans
Developing, maintaining and deploying an effective Operational Experience feedback system for the Barrow site that encompasses all relevant nuclear and radiological incidents and events, from both internal and external sources
Your skills and experiences:
Working knowledge of nuclear site licence conditions/authorisation conditions & working on a nuclear licenced sites from a similar role and/or security regulations/ or an equivalent regulated industry.
Experience of
managing
programmes of work within the nuclear industry or equivalent highly regulated industry
Experience of engaging and influencing senior
management
and external regulators
Desirable:
Marine Engineering Submariner background – Nuclear Plant Operators or experience of Nuclear Submarine Build & Commissioning
Degree or equivalent in STEM subject
Experience in Audit & Regulation
Benefits
As well as a
competitive
pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The
Independent
Nuclear Assurance Team:
As an
Independent
Nuclear Assurance Inspector, you will be working as part of a group of regulatory inspectors reporting to the Senior Engineering
Manager
(Independent Nuclear Assurance). The
Independent
Nuclear Assurance team acts as the internal regulator for the Submarines business, forming an evidence-based
independent
view of the business’ nuclear and radiological safety and security performance.
Through delivery of a comprehensive inspection programme, the team develops the evidence to support its findings and conclusions and has the opportunity to influence change at every level of the business including, the safety of our boat delivery programmes. The team form part of the Nuclear Safety and Regulation Department within the Nuclear Safety and Security Directorate.
One of the main attractions of this role is the opportunity to work with all areas of the business. With the diversity of this role, you can be one day carrying out an on-board boat or facility inspection and the next interviewing a director in relation to a specific business requirement. We offer relocation support across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder
etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please
speak
to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export
control
restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict
the roles
you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All
applicants
must
as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where
applicants
must
typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for
the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date:
9th October 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for
the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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