Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional

Title: Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional

Salary range: £70,000 to £100,000 per annum

Location: Bristol / South-West preferable – any office considered for the right candidate.

Working pattern: Flexible hybrid (office, client sites, home)

Closing date: 30th June 2026 – early applications encouraged.

Overview

Frazer‑Nash delivers innovative engineering solutions to our clients, including nuclear projects across the UK. We seek a Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional to lead and grow our support to existing and new nuclear projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and undertake project work on significant nuclear safety cases and supervise staff.
• Develop, execute strategies to tackle complex nuclear safety challenges.
• Lead technical tasks such as safety assessment, risk assessment, hazard identification, fault schedules, design basis analysis, probabilistic analysis, safety functional requirements.
• Conduct periodic review of safety of nuclear facilities.
• Qualification and substantiation of systems against safety requirements.
• Internal and external hazards assessments.
• Provide safety case development and support for nuclear and non‑nuclear plant.
• Author or review/verify safety‑related documents.
• Develop and hold client relationships, win new work, coach junior colleagues.
• Oversee and manage projects across various nuclear facilities (operational fleet, defueling, decommissioning, next‑generation reactors, SMRs, AMRs, NDA estates, defence nuclear facilities, submarine fleet).

Essential Requirements

• 10+ years of civil or defence nuclear infrastructure experience.
• Degree, Master’s or PhD in a relevant STEM subject.
• Strong experience with UK regulatory regime for nuclear safety cases, safety management, and safety case documentation.
• Proficiency in safety analysis and justification methods used in the industry.
• Strong organisational and leadership skills, proven record of leading technical teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Adaptability and autonomous operation.
• Willingness to travel and spend time on client sites.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience with multiple site licencee companies, reactor and non‑reactor plant.
• Technical oversight, leadership, independent review, project management, commercial aspects.
• Technical consultancy experience.
• Chartered with a professional institution.
• Ability to hold DV clearance.

Security Vetting

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must undergo pre‑employment screening and satisfy UK National Security Vetting clearance criteria.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews.
• 25 days holiday + option to buy 5 days.
• Flexible working options.
• Enhanced parental benefits.
• Company pension scheme.
• Targeted professional development.
• Life assurance.
• Private healthcare membership.
• Bonus scheme linked to company performance.
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution.
• Support in attaining professional membership.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season rail ticket loan.
• Optional benefits tailored to personal requirements.

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