Senior Design Engineer – Hazard Protection

Senior Design Engineer – Hazard Protection

Overview

Senior Design Engineer – Hazard Protection supports the delivery of hazard protection and Service Condition Control Measures (SCCMs) designs across a range of engineering disciplines, ensuring safe plant operation throughout its lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of hazard protection and SCCM design solutions
• Lead and contribute to engineering optioneering and hazard‑informed decision making
• Develop and allocate design requirements across multiple engineering disciplines
• Manage interfaces between systems, structures and supporting functions
• Lead and support technical workshops and cross‑discipline integration activities
• Produce high‑quality engineering outputs, including design definitions, requirement sets and substantiation documentation
• Support verification, validation and design assurance activities
• Identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies
• Apply governance, configuration control and design decision processes
• Support engagement with regulators and licensing activities
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to other engineers
• Deliver work packages in line with programme timelines and quality requirements

Key Skills

• Experience working in the nuclear sector or another highly regulated or high‑hazard industry
• Understanding of hazard protection principles and design in complex engineering systems
• Knowledge of E3S principles, including ALARP and BAT
• Awareness of internal and external hazards and their impact on plant design
• Experience of systems engineering approaches, including requirements development, optioneering and interface management
• Experience integrating cross‑discipline requirements into coherent design solutions
• Understanding of design substantiation, verification and assurance processes
• Experience producing engineering outputs such as design reports, requirement specifications and substantiation documentation
• Strong technical problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Ability to manage technical work and deliver to agreed milestones
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑engagement skills
• Experience supporting or leading small technical teams and mentoring engineers

Qualifications

• Degree‑qualified in Engineering or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Experience delivering complex design or engineering work in a regulated environment
• Strong understanding of engineering design principles and systems integration

Location & Working Arrangements

Hybrid working with primary site in Derby, Manchester or Warrington.

Salary & Benefits

Salary band – £50,650 to £66,500.

• Bonus – performance‑related target opportunity up to 12.5%
• Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum for a bespoke package
• Pension – 12% employer and 6% employee contributions
• Holidays – 28 days plus public holidays, with the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
• Private Medical Insurance – BUPA single cover
• Life Assurance – 6× pensionable pay
• Home Office Support – £250 one‑off payment for new starters

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident organisation and are committed to fair, supportive recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

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