Safety Case Engineer Weapons

Safety Case Engineer Weapons

Position:
Safety Case Engineer Weapons

Company:
Babcock International Group

Location:

RNAD Coulport site, Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute (Hybrid Working Arrangements)

Compensation: £48,370 - £63,342 + Benefits

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

Role

• Develop clear, evidence‑based safety cases and professional engineering reports across nuclear reactor plant, nuclear weapons, and ordnance, munitions and explosives.
• Maintain compliance with site authorisation conditions and relevant regulations, ensuring operations meet safety case methodologies.
• Collaborate with facility operators and key partners to assure nuclear safety across programmes.
• Engage with the Ministry of Defence customer and stakeholders to explain complex issues in plain, accessible language.
• Improve safe systems of work and lead insightful risk assessments that drive ALARP decisions.

Day‑to‑day duties: 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday 07:15 – 16:45; provides hybrid working arrangements.

• Demonstrated understanding of engineering process in a regulated environment.
• Experience producing and reviewing professional engineering reports.
• Knowledge of safety case methodologies and practical application.
• Ability to explain complex issues to varied technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Practical experience with safe systems of work and risk assessments.

• HNC/HND in Engineering or a relevant STEM degree.
• Professional registration with an appropriate institution (or working towards it).
• Postgraduate study or training in safety engineering, risk management or related discipline would be advantageous.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email car with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.