Independent Nuclear Assurance; Senior Inspector

Position: Independent Nuclear Assurance (Senior Inspector)
Job Title:

Independent  Nuclear Assurance (Senior 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 :

Maintaining the delivery of  independent  inspection, surveillance and concurrence of nuclear work on facilities, plant, equipment and nuclear support services, on-board and on-site

Evaluating the nuclear and radiological safety and security performance against the requirements of relevant legislation to assess the business’ level of compliance

Supervised inspection and assessment to progress the submarine build and projects in the Site Redevelopment Programme to next stage through the ‘Hold Point  Control ’ process

Communicating the conclusions of inspections and their findings to various stakeholders at all levels, including external regulators, board members, senior managers and business peers

Supporting the  independent  assessment of the business’ emergency arrangements exercises and providing feedback to those developing and maintaining the arrangements

Providing oversight and  challenge  to various safety and security committees and groups to ensure due process is being followed, and continuing nuclear safety is not compromised

Developing and maintaining  individual  Assurance Plans aligned with key business projects and programmes

Maintaining oversight of  Independent  Peer Review of safety documentation

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Experience or knowledge working in a Nuclear or Highly Regulated Environment or within a Quality or Safety related role

Ability to evaluate and confront  challenges  within the team and provide influential solutions

Self-motivated, organised and a methodical approach to work

Excellent communication skills

Desirable:

Experience in auditing inspections

Knowledge of nuclear site licence conditions/authorisation conditions from a similar role and/or security regulations

Experience in Submarine build, testing and commissioning

Degree or equivalent in STEM subject

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 packages 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…