Nuclear Safety - Nuclear Graduates

Join the Nuclear Graduates programme to develop nuclear safety engineering skills through diverse secondments and professional development in the UK nuclear sector.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing an understanding of Nuclear Safety techniques and their application to Nuclear Reactor Plant Safety cases and nuclear manufacturing facility safety cases for naval and/or civil applications.
• Gaining experience in nuclear safety case structures, deterministic safety methods, and analytical safety techniques such as Probabilistic Safety Assessment, Human Factors, and Severe Accident Analysis.
• Understanding the requirements of nuclear regulators.
• Applying Safety Engineering methods to deliver solutions that meet organisational requirements.
• Developing technical skills to create and maintain nuclear safety cases.
• Gaining a broad understanding of hazards associated with nuclear products and facilities and ensuring protection mechanisms keep risks tolerable.
• Working across three secondments to gain experience across the UK nuclear sector.
• Collaborating with sponsoring organisations including Rolls-Royce, the Office for Nuclear Regulation, and Great British Energy - Nuclear.

The company is looking for candidates who meet the following requirements:

• A minimum 2:2 Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a mathematical discipline.
• Educational experience of safety in a high hazard industry.
• A strong interest in nuclear power generation.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Right to work in the UK for the duration of the two-year programme.
• Willingness and ability to travel and relocate as required.
• Successful completion of security clearance checks.

• Salary of £30,000 per year.
• £5,500 individual travel budget for training and meetings.
• £3,500 flexible individual training budget.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• 6 discretionary days leave for study and relocation.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Digi Care+.
• Access to EnergUS Extras including news, wellbeing resources, and employee discounts.
• Membership of up to two professional institutions.
• 24/7 independent Employee Assistance Programme support line.
• Opportunity to participate in the Cycle2
  
  Work Scheme.
• Support for candidates with disabilities, including reasonable adjustments and guaranteed interviews for disabled applicants meeting essential criteria.

• Comprehensive, tailored professional development programme.
• Dedicated mentor assigned throughout the programme.
• Support from a sponsor company lead during the programme and secondments.
• Access to a dedicated Nuclear Graduates programme team including Mental Health First Aiders.

Support in securing a role with the sponsoring organisation or within the wider nuclear sector upon completion of the two-year programme.

• Complete the online application form with all required sections.
• Complete the Neurosight psychometric assessment sent via email.
• Participate in a 30-minute online video interview with sponsoring organisation representatives.
• Attend a face-to-face assessment centre involving various activities and industry information.
• Respond promptly to all email correspondence, including checking junk/spam folders.
• Note that only one Nuclear Graduates application is required; multiple submissions are not necessary.

This job may close before the stated closing date, you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible

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