Nuclear Safety Engineer

Position: Nuclear Safety Engineer Support
Role:
Nuclear Safety Engineer Support
Position:
Contract

Location:

Hybrid between HPC site, Aztec West, Home.
Days per week: 3 days per week/ 19 hours per week
Duration: 12 Months Rolling
Rate:
Circa £300 p/d PAYE + 36 days annual leave // Circa £405 p/d Umbrella

Job Purpose / Overview

As a Nuclear Safety Engineer Support, you will need to support the development of the Operational Nuclear Safety capability for Hinkley Point C (HPC). This will include input during design, construction, commissioning, and the preparations for operation. The Nuclear Safety Engineer will support the project to ensure that nuclear safety requirements are met and will strive to achieve world best practices identified by bench marking with other industry leaders and industry programmes.

Principal Accountabilities

Supporting the maintenance and development of the Operational and Hazard technical specifications by providing safety case expertise and advice
Overseeing implementation of the nuclear safety case as a key project stakeholder
Providing technical advice to the project on reactor physics, core physics testing and fuel management.
Providing oversight of management of nuclear safeguards and accounting of nuclear material
Providing challenge to technical decision making in favour of nuclear safety
Governance & oversight over matters relating to nuclear safety

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

HND (or equivalent) as minimum in a science or engineering subject with subsequent industry experience, preferably degree qualified (or equivalent) desired- in a science or engineering subject in a relevant field.
Understanding of Nuclear power operations
Proven communication skills
Ability to work to deadlines and within allocated budgets
Pragmatism Desirable:

Experience of interacting with nuclear regulators
Experience in a light water nuclear power plant

Experience with safety case compilation
Familiar with Reactor Physics at a nuclear plant
Strong Computer literacy skills
Understanding of Management systems
Nuclear Power Plant Operations
Safety Case knowledge
Ability to provide an independent view on technical matters

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