Principal Nuclear Safety Consultant

Job Overview

As a Nuclear Safety Principal Consultant at Orano Limited, you will deliver and help lead nuclear safety documents across the full lifecycle of nuclear operations for a variety of clients.

Warrington or Abingdon (hybrid)

• Deliver consultancy that meets, and exceeds the expectations of the client, in regard to technical excellence and the quality of deliverables.
• Deliver consultancy that meets, and exceeds the expectations of the client, in terms of timescales and cost, supporting the long‑term growth of the business and its reputation.
• Provide nuclear safety advice and guidance in multidisciplinary projects, interfacing with engineers, human factors specialists and other disciplines.
• Develop and present robust, reasoned arguments in a rational and coherent manner.
• Provide technical checking and/or verification for technical compliance, thoroughness of argument, and QA standards.
• Liaise with all concerned parties on technical progress.
• Take documents through the earlier stages of client governance.
• Support stakeholder management internally and for clients.
• Work with the Business Development Team to identify opportunities with clients to develop the business.

• Minimum of 8 years professional engineering/technical specialist experience.
• Have a degree or equivalent in engineering, science or related field of study.
• Understanding of the safety case production process and methodologies for more than one client.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and production of complex safety cases for a number of plant types at different lifecycle stages, as part of a team, showing the capability to work unsupervised within a team.
• Familiarity with areas such as decommissioning, optioneering, best practice, human factors, radioactive materials transport, licensing, radioactive waste.

• The successful candidate must, by the start of employment, have permission to work in the UK and be willing to undergo a security vetting process.
• Offers of employment will be subject to relevant security clearance being granted.
• Close working relationships with other Orano sites and client sites may be required, necessitating regular travel to those sites (dependent on project and client requirements).

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance at single, partner and family levels
• Non‑contributory pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30
• Group Life Assurance of 4 times annual salary and Group Income Protection scheme for long‑term sickness
• Enhanced maternity pay