Lead Consultant - Systems Engineering & Integration – Nuclear

Lead Consultant – Systems Engineering & Integration with a background in the Nuclear Industry.

At WSP you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life.

Responsibilities

• Leading project teams to solve complex integration problems for clients on major infrastructure programmes, both in the Nuclear industry and Rail Industries.
• Leading tasks within a project environment, leading other resources on larger projects, and having sole accountability for small projects.
• A recognised expert in systems integration, demonstrating willingness and openness to provide expert advice to clients and colleagues, with a commitment to mentoring Early Career Professionals.
• Working in challenging and exciting project environments, where you will need to help define those projects, adding value and reducing risk for clients by applying pragmatic systems thinking and collaborative behaviours as part of a team on big systems engineering projects.
• Supporting internal team development activities focused on business and/or technical development, particularly within the Nuclear Sector.
• Gaining commercial responsibility for your project and awareness of the wider business while working in a consultancy environment.
• Proactively seeking knowledge and learning opportunities from within our team or via external sources to develop the capability to determine the right approach to a problem, considering the competing needs and constraints on capabilities, availability of resources, time and cost constraints.

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Chartered status with a relevant professional body.
• Significant post‑degree experience in delivering systems integration in the Nuclear Industry.
• Experience in the creation and coordination of Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance artefacts such as architectures (functional and system), requirements, verification and validation documents, compliance statements, integrated schedules, design risk assessments (safety and CDM) and FMEA, HAZOP, ALARP assessments.
• Experience in Systems Engineering across various stages of a project lifecycle.
• Experience in applying various systems engineering tools (e.g. DOORS) and techniques (e.g. Model‑Based Systems Engineering, MBSE) to facilitate the implementation of a model‑supported Systems Engineering Approach.
• Experience in identifying and defining the appropriate approach to systems engineering on projects.
• Experience in leading others in delivering systems engineering projects and/or tasks within the Nuclear Sector.
• A background in client‑facing roles, and/or experience in stakeholder engagement.
• Experience across different lifecycle stages and/or a clear understanding of the Systems Engineering challenges across different stages.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Innovative ideas for the development of systems engineering services.
• Can achieve a national security clearance equivalent to a BPSS standard, or higher, within a reasonable period.

Benefits

Work‑life balance – hybrid working policy; flexibility to work from home two days a week and collaborate in modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging – culture of inclusion and belonging; employee resource groups.

Health & Wellbeing – Thrive programme, virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments, Gymflex scheme, comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time – “WSP My Hour”; part‑time, flexible working arrangements; additional leave and bank holiday entitlement.

Your development – supportive environment investing in growth through training, mentoring and Chartership.

About WSP

WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, dedicated to local communities and international brainpower.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.