Overview

Senior Safety Case Consultant — Location: Milton Park, Abingdon; Hybrid working (roughly 60% office based); Salary: £54,000-£60,000 (depending on experience).

Nuvia is growing its consultancy business unit and is looking for capable professionals to join the safety case team. The role will entail working alongside our customers or supporting our internal engineering department, on a range of nuclear technology, defence and decommissioning projects. You will spend your time split between working at home, our Milton Park office and visiting customer sites subject to project requirements.

Please note that NUVIA are actively exploring opportunities to work with Australian colleagues and hence would welcome enquiries from candidates who would be interested in working in Australia for a period of time.

You will report to a Managing Consultant, with development and project delivery support also provided by Principal Safety Case Consultants. We are looking for motivated individuals who wish to gain responsibility for their own independent delivery, while benefiting from the development and advancement opportunities of working in a consultancy environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safety assessments for a wide range of nuclear facilities and operations,
• Produce high quality safety case documentation,
• Lead hazard identification studies,
• Perform independent verification of safety case deliverables,
• Participate in interdisciplinary project teams,
• Contribute to design reviews and engineering substantiation,
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and clients,
• Participate in the tendering process,
• Develop an expert level of competence in specialist technical topics,
• Provide technical advice and support to less experienced Consultants,
• Champion effective safety culture.

Qualification & Experiences

Essential

• Degree qualified in a scientific, technical or engineering subject, or equivalent experience,
• Chartered status with a professional institution in a relevant field, or working towards chartership,
• Previous industry experience in Safety
• Case working in a highly regulated industry,
• Author of safety justifications, safety assessment reports or safety case reports subject to rigorous quality assurance standards,
• Independent practitioner of several hazard identification and safety assessment techniques,
• Understanding of the purpose and content of safety cases,
• Quantitative understanding of risk and reliability,
• Proficient in writing precise safety requirements or safety functional requirements.

Personal Attributes

• Clear communicator, able to express plans and technical information concisely,
• Strong interpersonal skills and team working,
• Logical problem solver,
• Motivated and independent,
• Able to manage time and deadlines,
• Able to identify and address improvement opportunities.

Desirable

• Full UK driving licence,
• Understanding of regulatory expectations for nuclear safety in the UK,
• Supplementary skill in a related discipline such as fire safety, external hazards, shielding, criticality, radioactive waste management or systems engineering,
• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject.

Why us?

Employee Staff Benefits:

• Hybrid and agile working policies
• 8.5% Pension Contribution & Life Assurance
• Private Medical Scheme*
• Employee Share Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes: Electrical Vehicles, Technology and Cycle to Work
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 days after 5 years' service, 31 days after 10 years' service)
• Option to buy, sell and carry over up to 5 days annual leave per year
• 18 Weeks Full Maternity Pay* (+21w SMP)
• In partnership with trade unions
• Personal Development & Further Education Support
• Long Service & Recognition Awards
• Free Employee Assistance Programme

*After 1 year of service.

Nuvia - a subsidiary of VINCI construction - is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.

Nuvia is a performance-driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation, and excellence.

Nuvia UK is committed towards equality in employment.