Job Description

Job Title: Senior Safety Case Engineer

Location: Warrington, UK

Contract Type: Flexible Hours, Inside IR35

Security Clearance: BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) - Must have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Safety Case Engineer to join our team in Warrington. This role is a contract position with flexible working hours and falls under the Inside IR35 regulations. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a BPSS check, which necessitates having lived and worked in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Guidance:

Provide expert strategic advice to inform and direct safety-related policies, projects, and programs.

Nuclear Safety Integration:

Ensure that nuclear safety requirements are effectively integrated into design projects, from conception through to completion.

Safety Case Strategy:

Develop, prepare, and agree on the Safety Case Strategy, ensuring alignment with project goals and regulatory requirements.

Project Management:

Oversee the delivery of safety case work within agreed budgets and timelines, ensuring stakeholder satisfaction (including Safety Case Managers, Client Teams, and Regulatory Bodies).

Documentation and Reporting:

Produce, verify, and approve critical safety documentation, including calculations, analyses, design basis documents, and technical reports.

Stakeholder Communication:

Act as the primary point of contact for all key stakeholders, ensuring clear and consistent communication between engineering teams, safety assessors, site managers, and other relevant parties.

Hazard Identification:

Lead and participate in Hazard Identification (HAZID) studies to identify and mitigate potential risks.

Safety Submission Coordination:

Coordinate the production and review of safety submissions, incorporating specialist safety input and managing the approval process.

Design Review and Approval:

Review and approve design changes, technical queries, and concessions to ensure compliance with safety standards.

Risk Management:

Manage project risks by closing out safety-related issues recorded in the Technical Issues and Risk Register.

Quality Assurance:

Develop quality plans for safety case work packages, ensuring adherence to high standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Technical Scopes of Work:

Produce, verify, and approve technical scopes of work, assess tender returns, and ensure subcontractor outputs meet design requirements.

Knowledge Sharing:

Provide leadership in key technical areas, drive innovation, and facilitate the training and development of junior staff.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in a Science or Engineering-related discipline.

Chartered status (preferred but not essential).

Experience & Knowledge:

Extensive cross-industry experience, particularly within the nuclear sector.

Proven experience in developing and preparing safety documentation, including Hazard Management Strategies, Safety Reports, and ALARP arguments.

Strong background in coordinating safety submissions and managing teams to deliver complex safety cases.

In-depth knowledge of regulatory negotiation, safety management, and the provision of specialist advice.

Experience mentoring, training, and developing junior engineers.

This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging projects within a highly specialized field, contributing to the safety and success of critical operations