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Safety Case Engineer

Posted: 09/09/25
Recruiter:First Recruitment Group
Reference:3000456174
Type:Permanent
Disciplines: Engineering
Salary:Competitive
Location:Glasgow
Description: Responsibilities
  • Authoring, development, assessment, maintenance and management of the suite of Nuclear Infrastructure Design Substantiation documents.
  • Authoring, development, assessment, maintenance and management of design changes/concessions
  • Presentation of Design substantiations, to 'Due Process' nuclear safety committees
  • Production and development of Examination, Inspection, Maintenance & Testing (EIMT) Schedule, operating procedures and results to satisfy design requirements and safety case through life
  • Producing/assessing Periodic Review of Safety reports
  • Providing advice and direction to internal and external stakeholders
  • Production of Independent Technical Assessment (ITA)/Independent Peer Review (IPR) Scopes of work
  • Use a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to apply existing and emerging technology
    • Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, manufacture, construct, commission, operate, maintain, decommission and re-cycle engineering processes, systems, services and products in a nuclear/high risk environment
    • Producing robust technical justification to allow for relevant design modifications to be authorised within a high hazard industry
    • Review technical reports and other safety case submissions from external contractors
    • Check and review calculations and technical documents written by other members of staff
Requirements
  • Reviewing of Safety Case documentation in accordance with arrangements and versus Relevant Good Practice expectations;
  • Provide safety case advice to internal teams and Contractor teams;
  • Production of safety justification documents;
  • Attendance at review and project meetings;
  • Chair/facilitate safety justification maturity review meetings;
  • Attendance at Hazard Identification Workshops, optioneering reviews and other stakeholder meetings;
  • Must have experience of developing safety assurance strategies for complex projects and safety case delivery or assessment in a nuclear environment.
  • Ideal candidates would already have experience within a Defence or a similar high-risk environment
  • Familiarity with safety case development techniques e.g., HAZID/HAZOP studies.
  • Experience of working in the UK nuclear industry (energy or defence), particularly in the design and assessment of safety-related structures, systems and components.
  • Knowledge of UK and US nuclear industry regulation and practice, and application of relevant nuclear-specific codes and standards.

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