Senior Safety Case Engineer

Overview

As a Safety Case Engineer at Assystem, you will lead safety case activities for UK nuclear projects, spanning new builds, operating facilities, decommissioning and waste management. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure regulatory compliance and risk-informed design, while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to bids and client relationships. This role offers home-based options and opportunities to shape safety culture across diverse, highly regulated projects. You will join a mission-driven firm with a strong focus on developing industry talent and advancing nuclear safety. In this role you will help drive safe, compliant solutions at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• 25 days' holiday entitlement plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Paid membership of two professional institutions/organisations
• Cycle to work scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead safety assessments and safety case activities for UK nuclear facilities across new builds, operating facilities, decommissioning and waste management.
• Support business development, including client relationship management and bid participation for projects and frameworks.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers; contribute to external programmes and STEM initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with UK regulatory requirements and international standards related to Nuclear Safety Assessment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate safety into design and project execution.

Key requirements

• Senior-level experience in producing safety assessments for nuclear facilities.
• Detailed understanding of UK regulatory requirements and international standards for Nuclear Safety Assessment.

• Self-motivated and passionate about safety engineering
• Mentoring and people development
• Client relationship management and stakeholder engagement
• Effective communication and collaborative teamwork
• Safety case development for nuclear facilities
• Nuclear Safety Assessment and regulatory compliance (UK and international standards)

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