Nuclear Safety Case Assessor

1 month ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom AWE plc Full time
Nuclear Safety Case Assessor Role

At AWE plc, we are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Nuclear Safety Case Assessor to join our Evolve Graduate Development Scheme. As a Nuclear Safety Case Assessor, you will be responsible for assessing the risk and consequences of design, engineering, and operational failures. This will include modelling accident scenarios and identifying controls to prevent them.

The role offers the opportunity to work across the whole project lifecycle, including design of new facilities, large modifications of existing facilities, production facilities, research & development facilities, and decommissioning facilities. You will be engaged in technical problem-solving, preparing detailed reports to argue and justify the tolerability of nuclear, radiological, environmental, and conventional hazards, whilst liaising with a diverse group of people at many levels within the company.

The Nuclear Safety Case Assessor will:

Develop skills in major hazard assessment and support the analysis and assessment of nuclear, radiological, chemical, explosives and other major hazards associated with actual, planned and/or decommissioned facilities, plant, equipment, or product.

Gain experience in the development of safety assessments and justifications (e.g., Safety Cases) in line with relevant legislation, industry standards and AWE's policies, procedures and guidance.

Continuously develop their understanding of current health and safety legislation, the ONR licensing regime and the fundamental application of the ALARP principle.

Whilst supervised, contribute to the production and review of safety assessments, justifications.

What You Will Get

A competitive total reward package including starting salary £31,000 per year and benefits including a market leading contributory pension scheme. You will also get generous holiday entitlement (270 hours of leave annually including bank holidays), excellent work/life balance and a vibrant and welcoming grad social scene, 9-day working fortnight, salary-sacrifice benefit scheme, welcome payment, interest free loan of £1,000, regular Graduate pay reviews, structured and supported career progression, discounts - Access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending across retail, hospitality and leisure, Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.

Entry Requirements

You are a recent graduate or will graduate by September 2025. You will graduate with a minimum of a 2:2 in your degree, typically in any of these science or engineering subjects: Science or Engineering. Typically, from Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear materials, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Physics but we would welcome individuals who have a science or engineering degree with an interest in safety. You must be able to join AWE in September 2025. We recruit on a rolling basis which means as soon as our positions have been filled, we will close. Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. You are a UK national who has not lived overseas within the last 10 years.

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