Criticality Safety Expert

1 month ago


Sellafield, United Kingdom Morson Talent Full time

Welcome to Morson Talent, where we connect talented professionals with exciting opportunities in the nuclear industry. We have an excellent job opening for a Senior Criticality Consultant to join our team.

About the Role

This is a permanent position that offers a good salary and a wide range of staff benefits. Our client supports flexible working, can accommodate homeworking, and is flexible about location, although some travel will be necessary to support business needs. The location of this role is also flexible and can be based at Sellafield, Workington, Preston, or Risley.

Main Responsibilities
  • Leading technical delivery of projects in the criticality area to time, cost, quality, value, and service requirements (working independently). Customers may include any UK civil or defence nuclear facility or operator (including company laboratories).
  • Direction and supervision of other criticality consultants.
  • Management of relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Advice, training, and independent inspection.
  • Leading the criticality support consultancy to external customers.
  • Provide expert knowledge of criticality safety assessment, including being up to date with developments in methodology and approach.
  • National level subject matter expert.
  • Leading criticality support to multi-disciplinary teams addressing safety challenges.
  • Leading the identification and development of new opportunities for the team, including technical support to bids.
  • Use initiative to develop new capabilities through innovative approaches and providing insight.
  • Technical lead on complex IR&D projects and submissions.
  • Maintain technical awareness of internal and external competitors' capabilities within the broader criticality safety area. Identify best practice to improve the team.
  • Developing team SQEP skills for Criticality, e.g., mentoring and supervision.
  • Design and deliver specialist criticality training.
  • Membership of relevant national industry groups to represent the company.
Essential Criteria
  • Degree qualified or equivalent level of demonstrable technical capability.
  • SQEP 3 with demonstrable experience in criticality safety.
  • Excellent level of knowledge in the specialised field of criticality safety assessment.
  • Detailed knowledge of advanced assessment techniques.
  • Proven ability to act independently, under own initiative, while supervising other members of the team.
  • Strong communication skills, including multi-site working.
  • Excellent teamworking skills, with ability to inspire the work of a team.
  • Experienced in mentoring and developing technical skills.
  • Excellent networking skills, maintaining network across the criticality field nationally.
Desirable Criteria
  • Preferably Chartered Membership of a professional institution or working towards this qualification.

Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum



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