Principal Nuclear Safety Consultant

• Regular/Permanent

• United Kingdom / South East / Oxfordshire

• Hybrid Options

Within the Nuclear Safety discipline of Orano Limited, you will lead and deliver technically competent documents striving to exceed client requirements, by working independently as well as supporting other Nuclear Safety consultants.

You will support our clients as part of an Orano team in projects of new build, decommissioning or ongoing operational facilities in providing nuclear safety documents and associated assessments. You will ensure work is delivered to a high standard, timely and to the programme agreed. As projects progress, or new ones become available, you will have the opportunity to develop new skills, refresh existing skills and work for new clients.

You will also have the opportunity to support and mentor graduate consultants within the business.

As a Nuclear Safety Principal Consultant, you will lead, manage or deliver nuclear safety documents, across the full lifecycle of nuclear operations, for a variety of clients.

Responsibilities will include:

• Delivering consultancy that meets, and exceeds the expectations of the client, in regard to technical excellence and the quality of deliverables
• Delivering consultancy that meets, and exceeds the expectations of the client, in terms of timescales and cost, in a way that supports the long-term growth of the business and its reputation
• Being the technical lead for projects, directly answerable to the client or the Orano Lead for progress and quality of deliverables
• Providing nuclear safety advice and guidance for multi discipline projects, interfacing with engineers, human factors specialists and other disciplines
• Developing and presenting robust and reasoned arguments in a rational and coherent manner
• Provide technical checking and/or verification for technical / compliance / thoroughness of argument / QA standards
• Liaising with all concerned on technical progress.
• Taking documents through all levels of client governance. For example, technical checking, peer review and safety committees.
• Stakeholder management internally and for clients.
• Working with, supporting and developing less experienced consultants
• Developing your own skills or refreshing existing skills
• Work with the Business Development Team to Identify opportunities with clients to develop the business

Work with the bid team in the production of bids.

• Competitive Salary
• Private Medical Insurance at Single, Partner and Family levels

• Non Contributory Pension Scheme

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30

Minimum of 8 years professional engineering/technical specialist experience.

Have a degree or equivalent in engineering, science or related field of study.

Thorough understanding of the safety case production process and methodologies for several clients.

Demonstrate significant knowledge of and experience in the management and production of complex safety cases, for a number of plant types at different lifecycle stages, as part of a team, demonstrating the capability to work unsupervised within a team.

Familiarity with areas such as decommissioning, optioneering, best practice, human factors, radioactive materials transport, licensing, radioactive waste.

Ability to confidently liaise with external stakeholders and team members, both oral and written.

Ability to independently seek out or develop one's own answer to challenging technical questions.

Ability to organise one's own time and the time of others to ensure internal / external deadlines are achieved and Client expectations are exceeded.

Good report writing skills