Principal Safety Case Consultant

Job Title: Principal Safety Case Consultant
Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:   Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full Time / Permanent 
Role ID: SF61045

Drive Safety Case Strategy Across Major Projects

At Cavendish Nuclear we are working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Safety Case Consultant based at one of our key locations: Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire) or Bristol. 

The role

As a Principal Safety Case Consultant you will have a role that's out of the ordinary.  You will manage the delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience.    

Day to day, you will:

• Provide nuclear safety input across all stages of the project lifecycle, supporting design development and delivery.
• Participate in / facilitate HAZID and HAZOP studies and lead the development of robust Hazard Management Strategies.
• Manage / lead the production of radiological safety assessments and Safety Reports, including PSRs and PCSRs and their equivalents.
• Offer technical leadership on safety case strategy, regulatory compliance, safety case documentation, as well as the supporting technical reports and calculations.
• Manage safety case delivery teams, oversee work delivered by the Supply Chain where appropriate, and maintain visibility of progress against cost and programme targets.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week hours per week and offers hybrid working. This role is adaptable and can be delivered from various locations including Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire) or Bristol. 

Essential experience of the Principal Safety Case Consultant:

• Proven experience of working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver nuclear safety case activities across a variety of project types.
• Good understanding of core engineering disciplines and how they integrate into the development of safety cases.
• Awareness of specialist safety case areas, including criticality assessment, shielding and dose assessment, environmental assessment, human factors, and relevant legislation.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with other disciplines and a wide range of stakeholders.
• Previous experience in coaching or mentoring fellow Safety Case Consultants, supporting their development and contributing to team capability.

Qualifications for the Principal Safety Case Consultant:

• Engineering or science degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant discipline, with significant demonstrable experience.
• Preferably Chartered (or actively working toward Chartered Status).

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain SC Level security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ).

What we Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish Nuclear employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email  with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date:  04/11/2025