Principal Safety Engineer
- Plymouth
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Job Title: Nuclear Principal Safety Engineer
- Location: Remote, 1 day per month at client site in Plymouth
- Contract Duration: 12 months (with potential extension)
- Start Date: ASAP
- Rate: £86 per hour Inside IR35
- Coordinate and oversee the nuclear safety team to meet agreed plans, scopes of work, and quality standards while providing input into safety case planning and development.
- Deliver HAZOPs and other safety analyses to required timeframes and quality benchmarks, ensuring alignment with project requirements, regulatory standards, and company procedures.
- Review and validate safety documentation for correctness and completeness.
- Collaborate with engineering, design, construction, and operational teams to support nuclear facility projects.
- Apply sound technical judgement while working independently and in a team environment.
- 10+ years' experience in the management and preparation of safety documentation for nuclear installations (or similarly regulated industries).
- Strong background in engineering design and safety practices.
- Proven experience in formal safety analyses, including HAZOPs, HAZID, FMECA, FTA, etc.
- Experience supporting construction, operation, refit, or repair of nuclear facilities or comparable specialist environments.
- Strong leadership and team coordination skills with the ability to manage and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
- Relevant Engineering or Science degree (minimum BEng/BSc) or equivalent qualification/experience.
- Chartered status or professional registration with a recognised engineering/science institute (preferred).
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