We have an excellent opportunity for a PRINCIPAL SAFETY CONSULTANT based in Rosyth


KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

15 years direct and relevant experience of directing and undertaking radiological safety assessments and / or INSA / Peer Review

Cross-industry experience, in depth knowledge of a wide range of nuclear facilities and their operations

Highly experienced in:

Developing and preparing safety documentation for projects such as Hazard Management Strategy, Safety Reports (PSRs, PCSRs etc. and equivalents), ALARP arguments

Co-ordinating production of safety submissions including all specialist safety input

Knowledge and experience of Regulatory negotiation, safety management and provision of specialist advice

Experienced in managing teams to deliver large, technically complex, fit for purpose safety cases

Provision of leadership in key technical areas and to drive innovation and value added activities

Experience in the mentoring, training and development of more junior staff

Typical Responsibilities

Project Delivery
Providing the nuclear safety input to design projects, ensuring that nuclear safety requirements are incorporated
Preparing and agreeing the Safety Case Strategy
Managing delivery for the work undertaken within their agreed remit against cost and programme to the satisfaction of the Key Stakeholders i.e. Safety Case Managers, Safety Case Owners, Client Team, Safety Committee, INSA/Peer Review, NSC, Regulators
Producing, verifying, and approving calculations, analyses, design basis documentation and technical reports
Acting as the Point of Contact for the Key Stakeholders, ensuring adequate communication between the Engineering Delivery Team, Construction Experts, Operators, Safety Assessors, Site Safety Case Managers and other Stakeholders
Leading and participating in Hazard Identification studies
Co-ordinating production of the safety submission including all specialist safety input
Supporting submissions through the various review and approval stages
Review and approval of design changes, concessions and technical queries
Managing project risks by closing out safety items on the Technical Issues and Risk Register Database.
Raising quality plans for single discipline work packages
Producing, verifying, and approving technical Scopes of Work, assessing tender returns, then verifying/assessing and/or approving the outputs to ensure that the requirements of the design sub-contract are met
Feeding back lessons learnt for use on future stages of the current project and other projects
Knowledge in specialist areas of safety case, e.g. submarines, hydrogen, chemotoxic, etc.

Bid Support
Peer reviewing bids and designs
Providing the nuclear safety input to bids
Producing estimates for bids
Independent assessment of the technical basis of claims and disputes

Growth
Building and maintaining customer relationships
Growing the business through the identification and development of opportunities
Representing the discipline to customers, regulatory and external bodies

Functional
Maintaining awareness of wider industry process and project developments
Reviewing industry best practice for implementation
Undertaking any special duties as may be specified from time to time by the Functional Leader
Ensuring that deployed resources are suitably qualified and experienced personnel
Directing and supervising the work of technical specialists within the same discipline

Processes
Input to development of processes and procedures that are pragmatic, proportionate, scalable and widely applicable
Ensuring that processes and procedures are correctly applied to technical activities


Previous experience working in support of the UK submarine programme and new nuclear build.
individuals with broader non-nuclear safety case expertise may also be considered.


TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor Honours Degree (minimum) in Science or Engineering related discipline
Chartered Status (not essential)