Senior / Principal Nuclear Safety Case Consultant

Location: UK
Sector: Nuclear
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive plus excellent benefits
Reference: SK/R/091542

Role

Principal Safety Case Consultant

Locations: Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire) or Bristol

Working Pattern: Full time (37 hours per week), hybrid working

On behalf of a leading organisation within the UK nuclear sector, we are seeking an experienced Principal Safety Case Consultant to join a highly regarded technical consultancy team supporting complex, safety‑critical programmes.

This senior role offers the opportunity to provide technical leadership, influence safety strategy, and support the delivery of major nuclear projects across the full lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver nuclear safety case activities through sound engineering judgment, regulatory knowledge, and proven leadership capability.
• Provide nuclear safety input across all stages of the project lifecycle, supporting design development and delivery.
• Participate in and facilitate HAZID and HAZOP studies, and lead the development of robust Hazard Management Strategies.
• Manage and lead the production of radiological safety assessments and Safety Reports, including PSRs, PCSRs and equivalent documentation.
• Provide technical leadership on safety case strategy, regulatory compliance, safety case documentation, and support technical reports and calculations.
• Lead safety case delivery teams, oversee supply chain outputs where required, and maintain oversight of cost, schedule, and quality.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in engineering, science, or a related discipline, with significant demonstrable experience.
• Proven experience delivering nuclear safety case activities within multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Strong understanding of core engineering disciplines and their integration into safety case development.
• 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 technical specialists, project teams, and external stakeholders.
• Experience coaching or mentoring Safety Case Consultants and contributing to the development of team capability.
• Chartered status preferred, or evidence of active progression toward chartership.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain SC level security clearance.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary plus excellent benefits.
• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance.
• Access to digital GP services, annual health checks, and wellbeing support.
• Employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping and savings portal.
• Payment of professional membership fees.
• Additional paid leave for reservists.
• Holiday trading options.

Inclusion and Flexibility

The employer is committed to building an inclusive and supportive working environment and is recognised as a Disability Confident employer. Reasonable adjustments and flexible working arrangements are actively supported and can be discussed during the recruitment process.

Application

If you are an experienced nuclear safety professional seeking a senior, influential role within a forward‑looking organisation, we would welcome your application.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and strive to increase the diversity of our workforce. We work closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.