Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer

Our client is a world-leading design, engineering and project management organization. They are currently seeking a Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer to join their team in Epsom.  

Your purpose:  

On a typical day working in this role, you might be leading a team to produce a hazards assessment or authoring a complex safety case, justifying, and supporting the critical decision-making in the design, operation, and/or decommissioning of nuclear facilities. On another day you may be working to influence the client’s strategic direction to support obtaining a nuclear site licence for their innovative design, networking to develop the business pipeline within your capability or doing a technical presentation to the regulator.  

This role will also provide you with the opportunity to work with diverse clients from defence, nuclear generation and nuclear new build including innovative players from the fusion and SMR markets. You will be keen to lead technical delivery of projects, address technically complex problems and present the solutions to different stakeholders. You will have the drive to deliver excellent technical work, paying attention to detail without missing out on the bigger picture.  

You will have the opportunity to contribute to and learn from the wider technical community within the company, taking advantage of the global expertise they have to foster collaboration within multidisciplinary engineering teams. You will also play a vital role in developing and mentoring junior engineers to further support their growth and improve their capability for project delivery to clients whilst strengthening your leadership skills.