Overview

Title: Nuclear Safety Engineer

Salary range: £55,000 to £65,000 pa depending on experience

Location: Glasgow, Bristol, Gloucester and Leatherhead (flexible hybrid working, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home)

Closing date: 30 September 2025 (we encourage early applications)

Are you focused on nuclear safety and want to be involved in the UK\'s energy future? Do you possess meticulous attention to detail and a focus on upholding the highest safety standards? Are you ready to face the different situations posed by a changing industry?

If you answered yes, and you\'re looking to join a thriving company with sustainable growth aspirations, then this is the opportunity for you!

We are seeking experienced Nuclear Safety Engineers to join our team. Your role will involve delivering comprehensive nuclear safety cases, which may include justifying modifications to existing facilities, authoring top-level safety reports, and supporting nuclear vendors with licensing and GDA applications. You\'ll have the chance to work with a variety of clients across the UK nuclear sector, contributing to both current operations and innovative new build projects.

Current Project Highlights

• Collaborating with Nuclear Safety Groups to ensure safe deplanting of defueling stations.
• Crafting and verifying safety cases for Hinkley Point C, covering Fault Studies, Mechanical Systems, EC&I, and Electrical.
• Developing strategic safety board papers for complex design changes in critical nuclear plant components.
• Conducting regulatory engagements on Fault Studies and devising plans to address regulatory issues.
• Authoring key technical documents for the safety cases of Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C, focusing on Hazards and Normal Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality nuclear safety cases, justifications, and papers to meet client demands.
• Deliver technical work to ensure safe operation and regulatory compliance of facilities and systems.
• Apply knowledge across a range of nuclear technologies.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and training to colleagues and clients.
• Manage projects to meet time, cost, and quality expectations.
• Identify new business opportunities and generate proposals and bids.
• Create and maintain client relationships.

Requirements

• A degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in the nuclear sector or another highly regulated industry, with some focus on nuclear safety.
• Familiarity with industry standards and safety regulations related to nuclear power.
• Proficiency in safety assessments, risk analysis, and regulatory compliance.
• Proficiency in writing clear, concise safety cases that effectively justify design safety.

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

Benefits

• Happy To Talk Flexible Working
• Competitive salary
• 25 days' holiday entitlement
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Share purchase scheme
• Season rail ticket loan

Note: Information about referrals and related roles in Leatherhead and other locations is provided for applicant context and is not part of the core job description.