Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Nuclear Safety Engineer to be engaged on a permanent basis, based in Newcastle, Bristol, Glasgow, London, and Silchester.

Your purpose:

1. Shaping the nuclear safety case strategy.
2. Working closely with project partners to ensure a safety-informed design.
3. Engaging with stakeholders to facilitate 'Right First Time' delivery (including designers, clients, site, and regulatory bodies such as DNSR and ONR).
4. Undertaking safety assessments and safety analyses (e.g., HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, HAZAN).
5. Producing safety reports and other technical documents (e.g., PSR, PCSR, ALARP reports).
6. Supporting Engineering Substantiation activities.
7. Managing and leading Safety Case activities and teams.

While your office base will be in Bristol, Manchester, Silchester, or Glasgow, flexibility in work location is essential. Occasionally, our clients may call on our team to deliver work from their sites.

What you can bring:

• Proven experience in safety, ideally within the defence and nuclear domains or other highly regulated industries.
• readiness to advance your career and join a team offering growth opportunities.
• eagerness to expand your knowledge and thrive in a challenging yet supportive environment.
• Enjoyment in innovating and problem-solving.
• Embrace the digital world and explore its application in nuclear safety.
• Ability to explain complex ideas clearly, helping others understand and achieve more.
• Approachable nature, capable of building strong relationships and networks.
• Honours Degree (or equivalent) in physics, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline (minimum 2:1).
• Chartered status or working towards it.
• Technical practitioner in the Nuclear/Defence domains, demonstrating good engineering judgment and experience applying fundamental principles.

Why We're Different: Westlakes Recruit is a people solutions business understanding the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission-critical objectives. We focus solely on nuclear, developing talent pools proactively. We are committed to powering a diverse nuclear future and value applications from all qualified candidates.