Principal Safety Case Consultant

Overview

As a Principal Safety Case Consultant, you will steer safety case activities across major nuclear projects, guiding design development and compliance with regulatory requirements. You’ll lead multi-disciplinary teams, drive hazard management strategies, and oversee safety reports and assessments. This role offers hybrid working and a chance to influence safety culture and technical strategy within Cavendish Nuclear’s nuclear projects.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched pension with life assurance
• Digital GP and Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Professional fees support

Responsibilities

• Provide nuclear safety input across all lifecycle stages to support design development and delivery
• Facilitate HAZID/HAZOP studies and lead hazard management strategy development
• Lead and manage radiological safety assessments and safety reports (PSRs/PCSRs)
• Offer technical leadership on safety case strategy, regulatory compliance, and related documentation
• Manage safety case delivery teams, oversee supplier contributions, and monitor progress against cost and schedule targets

Key requirements

• Collaborative work within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver safety case activities across various project types
• Strong understanding of core engineering disciplines and their integration into safety cases
• Awareness of specialist safety case areas (criticality, shielding, dose, environmental, human factors) and relevant legislation
• Excellent communication with diverse stakeholders
• Experience in coaching or mentoring Safety Case Consultants and building team capability
• Engineering or science degree with significant demonstrable experience; Chartered status preferred
• Ability to obtain and maintain SC Level security clearance

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement
• Collaborative mindset and team leadership
• Mentoring and coaching capabilities
• Safety case strategy and regulatory compliance
• Hazard identification and risk assessment (HAZID/HAZOP)
• Radiological safety assessments and safety reports (PSRs/PCSRs)

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