Senior Safety Case Engineer

Job Title: Senior Safety Case Engineer
Location: Warrington, UK
Contract Type: Flexible Hours, Inside IR35
Security Clearance: BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) - Must have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Safety Case Engineer to join our team in Warrington. This role is a contract position with flexible working hours and falls under the Inside IR35 regulations. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a BPSS check, which necessitates having lived and worked in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Guidance:
   Provide expert strategic advice to inform and direct safety-related policies, projects, and programs.
2. Nuclear Safety Integration:
   Ensure that nuclear safety requirements are effectively integrated into design projects, from conception through to completion.
3. Safety Case Strategy:
   Develop, prepare, and agree on the Safety Case Strategy, ensuring alignment with project goals and regulatory requirements.
4. Project Management:
   Oversee the delivery of safety case work within agreed budgets and timelines, ensuring stakeholder satisfaction (including Safety Case Managers, Client Teams, and Regulatory Bodies).
5. Documentation and Reporting:
   Produce, verify, and approve critical safety documentation, including calculations, analyses, design basis documents, and technical reports.
6. Stakeholder Communication:
   Act as the primary point of contact for all key stakeholders, ensuring clear and consistent communication between engineering teams, safety assessors, site managers, and other relevant parties.
7. Hazard Identification:
   Lead and participate in Hazard Identification (HAZID) studies to identify and mitigate potential risks.
8. Safety Submission Coordination:
   Coordinate the production and review of safety submissions, incorporating specialist safety input and managing the approval process.
9. Design Review and Approval:
   Review and approve design changes, technical queries, and concessions to ensure compliance with safety standards.
10. Risk Management:
    Manage project risks by closing out safety-related issues recorded in the Technical Issues and Risk Register.
11. Quality Assurance:
    Develop quality plans for safety case work packages, ensuring adherence to high standards throughout the project lifecycle.
12. Technical Scopes of Work:
    Produce, verify, and approve technical scopes of work, assess tender returns, and ensure subcontractor outputs meet design requirements.
13. Knowledge Sharing:
    Provide leadership in key technical areas, drive innovation, and facilitate the training and development of junior staff.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in a Science or Engineering-related discipline.
• Chartered status (preferred but not essential).

Experience & Knowledge:

• Extensive cross-industry experience, particularly within the nuclear sector.
• Proven experience in developing and preparing safety documentation, including Hazard Management Strategies, Safety Reports, and ALARP arguments.
• Strong background in coordinating safety submissions and managing teams to deliver complex safety cases.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory negotiation, safety management, and the provision of specialist advice.
• Experience mentoring, training, and developing junior engineers.

This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging projects within a highly specialized field, contributing to the safety and success of critical operations.