Senior Safety and Risk Consultant
Core
Lead and assure safety activities, specifically developing and integrating Safety Cases, within complex, highly regulated nuclear and defence infrastructure programmes.
Role type
Senior Safety Case Manager (Technical Authority)
Builds
Safety Cases and safety justification plans for nuclear, defence, and critical national infrastructure projects.
Domain
Nuclear engineering and Defence
Required skills
Safety Case development and management, UK regulatory framework expertise (ONR/DNSR), technical authority and independent challenge, stakeholder engagement with regulators, hazard management, analytical problem-solving, programme delivery balancing
Preferred skills
Experience across both defence and civil nuclear programmes, mentoring and safety culture development, working in ambiguous environments
Technologies
Safety Case frameworks, UK regulatory standards (ONR, DNSR)
Responsibilities
Lead development and integration of Safety Cases across design, construction, and operational phases; assure strength of safety arguments and hazard management approaches; provide oversight of safety strategies and justification plans; challenge design and safety assumptions to ensure compliant outcomes; interface with customers, stakeholders, delivery partners, and regulators.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence