Nuclear Engineer Jobs in United Kingdom

Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics.

We are now recruiting for Criticality Safety Assurance Engineer to join us permanently on our major projects.

Purpose and Scope :

The Criticality Safety Assurance Engineer will be responsible for the development of core nuclear criticality modelling and assessment capability and delivery support to programmes, projects and wider Amentum UK growth aspiration.

Responsibilities :

As Criticality Safety Assurance Engineer you’ll act in any criticality role required for project support and support programme and project criticality leads where requested, nuclear criticality assessment Assists Head of Profession in capability development and establishment and implementation of resource strategies, recruitment plans and competence..

Identify, implement, review and monitor Amentum and programme specific management and technical arrangements to support delivery.

Prepare and coordinate assessment and analysis delivery for projects, interfacing with engineering, project management, project controls and document management functions.

Advises Amentum leadership, engineering, programme and project management, and clients (intelligent Customer) on regulatory compliance, standards and guidance

Assists safety case assurance though project, programme and corporate requirements

Define and develop interfaces between all related functions, including engineering and projects to ensure work is delivered

Supports the client in interactions with Regulators and safety committees

Support Amentum business development function as required

Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required :

Ideally Degree (or equivalent education)

Proven experience of nuclear fire safety assessment, principally nuclear safety assessment and conventional fire safety assessment and management.

Experience of application of codes and assessment in a wide range of operations and fault scenarios.

Experience in two or more UK Nuclear Site Licensee Organisations.

Knowledge of conventional fire safety assessment

Experience of managing staff and contractors.

Knowledge of a range of nuclear hazard identification and analytical tools

Solid understanding of UK nuclear site licensing, safety assessment principles, regulatory guidance on safety assessment and nuclear Site Licence Conditions

Knowledge of Regulatory permissioning / flexible permissioning

Ability to gain and retain Security Clearance and willingness to obtain Developed Vetting

Travel will be required, for upto several days at a time in the UK and occasional overseas travel

Supervisory experience, and possess good oral and written communication skills, including presentation and report writing Good MS applications, organizational skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work

Desirable :

Experience of safety case in civil reactors and defence sector

Previous working knowledge of UK nuclear new build

Experience of international nuclear safety assessment Project management and project controls

Stakeholder management Ability to mentor and coach

Position will require ability to gain and retain Security Clearance and willingness to obtain Developed Vetting

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