Principal Safety Assessment Specialist

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 64,000 - GBP 102,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense infrastructure firm in the UK is seeking a Principal Safety Assessment Specialist to manage technical safety documentation and assessments within their Infrastructure Project Delivery team. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in safety assessment, particularly in nuclear or high hazard industries, and hold a relevant degree or vocational qualification. This role requires strong interpersonal, report writing, and mentoring skills. A competitive salary package is offered, along with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in safety assessment for radiological, chemical and/or explosive hazards.
• Experience in nuclear, high hazard and/or highly regulated industries.
• Professional membership to a relevant chartered body required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the technical input to safety documentation.
• Deliver safety assessments and technical safety documentation.
• Mentor safety assessment specialists and senior members.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Report writing

Presentation skills

Technical skills in safety assessment

Mentoring abilities

Education

Degree in a science or engineering based subject

Vocational qualification (HND or equivalent)

Tools

Safety documentation techniques

Risk assessment techniques

Job description

**Location:** **RG7 4PR**, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with **free onsite parking**.**Package: £64,340 - £101,700 per annum** (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)AWE is currently recruiting for a **Principal Safety Assessment Specialist** within the **Infrastructure Project Delivery (IPD),** which is tasked with delivering a significant portfolio of conventional, nuclear, explosive new facilities together with implementing major re-kits to existing infrastructure.* Leads and manages the technical input to the planning and production of safety documentation.* Delivers safety assessments and other technical safety documentation to agreed AWE standards.* Monitors the production and delivery of safety documentation, using appropriate metrics.* Ensure the implementing safety documentation requirements meet the standards set in the MSPs.* Provides technical input to the production of Company and SESH policy, guidance and strategy.* Provides technical input to the design and/or delivery of technical training.* Mentor SAS Assessors and Senior SAS members as part of a planned development activity.* Maintain and promote high personal standards in security, environment, safety and health.* Additional accountabilities for this job profile may be defined and appointed through the Chief Engineer Management Arrangements, with appointees listed within the Company Design Authorities and Technical Authorities, as held in the company management system.* Lead a Safety Assessment Specialist team in the production, delivery of safety justification/documentation and through the governance process.* Take ownership of safety justification/documentation as directed by Group Leader, Nuclear Safety or SESH Management.* Ensuring that company strategies, policies and management system requirements for safety are communicated and understood.* Contributing to processes that assess performance of the development and use of safety assessments and Licence Condition compliance and identify where improvements could be made.* To assist with verification and checking safety documentation.* Mentoring others in safety assessment approaches, documentation and techniques.* Maintaining and promoting high standards in security, environment, safety and health.* The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.* Deputise for Group Leader, Nuclear Safety in meetings when requested.* Excellent interpersonal/communication skills, report and presentation skills.* Extensive experience in the field of safety assessment for radiological, chemical and/or explosive hazards.* Experience in a nuclear, high hazard and/or highly regulated industry.* Experience of several Domains (Management system, Front End, Project design, Commissioning, Operations, Decommissioning), gained within or outside AWE.* Experience of working/operating in a high hazard and/or highly regulated industry (probably nuclear).Degree in a science or engineering based subject or vocational qualification (HND or equivalent) and/or extensive practical experience.Safety Assessment Specialists are expected to be able to undertake a range of techniques. A list of common techniques is included in the Capability Matrix. The specific skills/ techniques that are required for a role/deployment will be identified as part of the tasking process. Extensive knowledge of these techniques is anticipated.* Professional membership to a relevant charted body.* Application of technical skills across the nuclear lifecycle (project -decommissioning).* Application of skill across different hazard types (i.e. proportional risk assessment).* Experience from across the nuclear lifecycle (projects - decommissioning).* Experience of skill from across different hazard types.The **'Working at AWE' page** on our website is where you can find full details in the **'AWE Benefits Guide'.*** We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.* You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. **The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.*** **We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.*** Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.If you’re looking for a role with excitement, intrigue and something that really makes a difference then now is the time to join AWE. We are at the start of a once in a generation – possibly two generations – programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state-of-the-art capital and construction projects – some of which have never been done before. 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