Principal Safety Case Consultant
// Role Summary
Lead and deliver critical engineering and technical activities as a Principal Safety Case Consultant, driving safety case strategy across major defence and nuclear projects.
// Key Responsibilities
- Provide nuclear safety input throughout the project lifecycle.
- Lead HAZID, HAZOP studies and Hazard Management Strategy development.
- Manage production of radiological safety assessments and Safety Reports.
- Offer technical leadership on safety case strategy and regulatory compliance.
- Manage safety case delivery teams and supply chain oversight.
- Experience in coaching and mentoring junior consultants.
// Role Specification
About the Role
As a Principal Safety Case Consultant at Cavendish Nuclear, you will play a vital role in creating a safe and secure world. This out-of-the-ordinary role involves managing the delivery of engineering and technical activities, leveraging your process knowledge, domain expertise, and experience.
Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Provide essential nuclear safety input across all stages of the project lifecycle, supporting design development and delivery.
- Participate in and facilitate HAZID and HAZOP studies, and lead the development of robust Hazard Management Strategies.
- Manage and lead the production of radiological safety assessments and Safety Reports, including PSRs, PCSRs, and their equivalents.
- Offer technical leadership on safety case strategy, regulatory compliance, safety case documentation, and supporting technical reports and calculations.
- Manage safety case delivery teams, oversee work delivered by the Supply Chain where appropriate, and maintain visibility of progress against cost and programme targets.
About You
While nuclear experience is preferred, we welcome applicants from other highly regulated industries such as Oil & Gas, Chemicals, and Defence.
Essential Experience:
- Proven experience of working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver safety case activities across a variety of project types.
- Good understanding of core engineering disciplines and how they integrate into the development of safety cases.
- Awareness of specialist safety case areas, including criticality assessment, shielding and dose assessment, environmental assessment, human factors, and relevant legislation.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with other disciplines and a wide range of stakeholders.
- Previous experience in coaching or mentoring fellow Safety Case Consultants, supporting their development and contributing to team capability.
Qualifications:
- Engineering or science degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant discipline, with significant demonstrable experience.
- Preferably Chartered (or actively working toward Chartered Status).
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain SC Level security clearance for this role.
What We Offer
- Competitive Salary + Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Special paid leave for Reservists in the armed forces
- Holiday Trading options
- 'Be Kind Day' for volunteering
About Cavendish Nuclear
Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, comprises c5,000 specialists. Your work will contribute to critical projects in clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, shaping a future that lasts. We are committed to meaningful careers and work-life balance.
We are a disability confident committed employer and welcome applications for flexible working. Please contact careers@babcockinternational.com for reasonable adjustments.