Senior Safety Case Specialist

Senior Safety Case Specialist

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: From £44,110 pa (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role:

It's an exciting time to join the Environment, Safety and Health function at AWE, we are transforming the way we work and continuing to support the demand of the business. We are interested in hearing from candidates at various stages of their careers who have a working knowledge of safety assessments on nuclear projects and are interested in developing their career with us. As a Senior Safety Case Specialist, you will provide subject matter expertise in the assessment of nuclear, explosive, and other major hazards associated with actual, planned and/or decommissioned facilities, plant, equipment or product.

There are exciting opportunities to develop careers both within, and beyond, AWE.

Our safety case teams are at the forefront of a wide variety of work, involving ground-breaking innovation and technical challenges across a wide range of projects associated with:

• AWE's multibillion-pound Capital Programme of new facilities

• Planning future systems in support of the UK's long-term strategic deterrent.

• Maintaining and extending the life of existing facilities

• Decommissioning of the redundant facilities.

Ideally you will have demonstrable experience of working on multi-disciplined projects and be familiar with one or more of the following areas:

• Produce risk assessments and safety justifications for a range of facilities including radioactive, explosives and chemical plant

• Advise on strategies for the development of safety assessments (safety case/safety basis/risk assessments)

• Complete complex safety analyses, assessments, and associated documentation

To be considered for this position you will need:

• Experience in the field of safety assessment for radiological, chemical and/or explosive hazards

• The ability to undertake a range of safety assessment techniques

• A Degree in a science or engineering based subject or vocational qualification (HND or equivalent) and/or extensive practical experience

• To have worked/operated in a high hazard and/or highly regulated industry

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.

• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).

• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.

• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.

• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.

• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).

• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.

Important things you need to know:

• 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.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

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