Safety Case Assurance Lead

Are you an experienced nuclear professional looking for a new challenge? Are compliance and safety your overriding priorities in the workplace? If you are looking for an exciting new opportunity to lead in the world of Nuclear during a crucial period of change, this position may be for you!

The opportunity

This is a technical leadership role and the successful candidate will be influencing the practice and culture of how the NGL Design Authority performs it’s key Licence Condition activities.  The role sits within Fleet Safety Case Assurance, which provides expert assurance to the Head of Design

Authority that the Licence Conditions they are responsible for are being discharged in a fit for purpose manner. This is done through four primary focus areas:

• Governance & Oversight of the enactment of the Maintain Design Integrity (MDI) Process,
• Supporting the delivery of adequately rigorous, fit for purpose safety cases,
• Supporting proportionate organisational response to safety case driven risks
• Driving safety case performance improvements.

 
The Maintain Design Integrity (MDI) Process is one of the top tier Company Processes identified in the Management System Manual. The purpose of the MDI Process is to underwrite continued nuclear safety through the production of technically robust documentation (safety cases).
 
This role will be based out of either our Gloucester office or our Glasgow office, working to a hybrid model with at least one day in the office per week. Some travel around the UK will be required.

Pay, benefits and culture

We can offer a competitive salary from £71,101 - £98,004 with terms and conditions covered by the EDF Nuclear Generation Company Agreement. You will be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications.

At EDF, everyone is welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We would like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility. We are a disability confident employer and we will do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.  A full training and mentoring programme will be provided.

We will value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

What you'll be doing

As the Safety Case Assurance Lead, you will:
 

• Implement significant changes to the MDI Process by delivery of the Safety Case Development Improvement Programme,
• Work closely with the Fleet Safety Case Assurance Group Head and the MDI Fleet Manager to look for opportunities to both further improve the MDI Process and to improve how the safety case practitioners across the business implement the Process,
• Coaching and influencing of safety case practitioners and stakeholders at all levels of the organisation for performance improvement.
• Working with internal and external regulators, other UK Licensees and Government to improve both EDF safety case performance, but also across the UK nuclear industry.
• Identify and drive safety case management (SCM) related training improvements through leadership of the SCM Curriculum Review Committee (CRC).
• Identify and perform safety case assurance activities to support fit for purpose safety case delivery across the nuclear fleet.

Who you are

This position requires an individual with significant experience in nuclear safety case management and production; and who has the skills to coach, influence and consult on a wide range of safety case practices: technically, process-wise and behaviourally; at all levels of the organisation; and will often require leadership on process and behavioural alignment with the Office of Nuclear Regulator (ONR).
 
We are looking for you to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Post holder will be qualified to Degree level in a technical or engineering field (or acceptable International equivalent) and have attained, or be working towards, Chartered Engineer or equivalent status in an appropriate professional body. Alternatives will be considered based on experience and relevance.
• Intermediate project and programme management skills.
• Good knowledge of the EC process and other MDI sub-processes (e.g. PSR, NSC, etc.) is highly desirable.
• Experience with the Management of Safety Cases, e.g. Case Officer (or equivalent) or holder of other safety case roles is highly desirable.
• Experience of participating in peer groups at stations, within central functions or with external parties is desirable.
• Knowledge of the Systematic Approach to Training process as applied within the corporate functions is highly desirable.
• Comfortable to support the MDI Fleet Manager in challenge up to the highest levels of the organisation to hold the company accountable for MDI related issues.

Applications for this role close on 22nd September 2024.

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