Safety Case Engineer

A career that will deliver change. Together, we’ll help Britain achieve net zero. 

Location: Gloucester (flexible working arrangements available) 

Employment basis: Full time/Part time. Our teams are set up to work flexibly. We provide a full suite of IT equipment to ensure that our employees can adopt a blended working arrangement.  

Salary: Starting from £35,000 depending on experience, plus bonus (up to 5% of annual salary). We also offer a market-leading company pension scheme with a graded company contribution of up to 15% when matched to a personal contribution of to 7.5% of annual salary and a wide range of other benefits.

Closing date: 30th Jan 2023

The Opportunity

Are you excited by the opportunity to have a strong influence the direction, strategy and requirements within a fast-paced project environment and maturing organisation to support the delivery of a new modern standard safety case for the first new build UK reactor in decades?  Who takes personal ownership and accountability for the work you do? Are you passionate about solving complex problems and driving pragmatic solutions? Are you a proactive self-starter with a questioning attitude? Are you known for your eye for detail? 

If you are looking for a career which is rewarding, at the cutting edge of project development and where you can really make a difference, come and join our expanding Hinkley Point C (HPC) or Sizewell C (SZC) team. Work on one of the largest and most exciting projects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. When completed, each of these projects will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes over 60 years, which along with renewables, will support Britain to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

The Role

The Design Authority (DA), as part of the licensee organisation, is responsible for developing the nuclear safety case and maintaining its integrity throughout the full lifecycle of the nuclear power plant.

As a Safety Case Engineer, you will support the development of the safety case under the guidance of more experienced professionals and provide solutions to challenging issues to support the constructing, commissioning and operation of the new reactors. You will have opportunities to gain experience and work in a variety of different aspects of the safety case from developing the main Safety Report through to safety justification to support design modification.  In your role you will be supported by and need to engage with a variety of disciplines within the wider organisation (Nuclear Analysis, PWR Technology, Construction, Commissioning and Operations) as well as the designers/suppliers oversea and internal/external regulators.

More detail on the role is available on request. 

The Skills

Key attributes you will have:

•    A motivated, self-starting, dynamic who is able to work with different stakeholders for the development of the safety case; 
•    Someone who is able to pay attention to details and keen to develop;
•    Ability to work on own initiative and apply scientific/technical training to identify and resolve problems;
•    Someone with excellent organisation, communication (both written and verbal) skills, who can work autonomously and works well in teams.

There is a comprehensive Safety Case Engineer/Case Officer training programme as well as Behaviour- led Technical Leadership training available to help you bridge knowledge gaps as well as supporting your growth.

Power in Diversity

EDF is a great place to work, where everyone is welcome.

To fulfil our commitment of doing the power of good for Britain, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve.  Every worker on HPC/SZC, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities.  By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work and a more successful project. 

We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another.

Everyone is able to get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best.

Competitive Salary and Benefits

We’re dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives and we’re delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing. 

We offer a competitive salary linked to the level of experience and a company incentive bonus plan of up to 5% of the annual salary. In addition, we offer a market-leading company pension scheme with a graded company contribution of up to 10% when matched to a personal contribution of up to 5%. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits, such as: health cover, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership and other employee discounts.

Please let us know if you’d like to discuss flexible working arrangements by highlighting this on your application.