Safety Case Engineer

Location: Coulport, Scotland, gb

Company Description

1. The UK’s nuclear sector has entered a renaissance, with Nuclear Energy now a vital component as the country moves towards a target of Net Zero.

Assystem provides critical support to this mission, accelerating the decommissioning and remediation of our legacy assets with a view to enabling a swifter energy transition, in parallel overcoming some of the largest engineering and environmental challenges of our generation.

As a Global top 3 independent nuclear engineering organisation, Assystem is active across the full decommissioning lifecycle. In the UK, we work across the Civil and Defence nuclear estates, pioneering agile and fit-for purpose, customer-focused solutions, drawing on our established pedigree for delivery engineering excellence. Assystem have a proud heritage gained over decades both in the UK and overseas, (delivering, supporting, managing) some of the most complex engineering projects in decommissioning, repurposing legacy assets and key new build projects such as Hinkley Point C. 

Job Description

Safety Case Engineer – Role Overview ⚙️☢️ - DV Clearance Required

The Safety Case Engineer will provide specialist safety case support to the Approving Authority (Safety Case) and DIO teams delivering infrastructure projects the client site in Helensburgh. The primary focus will be supporting the Client Capital Infrastructure Programme (CIP) and associated activities.

The role forms part of the Intelligent Customer function, supporting the development, assessment, and maintenance of nuclear and explosive safety justifications for facilities, systems, structures, and components. The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, project delivery teams, and external contractors to ensure safety cases meet arrangements and Relevant Good Practice (RGP) expectations. 🤝

Key Responsibilities 📋

The role holder will typically be required to:

• Author, develop, review, and assess safety case documentation and supporting safety arguments. 📝
• Provide specialist safety case advice to project teams and contractors. 👷‍♂️
• Review contractor-produced safety submissions against site arrangements and Relevant Good Practice (RGP). 🔍
• Support design changes, concessions, and safety justification maturity reviews. ⚙️
• Participate in and, where required, chair or facilitate hazard identification workshops (e.g. HAZID / HAZOP). ⚠️
• Present safety case positions and recommendations to Clyde nuclear safety committees and governance forums. 🏛️
• Liaise effectively with stakeholders across DIO, Navy Command, Babcock, and other delivery partners. 🤝

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Proven experience of safety case delivery or assessment within a nuclear or high hazard environment.
• Experience reviewing safety case documentation against regulatory and organisational standards.
• Experience providing safety case advice to project and delivery teams.
• Experience working within complex, multidisciplinary engineering environments.

Desirable

• Experience of safety case delivery within HMNB Clyde or a similar authorised nuclear site.
• Familiarity with UK nuclear defence safety frameworks and Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme context.
• Experience supporting infrastructure or facility modification projects in an operational environment.

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Engineering degree in a relevant discipline.
• DV clearance.
• Formal training and experience in safety case development techniques.

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.

Additional Information

Staff or umbrella contractor

These positions will ideally be Coulport based, however the Client will consider remote working with access to RedNET. RedNET is a server that allows individuals to access DV material, and can be accessed in Warrington, AWE and other locations

Security clearance:

Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance if not already security cleared to DV level

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.