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Senior Safety Case Consultant

Hybrid in Warrington·Full-time·Added 8 days ago (last checked 22 Oct)

Our summary

Work mode
Hybrid, Warrington
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior level
Closing date
Apply by Thursday 29 October

Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Solid experience in the production of safety cases, with a clear understanding of associated processes and requirements.
  • Strong grasp of the ALARP principle and its application within safety assessments.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with other disciplines, including engineering and radiological protection, to deliver integrated project solutions.

Education & certifications

  • Engineering or science degree (or equivalent qualification) 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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Job Title: Senior Safety Case Consultant
Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: 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
  • Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
  • Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish Nuclear employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
  • 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

The role

At Cavendish Nuclear we are working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Safety Case Consultant at one of our key locations: Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Bristol or Newbury.

What you'll do

As a Senior Safety Case Consultant you will have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will manage the delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience.

Day to day, you will be required to:

  • Participate in / facilitate HAZID and HAZOP studies and develop Hazard Management Strategies.
  • Author and verify radiological safety assessments, including dose calculations, risk assessments and ALARP justifications.
  • Contribute to the preparation of Safety Case documentation, including Safety Reports such as PSRs, PCSRs, and their equivalents.
  • Manage the delivery of assigned work, maintaining oversight of progress against cost and programme, and proactively identifying and escalating project risks within your remit.
  • Support and mentor junior team members in the development of safety case deliverables, fostering technical growth and consistency.
  • Maintain visibility of technical and safety case strategies across projects, sharing key arguments and promoting best practice throughout the team.

How you'll work

This role is full time, 37 hours per week hours per week and offers hybrid working. This role is adaptable and can be delivered from various locations including Bristol, Warrington, or Leicester.

Closing Date: 07/10/2026

Role Type

Role Type: Full Time, Permanent
Role ID: SF61039

Essential experience of the Senior Safety Case Consultant

  • Although nuclear experience is a preference, we will consider applicants from other highly regulated industries, such as Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Defence.

Hiring process

1 interview

  • If you will work on Ministry of Defence sites you also have to meet MoD security requirements.

About Babcock International

Industry
Engineering
Founded
1891
Employees
30,000–40,000
Headquarters
London, UK

In their own words

About the company & team

Cavendish

We're Cavendish Nuclear - a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we're shaping a future that lasts - not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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