Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator - Inspector Reactor Build

£46,040

This post attracts the NSQEP Recruitment Retention Allowance of up to £14,000 per annum. This allowance is discretionary and is dependent on a candidate's ability to successfully demonstrate and evidence their competence, qualifications, and experience to an independent panel of Subject Matter Experts.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Alongside your salary of £46,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £13,337 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options including a flexi-time scheme
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Highly competitive Civil Service pension scheme
• Alternative working practices such as hybrid working
• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
• In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King's birthday
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• Special paid leave for volunteering up to 6 days per year
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing - a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
• On-site gymnasium (for a small monthly fee for membership of Civil Service Sports Club)
• Loan to purchase a Bicycle (Advance on Salary)
• Defence Sports & Recreational Association (DSRA)
• Access to Defence Discount Service & Blue Light Discount
• On-site Nursery (Abbey Wood, Bristol)

This post is on the MOD Civilian Nuclear Post Control List (PCL) and may attract the Nuclear Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA). This is a discretionary allowance. The post being listed on the PCL does not mean that the post holder will have an automatic entitlement to receive the RRA. The NSQEP RRA is not a contractual allowance and can be amended or withdrawn without notice in line with MOD Main and Submarine Delivery Agency policy.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Open to UK nationals only.

As a key member of the DNSR, you will support permissioning of the safe and secure build of the UK's next-generation naval nuclear reactor plants. Working closely with the Principal Inspector, industry and MOD stakeholders, you will assess safety cases, manage regulatory issues, and ensure compliance with defence nuclear safety regulations. Your role will be critical in promoting a strong safety culture, delivering effective regulatory oversight to support safe and available submarines for UK defence. This is an exciting time to join regulation to contribute to ongoing government-backed reforms following the Nuclear Regulatory Task Force review, helping to streamline and improve how defence nuclear regulation is delivered and implemented.

• Support the Principal Inspector in assessing the Dreadnought nuclear safety case campaign and managing regulatory issues, observations and queries.
• Provide expert regulatory advice and guidance to the BAESML and NRPA Authorisee throughout the build phases of naval nuclear reactor plants.
• Conduct interventions, including inspections, to ensure sustained compliance with nuclear safety regulations and support permissioning.
• Promote and monitor the Authorisee's safety culture, including Leadership & Management for Safety and Security Informed Nuclear Safety (SINS) principles.
• Collaborate with Defence Safety Authority regulators and statutory bodies to deliver integrated and effective regulation.
• Coordinate contracted regulatory support.
• Represent DNSR at key regulatory meetings and forums.
• Raising enforcement actions if shortfalls are identified and manage regulatory noncompliance until resolved.
• Assess Nuclear Emergency Response exercises in conjunction with the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).
• Contribute to the continuous development and enforcement of Defence Safety Authority regulatory policy.
• Support DNSR emergency response activities during Defence Nuclear Emergencies and exercises.

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours

This role is advertised as 37 hours per week. Part-time working arrangements may be considered providing that business needs are met.

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 30th November 2026

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Senior Executive Officer

Permanent

Engineering
Health and Safety
Science

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Abbey Wood South, Bristol, BS34 8JH

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• Name : Nathan Brown
• Email : Nathan.Brown139@mod.gov.uk

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