Senior Nuclear Fire Safety Engineer

As you can see, this is a pivotal and highly visible role within our engineering organisation. You'll bring a collaborative mindset, strong technical judgement and a passion for solving complex safety challenges, alongside:

• A degree qualification in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent industry experience, with Chartered status or membership of a relevant professional institution.

• We'll ask about your experience leading safety-related engineering activities within a highly regulated or major hazard industry environment.

• Strong knowledge of fire engineering principles, hazard identification and risk assessment methodologies such as FHA, HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA or Fault Tree Analysis.

• Experience developing engineering substantiation, safety case deliverables and fire protection solutions supported by appropriate codes, standards and legislation.

• We anticipate paying a salary of between £50,650-£66,500

• Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%

• Benefits Allowance - £2,200 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package

• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.

• Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.

• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care

• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay

• £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases

Role: Senior Nuclear Fire Safety Engineer

Delivering clean, affordable energy for all

Our mission is to deliver clean, affordable energy for all. Our Small Modular Reactor (SMR) provides a British solution to a global energy challenge. We are uniquely positioned to become a world leader in SMRs and establish the UK's premier green export technology.

We'll need you to:

• Develop and manage comprehensive fire safety strategies for nuclear facilities, ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry requirements.

• Lead the production and technical review of Fire Hazard Analyses, Fire Safety Strategies, safety case documentation and ALARP justifications.

• Define and substantiate fire protection design solutions covering detection, suppression, alarms, compartmentation, evacuation and firefighting provisions.

• Collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering, safety case and regulatory teams while mentoring and developing junior engineers.

Locations: Hybrid working with one of the following as primary: Derby, Warrington, or Manchester

We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements and welcome applications from candidates based near any Rolls-Royce SMR location. Regular collaboration with colleagues and occasional travel between sites will be expected.

In this context, we are looking for a Senior Nuclear Fire Safety Engineer to support our Fire Protection Manager and the development of our Reactor Island design. Working as a key technical authority and potentially leading a small team of engineers, you will shape the fire safety strategy for one of the UK's most exciting clean energy programmes, helping deliver a safe, licensable and globally deployable reactor design.

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

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