Hazards Safety Case Engineer

Full Job Description

Gloucester Business Park. Hybrid, with 2/3 days in the office per week.

Join EDF as a Hazard Safety Case Engineer, and you’ll join one of the most exciting and ambitious projects within EDF.

The Opportunity…

At EDF we are building two new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point C, the first in a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK providing low carbon electricity for around six million homes. We have a fleet of operational Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors, and a Pressuriser Water Reactor at Sizewell B, and we are making preparations for the construction of two further reactors at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

We are looking for a Hazards Safety Case Engineer, who will be responsible for ensuring that internal hazards are fully considered in the design of our nuclear plant.

As a Hazards Engineer, you will be looking ahead for the lifetime of our plants and evaluating the hazards that may affect them. This includes internal hazards such as fire, flooding, dropped loads etc that could be cause by faults inside our buildings. You will consider the impact that hazards could have on the safe operation of our plant and work to ensure that we have a secure safety case.

This is an excellent opportunity for engineers who have a background in Nuclear Safety Cases or Hazards Analysis, and who are keen to apply their experience to a nuclear energy context.

Pay, benefits and culture…

Alongside a salary from £55,000 (negotiable depending on experience), we offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle, and the opportunity to earn a bonus.

At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.

We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

What you’ll be doing…

• Working with the EDF Nuclear Licensees to evaluate and determine the hazard frequencies magnitudes and effects, conducting and commissioning research where this is needed.
• Working with internal and external safety regulators to agree the strategy and requirements for safe operation.
• Modelling and analysing the impact of hazards on overall plant safety.
• Developing and authoring relevant sections of the nuclear safety case.
• Monitoring design changes arising from suppliers and construction activities.
• Developing solutions to issues identified, making recommendations, and pursuing through to closure.

Who you are…

Your background may include some of the following:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in engineering or scientific field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in design principles in a modern high hazard industry.

• An appetite for developing practical solutions to problems and following through to completion.
• Ability to work independently, to plan and manage design reviews, and able to work with different stakeholders for the development of the safety case.

• Experience in structuring and authoring UK nuclear safety cases, including application of ALARP principles.
• Experience of systematic hazard analysis on plant important to safety.
• Knowledge of Pressurised Water Reactor and EPR design.

Closing Date: 4th August 2024

Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.