Safety Case Author

Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics.

We are now recruiting for Safety Case Author to join us permanently on our major projects.

Purpose and Scope:

As Safety Case Author you will be part of this major programme safety case capability and provides radiological safety assessment.

You will be accountable to the Safety Case manager.

Responsibilities:

As the Safety Case Author your responsibilities will include:

Undertakes radiological safety assessment, and associated activities, interfacing with engineering, project management, project controls and document management functions;

Acts in any safety assessment or equivalent role;

Supporting the Safety Case Manager;

Supporting wider Programme safety case and engineering leads when requested;

Assisting Head of Profession in capability development and establishment and implementation of resource strategies, recruitment plans and competence;

Advises Amentum and Client leadership, engineering, programme and project management, and clients (intelligent Customer), on regulatory compliance, standards and guidance;

Interfacing as necessary with suppliers;

Supporting the client in interactions with Regulators and safety committees.

Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

Ideally hold a Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent education);

Human Factors assessment, and HAZAN production;

Experience of UK and International standards, e.g. Technical Assessment Guides;

Experience of a range of nuclear hazard identification and analytical tools;

Experience of ergonomics/human factors design

Experience of relevant code (THERP, HEART etc.) application in a wide range of nuclear operations and fault scenarios;

Ability to gain and retain Security Clearance and willingness to obtain Developed Vetting;

Ability to travel for several days at a time in the UK and occasional overseas travel;

Good oral and written communication skills, including presentation and report writing;

Good MS applications, organizational skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work.

Desirable:

Experience of UK nuclear site licensing, safety assessment principles, regulatory guidance on safety assessment and nuclear Site Licence Conditions;

Experience in two or more UK Nuclear Site Licensee Organisations;

Experience of Regulatory permissioning/flexible permissioning;

Experience of safety case in civil reactors and defence sector;

Experience of international nuclear safety assessment;

Project management and project controls skills;

Stakeholder management skills;

Ability to mentor and coach.

Position will require ability to gain and retain Security Clearance and willingness to obtain Developed Vetting.

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