Safety Case Engineer

The main purposes of this job are to:

• Deliver safety assessments and other safety case deliverables to support the GDF Operational Safety Case
• Provide high quality safety advice to engineers, designers and other stakeholders to support the GDF Operational Safety Case
• Define and specify the work required to support the GDF Operational Safety Case
• Progress safety case deliverables through the relevant Technical Governance process steps
• Effectively communicate the key findings, outputs and conclusions of the Operational Safety Case to a wide range of stakeholders (internal/ external, technical/ non-technical)
• Ensure that safety assessments and other elements of the GDF Operational Safety Case are delivered to time, cost and quality

Ideally the job holder will have skills and experience in one or more of the following technical skill areas:

• Hazard Identification (HAZID) exercises (either leading or recording output). NWS use mostly HAZard and OPerability studies (HAZOPs), but experience of Structured What If Technique (SWIFT), Hazards of Construction (HAZCON), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) would be desirable
• Fault Studies/ Nuclear Safety Assessment
• Internal Hazards assessment
• External Hazards assessment
• Fault schedule development
• Design Basis Accident Analysis
• Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) (fault tree analysis, event tree analysis, etc.)
• Engineering schedule development and reconciliation
• Identification of Safety Functional Requirements
• Identification of Hazard Management Strategies
• Presentation of the safety case using a Claims, Argument, Evidence approach
• Radiological consequence assessment
• Radiation protection, normal operations dose assessment and shielding assessment

Additional Responsibilities

The job holder will also be expected to:

• Contribute to development of the NWS safety case capability, methodology and guidance
• Develop their own skills/ experience via Continued Professional Development (CPD) (either as part of a professional institute or independently)
• Support the GDF generic Disposal System Safety Case (gDSSC) Change Control procedure
• Contribute to the training and development of team members, including maintenance of SQEP capability, resilience and succession planning
• Interface effectively with internal GDF teams (e.g. engineering, waste management, requirements, research, post-closure, transport).
• Deal responsively, but also proactively, with a range of internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Nuclear Safety and Environmental Committee (NSEC), Independent Oversight/ Independent Assessment (IO/IA))
• Contribute to regulatory interactions
• Represent the GDF Programme and NWS at national and international fora and events
• Work collaboratively with other NWS staff and suppliers to ensure good value for money