Independent Nuclear Safety Reviewer

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Independent Nuclear Safety Reviewer
Are you an experienced nuclear professional with operations experience looking for a new challenge in the Hartlepool area? Like us, are compliance and safety your overriding priorities in the workplace? If you're looking for an exciting new opportunity to work in the world of Nuclear during a crucial period of change, this position may be for you!
The opportunity
Independent Nuclear Assurance (INA) personnel provide independent assessments of company compliance with its nuclear, radiological and industrial safety, security, health, and environmental (SSHE) obligations, and whether they are operating in a manner that promotes high levels of SSHE performance. A position is available for an INA Evaluator (Independent Nuclear Safety Review (INSR)) at Hartlepool Power Station. Positions may also be available at other nuclear power stations.
This vacancy is for an evaluator to undertake the role of Independent Nuclear Safety Review (INSR). This involves a daily independent assessment of the status of Nuclear Safety, using independent sources to challenge the station’s Nuclear Safety performance; ensuring defence in depth is optimised.
If this role sounds right for you, we’d love to hear from you!
Pay, benefits and culture
We can offer a competitive salary ranging from £71,101
- £84,892 dependent on experience and you’ll be appointed based on the parameters outlined Collective Agreement Contract as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications. This is a full-time position.
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
As the internal regulator for our sites, we strive to be influencers in the business, demonstrating role model behaviours related to safety and compliance and representing a passion for Nuclear Safety. This is an incredibly diverse and demanding role covering all aspects of the business at Hartlepool, including the provision of advice to senior station management on how culture, behaviour and everyday working practices affect operational safety performance.
You’ll be carrying out day-to-day assessments of nuclear operations and plant state, on-site inspections, reviews, and data analysis to identify shortfalls and adverse nuclear assurance trends, as well as the instigation of necessary improvements. This is with the aim of ensuring the station remains compliant with its legal obligations and continues to improve its safety performance.
You will have experience of nuclear Operations (being a current or previous Duly Authorised Person or equivalent experience or training e.g. military) and will develop into the role of Independent Nuclear Safety Reviewer (INSR). The INSR role involves a daily independent assessment of the status of Nuclear Safety, using independent sources to challenge the station’s Nuclear Safety performance, ensuring defence in depth is optimised.
Who you are
To be successful for this role, you will be qualified to HNC (or equivalent) as a minimum and a relevant Degree in a technical or engineering field (or acceptable equivalent) may be an advantage.
You should ideally have significant experience of nuclear operations (possibly being a current or previous Duly Authorised Person (DAP) (Control room DAP at a civil Nuclear Power Facility
- EDF Energy or worldwide), or equivalent experience or training (eg. Military or emergency services). Preferably 5+ years track record of implementing, advising or regulating SSHE arrangements within the nuclear, or other engineering orientated and highly regulated, industry (including defence) with an ability to think ‘outside of the box’ to identify trends, behaviours and insights that could be effective at helping improve SSHE performance.
You’ll posses good analytical skills to support critical reviews of performance, have clear, concise communication skills to ensure effective delivery of verbal or written feedback and the ability to build relationships and team working at all levels in order to establish networks and optimise their use for influencing. You’ll have the character to deliver difficult messages under potentially challenging situations with a proven track record of liaising with external SSHE regulators would be an advantage.
Applications close for this role 17th March 2024.
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