Nuclear Safety Manager

General Information

Framatome is an international leader in nuclear energy recognized for its innovative, digital and value-added solutions for the global nuclear fleet. With worldwide expertise and a proven track record for reliability and performance, the company designs, services and installs components, fuel, and instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants. Its more than 18,000 employees work every day to help Framatome's customers supply ever cleaner, safer and more economical low-carbon energy. Visit us at www.framatome.com, and follow us on Twitter: @Framatome_ and LinkedIn: Framatome.

Framatome is owned by the EDF Group (80.5%) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI - 19.5%).

Job Opening Title: Nuclear Safety Manager

Job Type: Non-fixed term

BU Description: Installed Base BU is in charge of Framatome's nuclear engineering and services for operating nuclear plants, for new build projects, and for installations in the decommissioning phase.

The Installed Base BU has more than 60 years of international experience in all types of technologies on more than 380 reactors worldwide.

With 4,600 employees in 15 countries, the Installed Base BU has a strong identity and its vision is to: "Deliver innovative products and services by putting our high-level skills to work to guarantee throughout the world a safe and competitive, low carbon source of energy."

Job Description

EDF EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) is a subsidiary of Edvance, which is a joint venture between EDF and Framatome, established in 2018 in charge of the design and realization of nuclear islands for new projects in France and worldwide.

For the SZC Project, we are currently looking to recruit for the role of Nuclear Safety Manager.

The SZC Project Technical Directorate (TD) role is to maintain and exert the technical authority of the project. To demonstrate full control of the SZC Nuclear Island (NI) technical integration, the TD sets up the replication strategy on the NI scope, ensures the technical integration of the contributions from all disciplines, coordinates the project delegates within the technical department, and implements and delivers the overall engineering process.

Within TD, the Nuclear Safety Team is responsible for the overall coordination of activities relating to the following technical topic areas: Safety Functional Requirements, Hazards, Fault Studies, Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA), Human Factors, Security, Structural Integrity, Environment, Decommissioning, Fire, and Radiation Protection.

The key duties and responsibilities of the Nuclear Safety Manager are as follows:

1. Ensure the operational management of the Safety Team to secure delivery of Safety activities against the contract with the Client, on time and right first time.
2. Secure the replication of the Safety studies from HPC to SZC.
3. Ensure that the safety activities schedule is consistent with the project needs and resources required are appropriately staffed.
4. Ensure that possible design changes are suitably analyzed and technical issues identified and resolved by the relevant safety technical expertise.
5. Manage the interfaces with stakeholders across the Responsible Designer and Client organisations, in particular to secure the replication justification activities.
6. Oversee the formal review of technical deliverables produced by the Safety team and approve them.
7. Report on Safety Team progress across multiple Project forums and account for any gaps in hours/costs for Safety as required.

Profile

To be considered, the following qualifications, skills, and experience are essential:

1. Degree qualified Engineer (in an appropriate scientific or engineering discipline).
2. Strong knowledge of Nuclear Safety generally and EPR or PWR designs in special.
3. Fundamental experience in a relevant position (preferably from a highly regulated industry).
4. The ability to take a strategic view with good interpersonal skills and be able to communicate at all levels.
5. Motivated and disciplined with an ability to work to deadlines and prioritize work across multiple workstreams.
6. Able to review technical documents which present complex arguments clearly.
7. Take a proactive approach to management and resolution of technical topics.
8. Strong organisational and communication skills, able to liaise between multiple stakeholders and maintain a clear overview for specific topics.
9. Leadership skills.
10. Fluent English.
11. Knowledge of specific technical topics in the Safety scope (as described above) - Desirable.
12. French communication would be a bonus.

Please note: The post is restricted due to the nature of the role and the export control regulations which apply. All applicants will be subject to national security and export control vetting processes.

Benefits

At EDF we're dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives. We're delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees' physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, paid holidays, and a range of flexible benefits, such as: a company incentive bonus plan, health cover, cycle to work scheme, discounts, and employee pricing.

Please let us know if you'd like to discuss flexible working arrangements by highlighting this on your application.

Job Location: United Kingdom, Aztec West

Contract Duration: Permanent

Minimum Level of Education Required: Bachelor

Minimum Level of Experience Required: Experienced

Employment Level: Non cadre