Nuclear Safety Assessment Specialist Placement Programme

As a nuclear safety case assessor, you will work as part of a team to assess the risk and consequences of design, engineering, and operational failures. This will include modelling accident scenarios and identifying controls to prevent them. The role offers the opportunity to work across the whole project lifecycle including the design of new facilities, large modifications of existing facilities, production facilities, research & development facilities, and decommissioning facilities as part of a structured two-year development programme. The role also provides the opportunity to develop an understanding of how AWE interacts with its regulators. You will be engaged in technical problem-solving, preparing detailed reports to argue and justify the tolerability of nuclear, radiological, environmental, and conventional hazards, whilst liaising with a diverse group of people at many levels within the company, including operators, facility management, engineers, and regulators. The role is designed to help you:

• Develop skills in major hazard assessment and support the analysis and assessment of nuclear, radiological, chemical, explosives and other major hazards associated with actual, planned and/or decommissioned facilities, plant, equipment, or product.
• Gain experience in the development of safety assessments and justifications (e.g., Safety Cases) in line with relevant legislation, industry standards and AWE's policies, procedures and guidance.
• Continuously develop an understanding of current health and safety legislation, the ONR licensing regime and the fundamental application of the ALARP principle.
• Whilst supervised, contribute to the production and review of safety assessments, justifications.
  
  Growth Mindset; You're full of grit and determination. Clear where you are going and how you will get there.
• Curious; you're a person who loves to think outside the box. (You're a person who loves to take the box apart!).
• Innovative; you're open to learning about new technologies and ground-breaking ideas.
• Resilience; you're an advocate of 'speaking up' for yourself and others openly and constructively.
• Team Worker; you're dependable and reliable. You're interested in collaborating with and supporting others.
• Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.
• Please note that you must be a British National to apply for a role with us.
  
  Start an extraordinary career at AWE; grow your skills, learn from industry experts and become part of a community at one of the most unique companies in the UK.
  
  The opportunity to learn from subject matter experts and to develop skills that are applicable across many industries.
• A salary of £22,250
• A market leading contributory pension scheme. We will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution.
• Every second Friday off. We do this by working a 41-hour week followed by a 33-hour week.
• 270 hours annual leave a year that includes an allowance for bank holidays.
• Access to the employee discounts portal - everyday savings on retail, hospitality and leisure.
Starting date Undergraduate Placement Induction start date will be August 2025, so please avoid taking leave during this period if you are successful. This role is offered on a 12-month contract.