Roles and Responsibilities
- Understand ONR and EA expectations for site justification and (in conjunction with Pre-Closure and Post-Closure safety case Leads) develop NWS approach to addressing these.
- Act as NWS SME for external hazards, including for periodic safety reviews (LC 15).
- Support the development of the strategy for successful Site Licence application (SLA), defining the evolution of the site characteristics (characterisation of potentially several sites through to submission of a final Site Justification Report to underpin SLA)
- Support the development of the strategy for justification of the site with respect to the Environmental Safety Case, defining evolution of the site characteristics required for post-closure (characterisation of several sites through to justification of the preferred site to underpin environmental applications).
- Liaising with the Systems Safety Engineering lead, ensure any design requirements arising from the Siting Evaluation are appropriately captured.
- Liaising with both Pre-Closure and Post-Closure safety case leads to provide necessary site selection substantiation input to respective safety cases.
Experience Required
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly at senior management level and liaison with UK regulators.
- Ability to effectively explain complex technical issues to a wide audience (including non specialists), both verbally and in writing.
- Sound knowledge of the UK regulatory framework and the application of relevant legislation, guidance and relevant good practice within the nuclear industry or other highly regulated industry.
- In depth understanding of the role of the safety case and the assessment of internal and external hazards.
- Experienced in the mentoring, training and development of more junior staff
- Direct Safety Case delivery experience, in nuclear industry with at least 10 years experience
- Strong track record of leading large multi-disciplinary teams delivering complex, challenging, fit for purpose safety cases.
- Experience in the design of engineering measures that mitigate the risk of internal and external hazards
- Highly experienced in the development of safety case strategies and plans, co-ordinating production of safety submissions including all specialist safety input.
- Experience of liaising with Regulators.
- Experience in the analysis of structures and/or systems to characterise the loads from internal and external hazards.
- Direct experience and understanding of the science of physical processes which drive natural hazards and the derivation of hazard level/frequency relationships.
Qualifications Needed
- Degree in Engineering or Science
- Current Registration with Professional body;
- SQEP in external hazards
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