Lead Consultant - Principal Engineer - Nuclear Facilities

About Royal HaskoningDHV:

Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people’s lives with work underpinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation.

Royal HaskoningDHV is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve.

About Our Maritime Business:

Our Maritime team are at the forefront of innovative maritime planning, design and development. We are multi-disciplinary experts that work on international projects to create successful ports and maritime infrastructure worldwide. Our experience in the Defence Sector goes back 40 years.W we have undertaken projects as diverse as new naval base designs, dry dock and associated asset upgrades, through to complex studies and performance benchmarking of defence facilities around the globe. We bring innovative solutions that support platform availability that directly contributes to the defence of the realm.

We are one of the largest and most experienced teams of maritime professionals globally and we are world leaders in the production of port feasibility studies and master plans. We are also unique in terms of having the in-house capability to undertake projects throughout the life-cycle of a shipyard. From our Maritime offices in Exeter, Newcastle, Falmouth, Liverpool, London and Brighton, we lead all the company’s shipyard projects collaborating with colleagues globally!

Role Context:

We're seeking an exceptional Senior and Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer to join our team at RHDHV. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in safeguarding the future and contribute to the critical mission of maintaining submarine fleets. The main area of focus will be in the Southwest of the UK but there may be opportunities to support projects elsewhere in the UK and potentially overseas.

As a Senior / Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer, you'll provide expert advice on all aspects of submarine facilities that are required to support the Royal Navy submarine fleet. For the foreseeable future, there will be significant investment in the UK and Australian Submarine support facilities and as such you will have the opportunity to support the design and upgrade legacy and new submarine maintenance facilities.

Typical day to day activities include:

• Supporting the business and our clients by providing your expert knowledge around safety engineering.
• Provide technical advice on nuclear safety assessment processes and policy
• Act as the focal point for nuclear safety related issues
• When working on projects, ensure compliance with statutory legislation
• Support the delivery of nuclear safety cases as necessary
• Lead on the development of nuclear safety knowledge within the business.
• Work closely with key clients and partners in support of defence related projects around new infrastructure or upgrades to existing facilities.
• Where appropriate, undertake a Project Director role where your technical knowledge and experience would be beneficial.
  
  

What we feel is the required skills and experience:

• A background in nuclear / radiological / Structural safety.
• Experience of RN SSN submarine nuclear safety cases
• Good interpersonal skills and be competent in verbal and written communication.
• The ability to operate and interface effectively with senior stakeholders
• Experience in Project Management is desirable supported with recognised qualifications.
• Educated to Degree level in an Engineering or Scientific discipline and/or have relevant knowledge and experience. Chartered Engineer status is desirable or working towards this.
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.
  
  

What we can offer you:

Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That’s how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you’re connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies? Join us!

You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and working life.

This role is full time at 37.5 hours a week with a hybrid working structure and will be based at out of our Exeter Office. Agile working is available to employees, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time and condensed hours. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Our Benefits include generous holiday allowance, Contributory Pension scheme 7% employer pension contributions ensure financial security (3% employee contributions). You can contribute more through salary sacrifice., with life assurance, employee share scheme, Employee shopping savings portal and payment of Professional Fees. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave. Holiday trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave.