Graduate Nuclear Safety Consultant

Regular/Permanent
United Kingdom / North West / Cheshire

Hybrid Options

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Job description

Want to feel like you are making a real difference in the Nuclear sector as a graduate in 2025? No matter where you sit in the organisation you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. During your time as a graduate Nuclear Safety Consultant, you will be part of a 2-year graduate scheme in which your employment will continue thereafter. Your work here will have a real impact on making our world safer both for now and for future generations to come. This early exposure will equip you with the breadth of knowledge to ensure you start off with a strong footing in your career with us.

Within the Nuclear Safety discipline of Orano Limited, you will deliver technically competent documents striving to exceed client requirements, by working with experienced safety consultants. There may be an opportunity to do secondments with other disciplines that you are interested in too.

Some of the specialist tasks you could be involved in are:

Delivering consultancy that meets, and exceeds the expectations of the client, regarding technical excellence, the quality of deliverables, timescales and cost in a way that supports the long-term growth of the business and its reputation.
Being an active contributor for the safety cases for high hazard category facilities/plants.
Production of all major elements of safety cases, in particular fault analysis and the identification and specification of safety systems.
Developing and presenting robust and reasoned arguments in a rational and coherent manner.
Participating in the integrated design process and interfacing with engineers and human factors specialists.
Writing modifications to nuclear safety cases.
Being part of the governance process, such as responding to client, peer review and safety committee comments.
Attendance at meetings with more senior colleagues and interaction with the client.

Our Full-Time Benefits

Competitive Salary
Private Medical Insurance at Single, Partner and Family levels
Non Contributory Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30

Ideal qualifications

We are much more interested in what you could do, than what you have already done. The Nuclear Safety team encourage diversity of thought and welcome applications of candidates with transferable skills that can be applied to our projects, therefore, all candidates will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. We understand that different people have different priorities, which is why we pride ourselves on our supportive and friendly environment and ability to provide flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Skills & Abilities

Demonstrative initiative on moderate problem solving within assigned tasks.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Good organisational skills.
Good problem-solving skills.
Good team player.
Enthusiastic and keen to learn.

Qualifications & Experience

Have a degree (or working towards) scientific or engineering degree (or equivalent)

Additional information

The assessment day will take place in 2025.

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK, and be willing to obtain SC clearance.

Travel may be required on occasion between Orano offices and Client sites. This role is Permanent, Full-time and a 37- hours a week contract. The role can be based at our Warrington or Abingdon office.

Graduate Nuclear Safety Consultant

Ref: 2024-17699

Regular/Permanent

Warrington

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Orano Ltd – Abingdon

Orano Limited est l’entité du groupe Orano opérant au Royaume-Uni. Elle intervient auprès de la majorité des clients du secteur nucléaire britannique et est spécialisée dans le démantèlement, les déchets et la gestion des matières nucléaires spéciales.
Orano Limited emploie environ 80 personnes réparties sur ses sites de Abingdon, Warrington et Whitehaven. Point d’accès à la capacité mondiale d’Orano pour tous nos clients britanniques, l’entreprise bénéficie d’une expérience de 40 ans outre-manche, alliant le savoir-faire international du groupe à l’expertise en matière de réglementation britannique et à des décennies d’expérience sur les sites nucléaires du Royaume-Uni.