Internal Vacancies

The salary range for this position is £69,047 to £81,867 (Grade 3B).

If you have any queries regarding the position itself please contact Stephen Brinsden.

Please be aware that all new appointments will be made in-line with the PLC ‘New’ terms & conditions. Therefore, if you are not already on PLC ‘New’ terms & conditions and you are selected and accept this role, there will be changes made to your contractual terms. The terms and conditions of the role will be made clear in the offer letter. 

If you have any queries about the impact of applying for this role on your terms & conditions, pay, pension or benefits, please contact the HR Support Team.

Job Description for Safety Case Manager / Safety Case Manager (Projects):

UKNNL is a place where people do things that have never been done before. Where experts in all kinds of fields come together to solve some of society’s biggest challenges and turn groundbreaking ideas into reality. Being part of UKNNL means being at the cutting-edge of the nuclear industry. It means having the freedom to share your ideas and shape our evolving organisation and it means collaborating with some of the smartest minds around to push the boundaries of science, technology and innovation. 

UKNNL are seeking to build resilience in their safety case management capacity across facilities and projects.

A Safety Case Manager (Projects) (SCM(P)) is a project-specific role to support the UKNNL Safety Case Delivery Lead and facility Safety Case Managers to ensure the company's continued compliance with all safety case-related Site Licence Conditions (principally LC14, 15, 23, 27).

The SCM(P) is responsible for the planning, alignment, development and implementation of safety cases required to meet project demands. The role is required to ensure that the safety case is delivered in a clear and user-friendly way all stakeholders. The SCM(P) is a lead role and must be able to perform duties with minimal management direction. 

Main Responsibilities for Safety Case Manager / Safety Case Manager (Projects):

• Lead implementation of governance arrangements to ensure appropriate legislative, regulatory, environmental, safety and quality requirements are complied with across their area of responsibility.
• Develop, implement and maintain a clear strategy for the ongoing management of the project safety case in line with the relevant process arrangements.
• Act as the customer (on behalf of the SCO) regarding project safety case requirements and alignment with the facility safety case. They shall be the primary point of contact for project safety case issues.
• Sponsor documentation through the safety committee (PMP, MSC).
• Ensure the project safety case is clear, fit for purpose, pragmatic and user friendly.
• Provide high quality safety case advice to all stakeholders.
• Identify and drive improvement initiatives on safety case understanding and implementation in the workplace.
• Look for, use and share learning from internal and external sources and from events and good practice.
• Support the training and development of safety case team members in line with the safety case workbook, career pathway and business requirements.
• Maintain up to date detailed knowledge of relevant legislative, regulatory and company policy, standards and procedures.
• Maintain a working knowledge of applicable regulations, processes and industry good practice, through attendance at relevant forums within the wider safety case community and benchmarking with other organisations. They shall be responsible for managing implementation of these back in the workplace.
  

Essential Criteria for Safety Case Manager / Safety Case Manager (Projects):

• Experienced in working in a regulated industry, detail orientated, and able to work to stringent deadlines.
• Compliance professional, educated to Degree level (or equivalent), with extensive demonstrable practical and relevant experience in a safety case management role. 
• Must demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret complex information from several, sometimes conflicting or novel sources, with a proven problem-solving ability in order to make decisions based upon this information.
• Highly motivated with the ability to communicate concepts to diverse audiences with varying skills.
• Experience of remaining calm under stressful circumstances.
• Evidence of self-motivation with demonstrable levels of drive, energy and resilience.
• Ability to communicate key information both verbal and written with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to influence, communicate and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders across a team and business area.
• Good analytical thinking skills, with experience of solving novel and possibly challenging technical issues.
• Good understanding of ALARP principles.
• Good planning skills.
• Computer literate with MS Office suite.
• Ability to obtain DV level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial, criminal record checks, interview plus 10 years of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Safety Case Manager / Safety Case Manager (Projects):

• Fully conversant with SLP 2.17 suite.
• SCM workbook completed.
• A thorough awareness of nuclear and conventional safety and security requirements applicable to their area(s) of responsibility.