Westlakes Recruit are looking for an Independent Peer Review Manager - Nuclear Safety Case to join a major project on a staff basis. This role will be based on site 2 days per week in Devonport.
The role
As an Independent Peer Review Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. The Independent Nuclear Oversight (INO) Group, within the Assurance Directorate, provides compelling advice and regulatory interface on nuclear safety, radiological safety, radioactive waste management and assurance of compliance with legal and contractual requirements.
Day-to-day, the main core activity of IPR is the examination of the Site Safety Justification i.e., Plant Safety Cases, Modifications, Forward Action Plans (FAPs) and Concessions, against the Company's safety principles, criteria, and standards. The examination can involve checks on a Safety Case's completeness, logic, and methodology.
To manage IPR Department staff and support any external contract staff carrying out review of nuclear safety policy and independent peer review and maintain qualifications and experience records of such SQEPs. To act as the Intelligent Customer for reviews undertaken by contract staff
To train and develop the skills of IPR Department staff to ensure that they have the requisite competencies for future corporate needs
To ensure peer review methodologies remain consistent with recognised good practice. To promote the Company's image in external safety fora such as the Safety Directors Forum (SDF) Peer Review Forum
To collaborate with the INO function in the sharing of regulatory intelligence and to ensure consistent, collaborative programmes that leverage the most effective utilisation of the capability and capacity of both the INO and IPR teams in providing a challenge function to the Business
Recommend changes and corrective actions that will improve the company's performance in compliance with the Nuclear Site Licence, and MoD Authorisation
This role is full time, 36 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with approximately 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Independent Peer Review Manager
The IPRM must have extensive relevant, professional industrial experience and preferably well-developed recent experience in the nuclear safety field
General experience of safety related engineering in a high hazard industry. A thorough understanding of Naval Base infrastructure with a detailed understanding of submarine engineering
Significant experience in the conduct of safety analysis, ideally in a through life support environment
Knowledge of probabilistic and deterministic safety assessment, management and analysis of fault schedules and derivation of safety functional requirements
Understanding the principles of safety case claims, arguments, and evidence to demonstrate how risks are managed and controlled
Qualifications for the Independent Peer Review Manager
Level 6 STEM qualification, or L5 qualification with substantial relevant experience
Chartered Member of an Engineering, Scientific or Environmental Professional Institution Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
What we offer
Generous holiday allowance
Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Employee share scheme
Employee shopping savings portal
Payment of Professional Fees
Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
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Why We're Different:
Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission critical objectives.
Smarter, faster, more agile - we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge. We develop nuclear talent pools before you know you need them!
We do Nuclear. We only do Nuclear. We do all of Nuclear.
Powering a Diverse Nuclear Future:
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