Senior Engineering Manager – Nuclear Safety Regulation, Ulverston, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Senior Engineering Manager – Nuclear Safety Regulation

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Job Title: Senior Engineering Manager – Nuclear Safety Regulation

Location: Barrow-in-Furness

Salary: £70,000+ with executive level benefits including car allowance and bonus

What you’ll be doing:

Advising leaders at all levels on nuclear legislation, site license applications, and regulatory requirements

Managing relationships with regulatory bodies and deploying interface management arrangements

Overseeing the development and delivery of nuclear safety governance, assurance frameworks, and independent oversight capabilities

Overseeing the development and maintenance of the nuclear baseline together with organizational change processes

Leading the design and delivery of nuclear competence assessments and training solutions

Implementing compliance operating models for nuclear/radiological safety and development of compliant nuclear management arrangements

Preparing and maintaining nuclear safety documentation, including safety cases and associated processes

Supporting end-users with safety case requirements

Providing authoritative radiological protection advice

Promoting a strong nuclear safety culture through stewardship and leadership concepts

Your skills and experiences:

We are looking for people with a selection of skills and experience in one or more of the following:

Nuclear safety legislation, licensing, and regulatory frameworks

Goal-setting regulation and application of relevant good practice (RGP)

Safety policy, governance, and independent challenge mechanisms

Regulatory interface management and permissioning arrangements

Integrated management systems and compliance assurance

Event reporting and operational experience feedback (OEFL) systems

Development of nuclear capabilities, baselines, and organizational change management

Competency-based training frameworks using Systematic Approach to Training (SAT)

Safety case development methodologies and safety case implementation

Radiological protection, waste management

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Nuclear Safety Regulation team:

The Nuclear Safety and Regulation Department oversees the site’s nuclear regulations. The team exists to provide specialist advice and services to the business with regards to nuclear/radiological safety standards and compliance, and the development of safety cases. It is a key part of maintaining the license to operate. The purpose of this role is to provide leadership, oversight, and management of a team of nuclear safety specialists roles to deliver defined work packages to provide essential nuclear safety support to major programmes of work of strategic national and international importance. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 30 th July 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Location:: Ulverston, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Category:: Engineering

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