We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations. Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business. **About the Opportunity:** We are currently recruiting for a Safety Case Team Leader to lead one of our Safety Case teams within our decommissioning and radioactive waste management business. The decommissioning and radioactive waste management business provides an exciting mixture of consultancy and engineering projects, along with delivery of challenging decommissioning related EPC projects, to major clients in the UK across both the civil nuclear and defence industries. Overseas, we are delivering similarly interesting and exciting projects for clients in the Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe and Japan. The primary focus of our Safety Case teams is the provision of safety analysis and safety case support to waste management and decommissioning projects, supporting licensees, future licensees, waste management organisations and regulators. Alongside this, there are opportunities to support clients across the full Nuclear Lifecycle, including prospective licensees, reactor designers and vendors; nuclear site operators; industry bodies and regulators; and research institutions. Our reputation for safely delivering quality projects on time and budget is well recognised by our clients and our technical excellence and strong client relationships put us at the forefront of our industry, along with our proven expertise in managing large, complex projects in the UK and overseas. This provides the opportunity to experience a variety of projects and clients, collaborating to achieve outstanding results in a stimulating and quality-driven environment. You will have the opportunity to work alongside a diverse group of team members to meet our evolving customer needs. You will also be supported to develop your skills and experience as well as offered opportunities to build a successful career and lead technical teams and take responsibility for project delivery. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated candidate as a technical team leader. The candidate will be expected to manage and develop their team, as well as conducting their own technical work. You will join a friendly, highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary group. The vacancy provides an excellent opportunity for those wishing to develop their careers in our technically and commercially challenging business. We are operating under flexible working arrangements, with a mixture of office-based and home working environments. The role can be based at Birchwood or Scrabster. The role may also require travel to other sites to facilitate efficient and effective delivery. **Key Responsibilities:** The role includes both leadership and management of a safety case team alongside technical delivery. The team leader aspects of the role will include: + Line management of a team of safety case engineers including graduates and experienced consultants. + Responsibility for team safety, well-being and career development. + Project profitability and team utilisation targets. + Developing an understanding of the underlying requirements of our clients, and leading client relationships. + Bidding for and winning work, including developing business development strategies. + Growing your team and developing capability. As a Safety Case Engineer, you will be supporting nuclear clients providing Nuclear Safety Case support through the full life cycle including: + Participating in hazard identification studies (e.g. HAZIDs, HAZOPs, SWIFTs). + Supporting the preparation of qualitative and quantitative risk assessments (e.g. FTAs, FMEA, ETA, QRA). + Preparation of safety case documentation and reports. + Preparing safety case strategy reports. + Preparing technical reports. **Here's What You'll Need:** + Degree qualified or equivalent in a scientific or engineering discipline (or equivalent.) + Good communication skills and ability to articulate information. + Experience of line management, development of junior staff, mentoring or leading technical / project teams. + Experience in preparing technical reports. + An ability to make good engineering judgement whilst acknowledging limitations of knowledge. + Understanding of Safety Assessment Principles and their role and application to modern standards safety case preparation. + Knowledge and experience in the development of safety case documentation in the nuclear industry or another highly regulated industry. + Ability to interface and liaise with key clients and internal stakeholders. **Our Culture:** Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity. We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit **www.vercida.com** to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.