PSA Engineer

We are now recruiting for the exciting role of PSA Engineer, to be involved in the safety and regulatory compliance for game changing technology within the nuclear industry.   

We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

Job Purpose

• We have an amazing opportunity to join the Rolls-Royce SMR Engineering Team working as a PSA Engineer. In this role you will be responsible for Developing and maintaining the PSA as part of the overall safety assessment programme, providing support across the Engineering department to advise on design options based on PSA analysis to ensure the best outcome.
• This role would require a high level of quality and governance being applied to all PSA developments and submissions to support the Environment, Safety, Security and Safeguards (E3S) Case aspects for GDA.
• The team has a unique inclusive culture and is comprised of expert professionals all working together to achieve excellence. This is a unique opportunity to uphold and develop regulation and safety whilst developing a new energy technology. Rolls Royce SMR are developing a full Small Modular Reactor system, in this role you will gain exposure to all elements and systems with an opportunity for you to pivot in your role to account for your personal interests. This, along with diverse stakeholder contact and management means you will gain invaluable experience and knowledge.
• The team is growing and there is massive scope for progression, giving you the chance to mentor more junior colleagues that join the organisation.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you. 

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch, we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Criteria

• Developing and applying PSA to Nuclear facilities in accordance with applicable codes and standards.
• Using PSA to support in the “Risk Informed” Design of a Nuclear Power Plant
• Developing and applying techniques of PSA with topics such as fault trees and event trees, reliability data analysis, internal and external hazards, risk monitor, and system dependency topics.
• Providing PSA analysis using tools such as RiskSpectrum PSA, writing macros in Excel and having knowledge of SQL.
• Communicating across Engineering teams to effectively develop and integrated Engineering & Safety solution.

Key Results

• Productive contribution to the development and review of the Rolls-Royce SMR PSA.
• Accurate and appropriate representation of the project to technical internal and external stakeholder reviews.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and maintenance of Rolls-Royce SMR’s Nuclear Safety Culture.
• Keep up to date with Nuclear Industry developments and the work of relevant external groups both in the UK and worldwide.

Training & Qualifications

• Degree Qualified in relevant field.
• Relevant demonstrated experience.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards Chartered Status with a professional engineering or equivalent body.

Pay and Benefits 

• We anticipate paying a salary of between £40,000 - £57,5000, plus:
• Bonus - Performance related bonus of up to 12.5%
• Benefits Allowance – £2,200, enabling you to create a bespoke package
• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
• £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchase

We are Rolls-Royce SMR

• Rolls-Royce SMR is a rare employer because it blends the world-class brand of Rolls Royce with an exciting start-up that has a hugely challenging mission. We’re doing work that contributes to the survival of the planet. Because of our mission, there’s a pace and energy that is palpable, and our leaders draw you in with their passion, energy, and determination.
• We’re one of a handful of employers who can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation – our people are here because of what makes them great, and our job is to help them make the best contribution of their careers doing work they love.
• The start-up mentality coupled with our strengths-approach to people means there are opportunities to grow in ways and jobs you probably would be barred from doing in more traditional companies.

Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy, equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years, helping to support the roll out of renewable generation and overcome intermittency issues

Our Culture

At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge.

Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.

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We have a 2-stage interview process. Interviews can be on-line or in-person and please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made.

Your candidate experience is at the utmost importance to us. If you are not yet ready to apply but would like to discuss any of the above or require any reasonable adjustments (e.g. being able to apply in a different format), please contact alex@pace-people.com to arrange a confidential conversation with a recruitment partner

Our Screening Process

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in following additional screening:

• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check