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Senior Engineering Manager – Nuclear Substantiation

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Job Title: Senior Engineering Manager – Nuclear Substantiation

Location: Barrow-in-Furness – Hybrid

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

Management of the production and review of Safety Case Documentation including: Nuclear Substantiation Documentation (summary reports, engineering schedules, bridging documents and safety management documents) for all site Nuclear facilities, & Radiological Substantiation Documentation

Peer review of Safety Case Documentation, including; Site Safety Cases, SCAFs (Safety Case Amendment Forms), Hazard reports, Reliability assessments, Hazard Analysis reports and Other supporting documents

Intelligent customer review of 3rd party produced substantiation

Presenting updates/outputs to Nuclear Safety Committees for review and approval

Team management of approx. 10 members with daily programme management and planning

Supporting the Periodic Review of Safety, through Subject Matter Expert (SME) review and implementation of actions/improvements

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Technical report writing

Experience working in a high hazard industry (nuclear, rail, oil and gas, aerospace, automotive, or other regulated high hazard industry)

Document planning & people management experience

Desirable:

Nuclear safety case or substantiation experience

Stakeholder management experience

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

The Nuclear substantiation Team:

You will be joining an ever-expanding team with some great development opportunities both in the technical and managerial streams. Native to the team, there are opportunities to get involved in the design substantiation and safety justification of a variety of assets and facilities spanning mechanical, civil & structural, and electrical, in addition to getting involved in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and simulation using the latest cutting-edge tools and techniques. This also involves regular interaction and joint working with the Engineering Authority, Site Specialist Engineers, Site Safety Case, Human Factors, as well as Boat Services and Boat Build functions delivering an exceptionally varied and diverse scope. This interaction offers plenty of development opportunities both in terms of stretch objectives and informal extended collaboration to suite you and your career aspirations.

Whether you are an experienced Engineering Manager or an aspiring Principal Engineer, there could be an exciting and fulfilling opportunity waiting for you at the Nuclear Substantiation team – SEA (DDC) at BAE Systems. Apply today to see how far you can go. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarine 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: 27th June 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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