Nuclear Safety Case Manager - Submarines

Job Description

Nuclear Safety Case Manager - Submarines

Full Time

Derby

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Nuclear Safety Case and Human Factors Manager within the Core Production delivery business unit. As the Nuclear Safety Case Manager , you will lead a team of safety and human factors professionals to deliver safety case outputs for new and existing facilities on the Raynesway licensed sites. You will also act as the Design Authority for nuclear safety-related matters and report on safety case progress, to various business committees, to help drive safety improvements.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

What you will be doing:

As the Nuclear Safety Case Manager you will be:

Leading a team of 20+ safety engineers, criticality advisors and human factors engineers to deliver safety case outputs for new and existing facilities on the Raynesway licensed sites.

Ensuring safety case outputs are produced and governed in accordance with RRSL management arrangements and ONR licence conditions.

Acting as the Design Authority for design decisions with nuclear safety implications (subject to formal delegation from the Chief Engineer some time after beginning the role).

Playing a leading role in LC15 (Periodic Review of Safety) activities.

Acting as Intelligent Customer for safety case outputs produced by external contractors.

Providing SME input to Operations to safely enable RRSL manufacturing programmes.

Reporting on safety case progress and health at various safety committees across the business.

Position qualifications:

Experience working with nuclear safety cases (directly as a safety case professional or through an interfacing function)

Experience leading a team and managing delivery of outputs

Relevant Engineering/Science degree

Preferred requirements:

Detailed understanding of nuclear safety case methodologies and their implementation.

Understanding of the human factors contribution to nuclear safety.

Experience working on projects at varying lifecycle stages.

Experience with regulator interactions.

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Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work with RRSL.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Safety & Product Assurance

Posting Date

09 Jul 2026; 00:07

Posting End Date

23 Jul 2026