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Department: Engineering - Nuclear Engineering & E3S Analysis
Location: Derby, Manchester, Warrington
Employment type: Full-time
Salary: £57,600 - £75,600
Closing date: 16/09/2025
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Role Title: Conventional Health and Safety Lead
Location: Warrington, Manchester or Derby, UK based hybrid
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.
We are now recruiting for the exciting role of
Conventional Health and Safety Lead.
Role Purpose:
The Conventional Health and Safety Engineering Lead will play a pivotal role within the Engineering Directorate, working closely with engineering design teams to ensure that the RR SMR Power Station is designed and developed in a way that reduces conventional safety risks to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP). This role will champion conventional health and safety across the engineering lifecycle, embedding best practices and legislative compliance into the design process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design Risk Management: Lead the identification, assessment, and management of conventional safety risks across the RR SMR power station. Maintain and manage the conventional design risk register.
- Safety Advocacy: Act as the primary advocate for conventional health and safety within the Engineering Directorate, promoting a culture of safety-first design thinking.
- Collaboration & Integration: Work collaboratively with the Conventional Health and Safety team within Safety and Regulatory Affairs to develop and implement effective health and safety arrangements.
- Guidance & Tools Development: Develop practical guidance, tools, and assessment frameworks to support engineering teams in applying conventional safety principles throughout the design process.
- Design Influence: Participate in design and decision reviews, providing expert input to eliminate or mitigate identified risks and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and good practice.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Degree-qualified in Engineering, Health and Safety, or a related discipline.
- Chartered status (e.g., CEng, CMIOSH) or working towards it is desirable.
- Proven experience in design safety or engineering risk management within a complex, regulated industry (e.g., nuclear, energy, infrastructure).
- Strong understanding of UK health and safety legislation and ALARP principles.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
Pay And Benefits
We anticipate paying a salary of between £57,600 - £75,600 DOE plus:-
- Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%
- Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum, 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 purchases
Company Related
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.
Our Application Process
Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
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
