Conventional Health and Safety Senior Engineer

Location: Warrington, Derby or Manchester (Hybrid) 

Our Mission 

At Rolls-Royce SMR, we're delivering a new generation of nuclear power technology to provide affordable, low-carbon energy for decades to come. Join us and help shape one of the UK's most exciting engineering programmes while contributing to a cleaner and more secure energy future. 

The Team 

You'll join the Conventional Health & Safety team within Engineering, working closely with design, project and regulatory teams to ensure safety is embedded throughout the development of the Rolls-Royce SMR power station. This is a highly collaborative role with the opportunity to influence major engineering decisions and support the delivery of a safe-by-design solution. 

The Role 

As a Conventional Health & Safety Senior Engineer, you'll help drive the identification, assessment and management of health and safety risks across the SMR design programme. Working with multidisciplinary teams, you'll provide practical safety guidance, support regulatory requirements and influence design decisions that reduce risk and improve safety outcomes throughout the asset lifecycle. 

What We'll Need You to Do 

• Drive design risk management activities and ensure hazards are identified and addressed throughout the design lifecycle. 

• Facilitate hazard assessments and risk workshops, helping engineering teams develop practical and effective solutions. 

• Maintain and develop the conventional design risk register, ensuring actions and mitigations are appropriately managed. 

• Provide expert health and safety advice that influences design decisions and promotes best practice. 

• Prepare technical reports and documentation to support safety cases and regulatory submissions. 

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and industry standards. 

• Champion a positive safety culture and support continuous improvement across the programme. 

What You'll Bring 

• Degree qualification or equivalent experience in Engineering, Health & Safety or a related discipline. 

• Experience applying health and safety principles during the design phase of engineering, infrastructure, manufacturing or construction projects. 

• Knowledge of hazard identification, risk assessment and design risk management. 

• Understanding of relevant health and safety legislation, with CDM Regulations knowledge highly desirable. 

• Experience working within a regulated industry environment. 

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence constructively. 

• A collaborative, proactive approach and a genuine passion for improving safety performance. 

We know there is no such thing as a perfect candidate. If you meet most of the requirements and are excited by the opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. 

Location 

This role can be based from our Warrington, Derby or Manchester offices, with flexible and hybrid working available. Occasional travel between sites may be required. 

Salary and Package:

The salary band for this role will be between £50,600.00 - £66,500.00 dependent on the skills, values and knowledge you bring. There may be flexibility in exceptional cases, reflecting the seniority and technical leadership responsibility of the role.

Benefits include:

• Bonus – Performance‑related target opportunity up to 12.5%

• Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum for a bespoke package

• Pension – 12% employer and 6% employee contributions

• Holidays – 28 days (+ public holidays) with the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days

• Private Medical Insurance – BUPA single cover

• Life Assurance – 6× pensionable pay

• Home Office Support – £250 one‑off payment for new starters