Operations and Safety Team Lead

Job Description
Holtec International and its subsidiary companies are designing an unconditionally safe and secure source of clean energy, the SMR-160 small modular reactor. The Position is offered by Holtec Britain as a member of the Holtec International family, a global turnkey supplier of equipment and systems for nuclear, solar, geothermal, and fossil power generation sectors of the energy industry. Come join a growing multidisciplinary team of engineers designing the next generation nuclear power station. The Operations and Safety Team Lead will lead and manage a team of engineers producing the Conventional & Fire Safety and Human Factors Safety Case for submission to the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for use in the Generic Design Assessment (GDA). This requires leadership experience in the production of nuclear safety case documentation in support of a developing reactor design to meet UK regulatory expectations and experience with leading and managing technical teams. The Team Lead will report through the Head of Licensing to the GDA Project Director and will build strong a relationship with the US SMR Operations & Safety Lead. The UK GDA is a critical element for commercial deployment of SMR-160s word-wide, and this role provides a unique opportunity in an exciting emerging technology and energy marketplace.
Experience Requirements
Experience should include:
Managing and leading technical teams
Safety case document production experience and experience with ONR’s Safety Assessment Principles
Conventional safety requirements derivation and demonstrating compliance (e.g., risk assessments of significant hazards)
Fire safety requirements derivation, fire safety strategies and mitigation measures
Human Factors requirements derivation, identification of key HF standards and knowledge of HF design guidance
Specific Areas of Responsibility:
Delivery of Conventional & Fire Safety and Human Factors Safety Case for GDA
Providing line management and coordinating the team, being responsible for coaching and mentoring to develop the team and the individuals in technical skills and in personal skills enabling them to deliver
Prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external organizations including the nuclear regulators
Interact with regulators to explain safety case and supporting substantiation
Support UK team development, participating in interviews
Minimum Requirements:
Degree qualified in an engineering or science related discipline
Experience in developing nuclear safety cases for plant operations
Ability to work independently and balance competing priorities
Strong interpersonal skills
Able to engage credibly within and external to the business
Strong presentation and communication skills – able to present at multiple organisational levels and to external regulatory stakeholders
A credible decision maker, able to create confidence through crafting of strong justifications and arguments
Eligible to work under 10 CFR Part 810
Desired Skills
Experience in Human Factors Task and Error analysis
HRA and Human Based Safety Claims
Experience with the ONR SyAPs
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