Senior Nuclear Safety and PSA Engineer
Your role
You will be overall responsible for the compliance with regulatory and safety requirements related to PSA (Level 1 to 3). From the identification of all possible risks (e.g. core damage, core melt and radiological releases) to providing input to design and organizational measures, to the identification of mitigating SSC’s and Human Actions and actively contributing to the design-safety interface. All this to meet probabilistic safety objectives and to ensure a balanced design of the PALLAS reactor. Other activities:
- To set clear requirements, expectations and acceptance criteria on the PSA of the PALLAS-reactor;
- Establish and follow the process and planning for the development and update of the PALLAS-reactor PSA;
- Manage and keep the oversight of the PSA work performed by contractors;
- Perform verification activities of the PSA or safety related documentation;
- Contribute to the compliance check of regulatory and (project and technical) safety;
- Defend the PSA in front of the Dutch regulatory body and manage their requests for additional information;
- Support the review and assessments of HFE, Reliability and Availability;
A full job description is available upon request.
What do you bring?
Since this is a Senior position, it goes without saying you have extensive knowledge of nuclear safety, Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA, nuclear regulations and hazard/fault identification studies. Next to in depth knowledge and broad experience, excellent stakeholder management skills are crucial, as well as the ability to communicate across borders and cultures. The most important qualifications in bullet points:
- A university degree in Engineering (e.g. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics);
- At least 10 years of relevant experience (Nuclear Safety and PSA);
- Fluent in English (spoken and written);
- Living in the Alkmaar region or are willing to relocate;
An AIVD screening (level B) is part of the selection process. More information about the screening can be found on: https://english.aivd.nl/.
A personality test and/or English language proficiency assessment may be administered if deemed necessary.
