Nuclear - Safety Consultant (WOME) - #2157196

Salary range: £50,000 per annum - £65,000 depending on skills and experience.

Location: Remote/Hybrid

Closing Date: Friday 23rd October 2026. We encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible.

Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Occam Group, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home.

Occam Group Ltd

Whilst systems may be complex, support solutions need not be. We believe in providing straightforward, high quality, good value engineering consultancy and support. We aim to use our knowledge and expertise to develop a safer and more sustainable future because we recognise the importance of having a positive impact on the future of our planet and society.

Job Description

We are looking to expand our growing team with an individual who demonstrates a strong combination of Defence nuclear-domain awareness, Weapons Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (WOME) engineering competence, and safety and assurance expertise. Day to day, you will work with clients providing high quality specialist consultancy services. You will use your engineering knowledge and experience to deliver critical support to defence programmes, with a focus on the operation, through-life support and assurance of complex systems.

Duties to include

• Author, review of safety management plans and safety cases, technical reports, and engineering documentation.
• Undertaking detailed hazard and risk analyses
• Deriving, and demonstrating compliance with safety requirements.
• Providing domain support to WOME integration activities
• Supporting OME certification and qualification strategies and programmes
  
  

Requirements

Essential Requirements

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent experience) preferably in a related technical discipline.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in Defence
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Defence nuclear safety management.
• Knowledge of the legislative and regulatory requirements applied within the Defence nuclear domain and to WOME.
• Excellent communication skills
• Customer focused and able to develop strong relationships and understand problems
• Experience of working in teams and developing others
  
  

Desirable Requirements

• Chartered Engineer Status working towards chartership
• Consultancy experience
• SC and / or DV security clearance
  
  

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Nuclear & OME professional. If you're ready to apply your skills and develop in a fast-paced, supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you!

Due to the nature of the work that the Occam Group undertake, you must be a sole UK national in order to apply. You will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

For more information, please visit - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK

Benefits

We provide our people with excellent benefits package that comprises of:

• Annual bonus linked to company and individual performance
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Loyalty Leave
• Attractive pension scheme - matched pension contributions, up to 8% from day one
• Family Friendly Policies
• Private healthcare
• Targeted professional development
• Life Assurance (4x salary) and Income Protection (75% of salary)
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• EV lease salary sacrifice scheme
  
  

Individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, as we believe that diversity and inclusion are fundamental to creating a dynamic and thriving workplace culture.