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Jacobs ITA Assessor in London, United Kingdom
Your Impact:
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
Nuclear Power Programmes are delivering client critical works to some of our major UK and European Projects. Our embedded teams are delivering support to Hinkley Point C (New build power station in the South West), Sizewell C (located in the South East), helping develop technologies in SMR (Small modular Reactor) capability and working towards building Poland's first Nuclear Power station.
Working in both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.
Independent Nuclear Assurance (INA), a function within the Safety, Security and Assurance Directorate (SS&A), is the internal regulator for the SZC project. INA independently assesses and monitors all safety related aspects of the SZC project in line with national and international best practice, and with a focus on improvement and maintaining strong nuclear safety performance.
The Independent Technical Assessment (ITA) team of the INA function provides independent review, assessment and challenge of safety case submissions, and other technical and design deliverables, to provide assurance that the final design meets the necessary nuclear safety (and other safety) standards. The team represent and communicate the ITA view to key stakeholders including the UK Nuclear Regulators (ONR and EA).
To provide assurance that the design assurance model is operating effectively, and to provide advice as to any areas for improvement.
To provide independent and impartial advice, and cold eye review as the project develops design or safety case solutions.
To provide an additional and independent technical assessment barrier for higher risk design or safety case deliverables.
Present an independent view on project processes, practices and governance to external Regulators and internal committees such as the Nuclear Safety Committee.
Support through effective assurance, oversight, challenge, and technical assessment, the Project’s Hold Point and Regulatory Commitment Processes
Support broader INA remit in accordance with the SZC INA Mandate:
Independent Assurance (Functional oversight) Team in support of function-wide assessments
The Independent Site Inspection Team for conducting site surveillances.
Here’s what you’ll need :
Experience in nuclear or other high hazard / regulated industry.
Experience in highly complex / highly technical projects, understanding of the interfaces across the many contributors that such projects demand.
Experience in the area of Civil / Structural engineering and the application to nuclear safety cases and design.
Proven track record in building relationships and influencing senior stakeholders and Regulators.
Ability to influence at all levels within a diverse project organisation.
Detailed knowledge of relevant good practice and codes/standards in areas of technical specialism.
Strong knowledge of modern standard safety cases and UK Regulatory standards and expectations.
Ability to innovate, think laterally and implement processes with an engaged and thinking approach.
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. (https://careers.jacobs.com/life-at-jacobs/)
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here. (https://www.jacobs.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity?_ga=2.1062705.1096535124.1626879887-1704311048.1575562676)
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