Independent Nuclear Assurance Site Evaluator – Site-based – Leiston, UK

Overview

Independent Nuclear Assurance Site Evaluator – Leiston, UK

Independent Nuclear Assurance Site Evaluator

Do you naturally spot risks others miss? Are you driven to challenge, influence, and improve safety standards? If so, your strengths could help shape the future of nuclear assurance at EDF UK.

The Opportunity

As an Independent Nuclear Assurance Site Evaluator, you’ll be at the forefront of promoting excellence in nuclear power plant operations. You’ll provide independent scrutiny of safety and environmental protection activities, offering formal advice and insights where performance can be improved.

You’ll work closely with station management, supporting and influencing them in achieving best practice results and ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and company procedures. This role offers the chance to influence safety culture and contribute to the safe and reliable operation of our nuclear sites.

This role is based full-time on site at Sizewell B Power Station.

Pay, Benefits & Culture

The salary range associated with this role is between £61,730 – £110,723. You’ll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications.  We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone’s working needs are different. Whether you’re in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility. 
 
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
 
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you’ll provide internal regulation and challenge across nuclear, environmental, radiological and industrial safety domains. You’ll lead programmes, monitor compliance with Site Licence conditions, and challenge station performance to meet international standards.

You’ll conduct risk-informed inspections, attend station meetings, and produce detailed reports that offer valuable insights into all aspects of safety performance. In addition, your work will support emergency exercises, outage management, the authorisation of key personnel and long-term operation of Sizewell B.

You will collaborate with station and Central INA teams to track actions, evaluate trends, and build relationships that foster a strong safety culture. Your observations and assessments will help shape the future of nuclear safety at EDF UK.

Who You Are

You hold a degree, HND, or HNC in a technical or engineering field, or an equivalent qualification. With several years of post-graduate experience, you bring a deep understanding of safety management, regulatory processes, and human performance principles. You will also have experience of working with pressurised water reactors.

You are a clear communicator with strong analytical skills and a questioning attitude. You are adept at building relationships across all levels of the organisation and have experience in project management, decision-making, and influencing. Chartered membership of a professional body or equivalent professional stature is desirable.

Applications close for this role on 18th September 2025, with interviews following shortly after.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) which will, ordinarily, require you to have British residency for the last 3 years.

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