Safety Case Analysis Group Lead

Gloucester based role

Use your safety case expertise to guide and support one of the UK’s most complex nuclear projects!  Are you keen to lead a team whose insight strengthens the safety framework of Hinkley Point C? At EDF, Success is Personal – giving you room to grow your career while shaping a safer future for nuclear operations.

The Opportunity

As a Safety Case Analysis Group Lead, you’ll support the technical integrity of safety analysis within the HPC Design Authority. Your work will help strengthen decisions that support EDF’s transition towards An Electric Britain, keeping safety at the core of one of the UK’s most ambitious clean energy projects.

In this role, you’ll guide a specialist team delivering oversight of safety analysis topics. You’ll take ownership of safety case development that spans multiple systems and disciplines, working closely with regulators and technical partners. Your contribution will support the project’s wider journey towards An Electric Britain by ensuring safety cases remain clear, current and reliable.

Who You Are

We’re looking for a Safety Case Analysis Group Lead with clear decision‑making, strong leadership and experience working in complex safety case environments. To be shortlisted, you need to offer…

• Working knowledge of nuclear safety cases and how they are developed
• Line management experience
• Familiarity with the nuclear site licence and its requirements
• Experience dealing with regulators
• Strong leadership experience and stakeholder management and engagement skills
• Knowledge of HPC Safety Case and UK EPR Design
• Transverse studies experience
• Knowledge of nuclear technology areas of the safety case
• Preferred working knowledge of the HPC project and its processes

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading a specialist team responsible for oversight of safety analysis topics
• Planning and scheduling work programmes to meet project needs
• Managing technical competency, coaching and development across your group
• Overseeing the maintenance of safety barriers linked to the modification process
• Liaising with regulators to maintain effective regulatory interfaces

Pay, Benefits and Culture

Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, and a market‑leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days and more.

At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that’s unique to you. Here, Success is Personal – it’s your journey, powered by us.

Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.

Join us and find your success at EDF!

Closing date: 29th March 2026

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Success is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transition towards an Electric Britain.