AtkinsRéalis

Senior or Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer

Australia · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerAtkinsRéalis
LocationAustralia
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted17 Sep 2026

Job Description

Overview

We are currently seeking a Senior or Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer, as we gear up for future workloads and current project wins. Based from either Adelaide or Sydney, you will work alongside talented colleagues across all disciplines in providing safety case leadership, support and delivery. Supported by a mature global team, the successful candidate will benefit from guidance and experience of technical leads from other parts of the global business to grow the Australian business.

Your role

We want you to help us deliver the most significant defence-related programs across Australia. You will be involved with all aspects of safety case support, including:

Shaping the nuclear safety case strategy.
Collaborate with diverse customers and stakeholders to deliver engineering solutions
Contribute to the development of complex project proposals and participate in the process of securing new business opportunities or expanding the scope of existing projects.
Provide Engineering support for design, construction and maintenance of defence platforms and infrastructure inline with stakeholder requirements and timeframes.
Forecast monitor and report upon engineering performance and to identify and mitigate technical and project risks.
Working closely with project partners to ensure a safety informed design.
Undertaking safety assessments and safety analysis.
Producing safety reports and other technical documents.
Managing/Leading Safety Case activities and teams.

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About you

You have a proven track record in safety, ideally within the defence and nuclear domains.
You are ready to make the next step in your career and join a team that will provide opportunities for growth.
You will be hungry to expand your knowledge and experience and thrive in a stretching but supportive environment.
Hold or eligible to obtain Australian Government security clearance
A good understanding of the Australian government defence ecosystem
An excellent communicator, verbal (active listener) and written (able to write concisely).

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

Flexible and hybrid work solutions
Remote work opportunities outside of country
Performance driven discretionary bonus program
Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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