About the Role
Join one of the world's leading nuclear consultancies and help establish Australia's future naval nuclear capability through the AUKUS partnership. This is a unique opportunity to apply your expertise to a nation-building program while continuing to develop your career within a globally recognized nuclear business.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver complex nuclear safety cases and safety assessments.
- Support safety substantiation, engineering justification and hazard management activities.
- Contribute to regulatory engagement and licensing programs.
- Provide technical assurance across major defence and nuclear projects.
- Work alongside multidisciplinary engineering, design and programme delivery teams.
- Support the development of Australia's sovereign nuclear capability and future nuclear workforce.
- Learn from and collaborate with leading nuclear specialists from across our global business.
Requirements
- A degree in engineering, physics, mathematics or another STEM discipline, or a completed relevant industrial apprenticeship.
- Experience delivering nuclear safety case, safety assessment or safety assurance activities.
- Experience within defence nuclear, civil nuclear or other highly regulated industries.
- Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
- A commitment to technical excellence and continuous learning.
- Chartered Engineer status or progress towards chartership.
- Must obtain and maintain an appropriate security clearance (Australian NV1 or UK SC/DV equivalent).
Skills
- Nuclear Safety Case Engineering
- Safety Assessment
- Safety Assurance
- Engineering Substantiation
- Nuclear Assurance
- Regulatory Support
- Hazard Management
Location
- Australia
- Adelaide
Work Type
- Relocation
- Full-time
Experience Level
- All levels
- Experienced
Education Level
- Degree in engineering, physics, mathematics or another STEM discipline
- Relevant industrial apprenticeship
- Chartered Engineer status or progress towards chartership
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive remuneration
Benefits
- Flexible and agile ways of working.
- Competitive remuneration and performance bonus opportunities.
- Access to world-class technical networks and nuclear specialists.
- Structured professional development and support towards chartership.
- Opportunities to work across both Australian and international nuclear programmes.
- A diverse and inclusive workplace.
- Relocation support and assistance with visa and mobility arrangements.
- Medical insurance and life insurance.
- Annual leave in line with local policy.
- Maternity leave above and beyond local provisions and paternity leave provisions.
- Professional membership/institution subscription support.
- Learning and career development.
- Employee ownership model with shared success through annual bonus opportunities and longer-term participation.
About the Company
- Mott MacDonald is a vibrant and forward-thinking engineering, management and development consultancy.
- We employ more than 800 nuclear professionals globally, supporting clients across defence nuclear, civil nuclear, fusion, decommissioning, waste management and major infrastructure programmes.
- We are an employee-owned business where collaboration, technical excellence and professional development are at the heart of what we do.
- Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
Equal Opportunity
- We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
