Senior Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics Consultant

Senior Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics Consultant

Salary: £71,000-£82,000 per annum

Location: Manchester or Bristol

Working Pattern: Flexible hybrid working model with time split between office, client sites, and home.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining thermal-hydraulic models of nuclear plant systems using industry standard codes
• Analysing fault sequences, transients, and system behaviours to inform design decisions and nuclear safety cases
• Providing authoritative interpretation of model results and underlying physical phenomena
• Supporting model verification, validation and best practice application
• Communicating complex technical outputs clearly and concisely to clients, regulators and internal stakeholders

What We're Looking For

• Strong understanding of fluid flow, heat transfer, thermal hydraulics and multiphase flows
• A degree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics or related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• Demonstrable experience in nuclear thermal hydraulics supporting plant design and/or operations (codes such as RELAP, GOTHIC, CATHARE, TRACE, VIPRE, S5K)
• Experience in transient and fault analysis within nuclear safety contexts
• Ability to interpret, validate and clearly explain complex modelling outputs

Personal & Consultancy Skills

• Independently manage and deliver work to meet client requirements
• Experience contributing to proposal writing, client liaison and business development
• Strong communication skills, engaging effectively through meetings, presentations, written reports, commercial bids and technical discussions

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual reviews
• 25 days' holiday, with option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development and career support
• Life assurance and private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked to company performance
• Paid membership fees and support towards professional accreditation
• Cycle to Work scheme and seasonal ticket loan
• A range of flexible benefits tailored to your personal requirements

All candidates must undergo pre employment screening and satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.