Senior Environmental Interface Engineer

Role Title: Senior Environment Interface Engineer

We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we're doing something that's never been done before. We're revolutionising an industry. That's a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

We are now recruiting for the exciting role of Senior Environment Interface Engineer, to be involved in the compliance for game changing technology within the nuclear industry.

As an Environmental Interface Engineer you will play a key role in supporting the development of and licensing the Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor (RR SMR) by:

• Providing environmental assessment and advice to engineers to ensure the RR SMR applies Best Available Techniques (BAT).
• Developing and maintaining Environment and Decommissioning Design Principles and requirements, ensuring they input into the design.
• Proactively driving environmental and decommissioning requirements into design activities and provide advice and guidance in support of Engineering and others.
• Producing technical documentation in support of the environmental chapters of the fully integrated Environment, Safety, Security and Safeguards (E3S) case and supporting interactions with external stakeholders.

Key Results & Achievements

• Support the development of environmental and decommissioning design requirements, internal technical standards and guidance.
• Technical review of engineering documents with respect to Environmental and Decommissioning Principles and requirements.
• Effectively participate in optioneering workshops, HAZOP workshops and the design decision process for plants and systems to:
• Support design justification and help ensure that design proposals represent BAT and ALARP.
• Provide technical advice and support on environmental and decommissioning requirements; and environment protection function(s).
• Produce or oversee environmental assessments to support the production of environment chapters for E3S case and GDA.
• Prepare and respond to queries from customers and regulators and attend external stakeholder meetings.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch, we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Key Selection Criteria

UK Regulatory Regime

• Experience of working within the UK environmental regulatory framework on a licensed nuclear site and experience of nuclear decommissioning.
• A good understanding of the development of environment, safety or integrated E3S cases coupled with a good understanding of the environmental permitting regulations.

Optioneering and Environmental Assessment

• Ability to support design optioneering through the development of robust BAT and ALARP arguments; and HAZOP workshops by identifying environmental hazards, risks and mitigation strategies.

Fast Paced Multidisciplinary Environments

• Experience of working closely with engineering and multidisciplinary teams to develop an integrated engineering and safety solution to tight deadlines.

Communication Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills to be able to represent the project both internally and externally, experience of engaging with broad range of stakeholders.

Training & Qualification Requirements

• Degree in engineering or scientific discipline or equivalent experience.
• Chartered or working towards Chartered status with a professional engineering, or equivalent, body.

Ref 450 Department Safety & Regulatory Affairs Location Derby, Manchester, Warrington Employment type Full-time Salary £48,000 - £62,500 Closing date 29/08/2025 Role related Role Title: Senior Environment Interface Engineer

Location: Derby, Manchester, Warrington

We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we're doing something that's never been done before. We're revolutionising an industry. That's a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

We are now recruiting for the exciting role of Senior Environment Interface Engineer, to be involved in the compliance for game changing technology within the nuclear industry.

As an Environmental Interface Engineer you will play a key role in supporting the development of and licensing the Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor (RR SMR) by:

• Providing environmental assessment and advice to engineers to ensure the RR SMR applies Best Available Techniques (BAT).
• Developing and maintaining Environment and Decommissioning Design Principles and requirements, ensuring they input into the design.
• Proactively driving environmental and decommissioning requirements into design activities and provide advice and guidance in support of Engineering and others.
• Producing technical documentation in support of the environmental chapters of the fully integrated Environment, Safety, Security and Safeguards (E3S) case and supporting interactions with external stakeholders.

Key Results & Achievements

• Support the development of environmental and decommissioning design requirements, internal technical standards and guidance.
• Technical review of engineering documents with respect to Environmental and Decommissioning Principles and requirements.
• Effectively participate in optioneering workshops, HAZOP workshops and the design decision process for plants and systems to:
• Support design justification and help ensure that design proposals represent BAT and ALARP.
• Provide technical advice and support on environmental and decommissioning requirements; and environment protection function(s).
• Produce or oversee environmental assessments to support the production of environment chapters for E3S case and GDA.
• Prepare and respond to queries from customers and regulators and attend external stakeholder meetings.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch, we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Key Selection Criteria

UK Regulatory Regime

• Experience of working within the UK environmental regulatory framework on a licensed nuclear site and experience of nuclear decommissioning.

Environment Case Experience

• A good understanding of the development of environment, safety or integrated E3S cases coupled with a good understanding of the environmental permitting regulations.

Optioneering and Environmental Assessment

• Ability to support design optioneering through the development of robust BAT and ALARP arguments; and HAZOP workshops by identifying environmental hazards, risks and mitigation strategies.

Fast Paced Multidisciplinary Environments

• Experience of working closely with engineering and multidisciplinary teams to develop an integrated engineering and safety solution to tight deadlines.

Communication Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills to be able to represent the project both internally and externally, experience of engaging with broad range of stakeholders.

Training & Qualification Requirements

• Degree in engineering or scientific discipline or equivalent experience.
• Chartered or working towards Chartered status with a professional engineering, or equivalent, body.

Pay and benefits We anticipate paying a salary of between £48,000 - £62,500 DOE plus:-

• Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%
• Benefits Allowance - £2,200 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package
• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.
• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
• £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases

Company related We are Rolls-Royce SMR

Rolls-Royce SMR is a rare employer because it blends the world-class brand of Rolls Royce with an exciting start-up that has a hugely challenging mission. We're doing work that contributes to the survival of the planet. Because of our mission, there's a pace and energy that is palpable, and our leaders draw you in with their passion, energy, and determination.

We're one of a handful of employers who can genuinely say we're a strengths-based organisation - our people are here because of what makes them great, and our job is to help them make the best contribution of their careers doing work they love.

The start-up mentality coupled with our strengths-approach to people means there are opportunities to grow in ways and jobs you probably would be barred from doing in more traditional companies.

Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy, equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years . click apply for full job details