Safety Case & Human Factors - NDA group graduates 2027

As part of the NDA group Graduate Programme, you will have the opportunity to gain experience across the organisations that make up the NDA group, working in a variety of teams, locations, and environments. You'll contribute to meaningful work that has a lasting impact, helping to support the safe, secure, and sustainable management of the UK's nuclear legacy. Along the way, you'll learn from industry experts, build valuable networks, and develop a broad range of technical, professional, and behavioural skills that will prepare you for a successful career in the nuclear sector.

Job Description

The Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality (EHSS&Q) Job Family supports the NDA group in operating safely, securely, responsibly, and in line with relevant standards and requirements. Professionals within this family help protect people, assets, information, communities, and the environment by identifying risks, promoting high standards, and supporting informed decision-making across complex operational and project environments.

This job family plays a vital role in maintaining compliance, driving continuous improvement, strengthening organisational resilience, and ensuring work is delivered safely and effectively in some of the UK's most challenging environments.

Safety Case professionals play a critical role in demonstrating that nuclear facilities, activities, and proposed changes can be operated, modified, and decommissioned safely. They assess hazards, analyse risks, and develop the evidence, arguments, and controls needed to support compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Human Factors specialists focus on understanding the interaction between people, equipment, systems, processes, and working environments. Their work helps optimise human performance, reduce the likelihood of error, and improve the safety, reliability, and effectiveness of complex operations.

Together, these disciplines support informed decision-making, enable safe innovation, and help ensure that nuclear activities are planned, delivered, and managed safely throughout their lifecycle.

As a Safety Case and Human Factors Graduate, you will contribute to work that underpins the safe delivery of one of the UK's most complex and nationally significant environmental programmes.

Safety Case and Human Factors professionals play a vital role in ensuring nuclear facilities and activities can be operated, modified, and decommissioned safely. Through your placements, you will develop specialist knowledge in disciplines that help organisations understand hazards, manage risks, and make informed decisions in complex environments.

Working alongside experienced specialists and multidisciplinary teams, you may contribute to activities such as hazard identification, risk assessment, safety case development, safety documentation, human performance and behavioural analysis, technical governance, and regulatory compliance. You will develop an understanding of how these disciplines work together to support safe and effective operations.

You could gain exposure to operational, engineering, and project environments, helping to support technical assessments, evidence gathering, safety reviews, operational planning, and performance improvement initiatives. This breadth of experience will provide valuable insight into how safety and human performance considerations influence major programmes and projects.

Through this pathway, you will develop an understanding of how robust safety arguments, effective risk management, and human-centred design help organisations maintain high standards of safety, reliability, and performance.

This pathway would suit individuals who enjoy analysing complex problems, evaluating evidence, and helping organisations make informed decisions.

Whether your interests lie in risk assessment, nuclear safety, human behaviour, organisational performance, or regulatory compliance, this pathway will provide valuable experience in a unique and nationally important industry.

Location

Various UK Locations

The NDA group operates from more than 30 sites and office locations across England, Scotland, and Wales. Applicants must be geographically flexible and willing to relocate to any of our sites to support business requirements and development opportunities across the programme.

Support is available to help graduates relocate where required.

Why us?

Throughout your two-year journey on the NDA group graduates programme, you will be employed by Energus and complete two 12-month secondments within the NDA group.

At the end of the programme, we will support you to secure a role within the NDA group or within the wider nuclear sector, helping you take the next step in your career.

Benefits whilst on the programme include:

• Annual salary of £32,000
• A comprehensive, tailored programme of professional development worth £9,900 which includes Membership of up to 2 professional institutions
• A robust support network which includes a dedicated mentor, a company lead, access to our graduate and employee networks, and a pastoral care professional
• Generously funded travel & subsistence to support with travel to training and events
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and 6 additional discretionary days leave
• Membership of Energus' Contributory pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Aviva DigiCare+ (to help you take control of your health and wellbeing), and our Cycle2Work Scheme

To be considered for a place on our prestigious programmes, you will need

• A minimum of a 2:2 in a relevant degree subject
• The right to work in the UK for the duration of the programme.
• To be willing and able to travel and relocate to any of the offices/sites that host secondments for your chosen programme. Secondments are organised to maximise your development and are aligned to business needs.
• To show that you personify our group values of Respect, Openness, Collaboration, Performance, & Creativity

Any offers will be conditional upon you providing proof of your right to work and passing security clearance and vetting checks.

Recruitment stages

The recruitment and selection process consists of the following stages:

• Online application form - please complete all required sections of the application to ensure this is submitted successfully.
• Psychometric assessment - called Neurosight, this will be sent via email.
• Online interview - a 30-minute video interview with representatives from one of the sponsoring organisations.
• Assessment centre – these will be delivered face to face and will involve various activities, alongside insightful information around the nuclear industry and our programme.
• Offer - following our assessment centres, we aim to issue outcomes within two weeks. Successful candidates will begin their exciting journey as an NDA group Graduate, working with our dedicated Energus People & Skills team to complete security paperwork ahead of starting the programme in September 2027.
• Onboarding - we welcome all our graduates ahead of the start date, through social media groups and welcome sessions, ensuring you are prepared, and any support required is in place, providing you with the best start to your exciting future as an NDA group Graduate.

Face-to-face assessment centres will take place in early 2027. If you are invited to an assessment centre and are unable to attend, unfortunately, you may be unable to complete the selection process.

We encourage you to regularly check emails throughout the selection process, as all correspondence including selection invitations will be sent via email.

Closing Date: 12:00 (noon) Friday 6th November 2026

Any applications received after this date will not be considered. We reserve the right to close a role early should we receive sufficient applications. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Please note only one NDA group Graduates application is required, please do not submit multiple applications.

Vetting

Individuals holding National Security Vetting (NSV) have several key responsibilities, primarily revolving around maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive information and reporting any potential security concerns. They must ensure their clearance remains valid, promptly report any changes in their circumstances that might affect their clearance, and adhere to local security protocols.

You can learn more about your security obligations here: United Kingdom Security Vetting: Existing clearance holders before you submit your application to Energus.

As proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme, Energus aims to create a fair and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you have a disability or health condition and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know – we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. We are committed to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. In the event of a high number of eligible applicants, we will prioritise those whose skills and experience most closely match the requirements of the role.