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Senior Nuclear Safety Officer (Design Safety)(P5)

Vienna

  • Organization: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
  • Location: Vienna
  • Grade: Senior level - P-5, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Security policy
    • Technology, Electronics and Mechanics
    • Renewable Energy sector
    • Security and Safety
    • Monitoring and Evaluation
    • Nuclear Technology
    • Mechanics and Electronics (Engineering)
    • Internal audit and inspection
    • External Events Safety Section
    • Energy sector
  • Closing Date: Closed

Organizational Setting

The Department of Nuclear Safety and Security (NS) formulates and implements the IAEA's nuclear safety and security programme, which encompasses the Agency's activities to protect people and the environment from radiation exposure, and responds to the needs of its Member States related to nuclear safety and security.
The objective of the Division of Nuclear Installation Safety (NSNI) is to achieve and maintain a high level of safety of nuclear installations worldwide that are under design or construction or in operation. The Division does this by establishing standards of safety for the protection of health, including standards for nuclear power plants and other nuclear installations and facilities, and by providing for the application of these standards through, among other things, support for the IAEA's Technical Cooperation programme, the rendering of safety review services, the promotion of education and training, the fostering of information exchange and the coordination of research and development. In addition, the Division helps ensure safety at nuclear installations by promulgating international safety instruments such as the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors. NSNI comprises five Sections\:
•External Events Safety Section
•Operational Safety Section
•Safety Assessment Section
•Regulatory Activities Section
•Research Reactor Safety Section

The External Events Safety Section (EESS) aims to strengthen Member States' capabilities to enhance the safety of nuclear installations through the proper selection of sites, assessment of site specific hazards and the utilization of site parameters in the design of the installation. EESS develops and implements safety standards and guides for design and safety assessment, methods and tools for deterministic and probabilistic safety analysis and safety performance evaluation for all external hazards considered in the design of a nuclear facility. The Section coordinates and supports Member States in establishing and implementing the engineering safety of installations and safety assessment and capacity building activities for embarking countries in the area of site and installation design safety, construction and operations.

 

Main Purpose

 

Reporting to the Section Head, the Senior Nuclear Safety Officer (Design Safety) contributes to programme plans, integrates projects, and coordinates an integrated portfolio of projects to support a wide variety of Divisional programmes and services focussed on engineering, regulatory and operating policies and practices aimed at the improvement of the safety of nuclear installations through proper design and safety assessment methodologies in relation to external hazards.

 

Role

 

The Senior Nuclear Safety Officer (Design Safety) is\:
(1) a programme planner and project integrator, planning, developing and implementing activities aimed promoting the Divisional programmatic objectives;
(2) a scientific secretary and subject matter expert, planning and leading complex Technical Meetings and consultancies;
(3) a mission leader, planning and leading complex technical safety reviews and follow-up missions; and
(4) a technical officer, developing evaluation strategies and managing integrated project teams to implement and evaluate large and complex technical cooperation and extra-budgetary operational projects and coordinated research projects.

 

Functions / Key Results Expected

 

  • Organize and lead teams of internal and external experts to strengthen safety standards in the area of design safety and improve their implementation, including to specify the way that standards are developed, implemented and evaluated.
  • Coordinate IAEA's activities related to design safety and probabilistic safety assessment of nuclear installations, collecting the experience of Member States and developing projects, activities and events aimed at strengthening the nuclear safety of design and operating organizations with Member State regulatory bodies.
  • Consult with Member States with nuclear power programmes and those planning to embark on such a programme to identify, plan and implement safety peer reviews and other initiatives to improve the safety of their installations through state-of-the-art safety assessment programs and methods, and to assist them to strengthen, develop, maintain and implement their capacity building programs, including education, training and exercises at the national, regional and international levels.
  • Identify evolving information requirements and guide the development and management of nuclear safety information systems such as the Tosma and External Events Notification System.
  • Provide assistance and relevant expertise for the Incident Emergency System (IES); and participate in associated training events and exercises.
  • Participate as an active member and IAEA representative in professional meetings, conferences and projects.

Competencies and Expertise

Core Competencies

Name Definition
 
Communication Communicates orally and in writing in a clear, concise and impartial manner. Takes time to listen to and understand the perspectives of others and proposes solutions.
 
Achieving Results Takes initiative in defining realistic outputs and clarifying roles, responsibilities and expected results in the context of the Department/Division’s programme. Evaluates his/her results realistically, drawing conclusions from lessons learned.
 
Teamwork Actively contributes to achieving team results. Supports team decisions.
 
Planning and Organizing Plans and organizes his/her own work in support of achieving the team or Section’s priorities. Takes into account potential changes and proposes contingency plans.

 

Functional Competencies

Name Definition
 
Judgement/decision making Consults with supervisor/manager and takes decisions in full compliance with the Agency’s regulations and rules. Makes decisions reflecting best practice and professional theories and standards.
 
Partnership building Identifies and builds partnerships. Develops and maintains long lasting partnerships to strengthen relationships. Delivers programmatic outputs and acquires resources in support of Agency goals.
 
Technical/scientific credibility Ensures that work is in compliance with internationally accepted professional standards and scientific methods. Provides scientifically/technically accepted information that is credible and reliable.

 

Required Expertise

Function Name Expertise Description
     
Management and Programme Analysis Curriculum Development Expertise in drafting and finalizing publication of relevant technical reports guidelines, manuals, publications and other resources.
     
Nuclear Safety Nuclear Installations against External Hazards Knowledge of design and safety assessment process of nuclear installations in relation to external events.
     
Management and Programme Analysis Project Management Expertise in project management and leadership capabilities.
     
Nuclear Safety Safety Assessment of Nuclear Facilities Knowledge of the regulatory review process of the design safety and probabilistic safety assessment of nuclear installations for design basis and beyond design basis scenarios.
     
Nuclear Safety Structural Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Civil Engineering Knowledge of the IAEA documents relevant to design and safety assessment.

 

Qualifications, Experience and Language skills

 

  • Advanced university degree in engineering (structural/electrical/nuclear/chemical), physics, mathematics or a related field.
  • University degree in engineering (structural/electrical/nuclear/chemical), physics, mathematics or a related field with additional four years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of advanced university degree.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience, of which five years of senior level experience, and at least four years at the international level, in structural design and probabilistic safety assessment of installations in relation to external hazards.
  • Experience in applying nuclear safety principles and state-of-the-art nuclear safety techniques to national and international projects related to design and safety assessment of nuclear installations in relation to external events on the basis of national and international standards.
  • Experience in the application of IAEA Safety Standards to design and safety assessment of nuclear installations.
  • Experience in organizing and leading Technical Meetings, capacity building missions, safety review and other expert and advisory missions.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries and the ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
  • Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

 

Remuneration

 

The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $89837 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $ 43301, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; 6 weeks' annual vacation, home leave, pension plan and health insurance

 

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Applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries are encouraged

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