System Safety Consultant (Defence, Nuclear, Rail)

Job Description

System Safety Consultant - Defence, Nuclear, Rail

We are looking for experienced System Safety Assurance professionals with a strong foundation in UK defence. This is a fantastic opportunity for self-starters to join a new and growing company that already has an excellent reputation for delivery.

We have a track record in using our expertise to work with stakeholders and deliver value for money, regulatory compliant outputs that are needed to make our customers' projects a success. As winners of the IET Innovation in Safety award, we know how to work at the cutting edge, to support our customers in the best way possible.

Day to day, you will work with clients providing specialist consultancy services and support business development activities. You will work from our offices, client sites and from home. To best support our clients, we sometimes need to travel; we take a flexible approach to meet both our staff and clients’ needs.

***Candidates must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK Security Vetting***

• Salary: £45k – £70k per annum, depending on experience
• Location: Office (Bristol/Manchester) / Client Sites / Home Working

Core Responsibilities

• Delivering Safety Assurance and Independent Safety Audit/Advice services.
• Technical input to projects, tenders and quotations.
• Taking active steps to ensure customer satisfaction and obtain repeat business.
• Involvement with business winning activities.

Required Experience

• Experience of management and delivery of System safety assurance, including development of Safety Management Plans, Safety Case Reports, Hazard Logs and Legislative Compliance Assessments. Preferably also experience of eCassandra, Reliability Workbench and ASCE tools, and delivery of Independent Safety Audit/Advice services.
• Experience within one or more of the following domains: Defence (covering Air; Land; Sea; Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives; Nuclear), Rail or Civil Nuclear.
• Previous consultancy experience would also be desirable.

Required Skills

• Strong customer focus, able to easily elicit and understand requirements, build professional relationships, and be trusted to deliver.
• Articulate and effective communicator, able to clearly present information verbally and within written reports.
• Organised nature, able to work with minimal supervision, work within budgets, meet deadlines and manage changing priorities.
• An optimistic and driven approach.
• Able to apply core experience and skills to support work in new domains.