Senior Consultant - Human Factors

Lloyds Register; Halifax; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international technical service provider seeks a Senior Human Factors Specialist to support client projects and help shape the strategic vision of the team. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Human Factors, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to professional growth. Opportunities for hybrid or remote work are available, with projects involving international travel.

Benefits

People development programmes

International travel opportunities

Inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Human Factors specialist.
• Strong knowledge of Human Factors techniques, principles, and standards.
• Ability to conduct user research and testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support multidisciplinary projects within the Human Factors team.
• Establish and develop long-term client relationships.
• Develop technical proposals for clients including costs and timescales.

Skills

Human Factors Engineering

Human Reliability Assessments

Human-Centered Design

Usability Assessments

Excellent communication

Customer focus

Education

Degree in Human Factors Engineering or Psychology

Job description

Location : Global (home office / hybrid)

What we’re looking for

As part of this role, as a Senior Human Factors Specialist, you will provide specialist knowledge to support client projects and the strategic direction for the Human Factors team.

What we offer you

The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose, is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes. We offer full regular employment.

The position will ideally be based in one of the following locations (Southampton, UK; Bristol, UK; Halifax, Canada; Miami, USA; Dubai, UAE) however we are open to hybrid / remote working from other locations.

You will :

• Lead and support projects within the Human Factors Team ensuring that they are managed and delivered to a high quality, within budgetary and contractual commitments.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary projects, working alongside other technical teams within Lloyd’s Register, ensuring that Human Factors expertise are delivered to a high standard and project commitments are met.
• Support the Team Lead deliver the department's strategic vision and goals.
• Establish, develop and maintain long-term client relationships, using feedback to continually enhance our existing portfolio of services, processes / procedures and deliverables.
• Expand on or develop business opportunities to offer clients and where necessary present and promote these internally and externally.
• Develop technical proposals for clients, including estimated costs and timescales for delivery.
• Conduct activities in line with internal procedures, accreditation schemes, relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Pursue continuous professional development and maintain a high degree of discipline, knowledge and industry awareness, including the support of relevant working groups, seminars and conferences.
• Support the development of others within the team through coaching and effective knowledge sharing.
• Plan and participate in exciting and diverse global projects, including regular international travel to shoreside client locations and sailing with vessels of various types.
• Take on a people management role within the team (if interested and competence is demonstrated).

You will need :

• A degree or equivalent from a tertiary organisation recognised by Lloyd’s Register in Human Factors Engineering, Psychology, or a related field (minimum of two years programme) or Qualifications from a marine or nautical institution and relevant sea-going experience as a certificated ship’s officer.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a Human Factors specialist with experience in one or more of the following :

Human Factors Engineering / Ergonomic Assessments

• Human Reliability Assessments (HRA)
• Human-Centered Design
• Usability (GUI) and User Experience (UX) Assessments
• Safety / Organisational Culture Assessments
• Workload Assessments
• Membership of an appropriate professional institution (E.g., British Psychological Society, Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, etc.).
• Experience and technical knowledge in Human Factors techniques / principles, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in conducting user research, interviews, testing, and data analysis.
• Customer focussed, proactive and highly motivated to support clients, by meeting their deadlines and regularly updating them on progress.
• Excellent communication / influencing skills as well as strong team-working and interpersonal skills
• Excellent presentation skills, presenting to a diverse audience.
• Proficiency in the English Language commensurate with the work, with the ability to produce and technically review comprehensive and detailed written reports.
• Ability to travel internationally to client sites (shore-based facilities and aboard vessels)
• Good level of fitness in line with ENG 1 medical certification (or equivalent) requirements.
• Experience in Marine, Oil and Gas and / or Energy Sectors. (desirable)
• Training delivery / workshop facilitation experience (desirable)
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain UK or Canada Security Clearance (desirable) .
• Computer Aided Design (CAD) experience (desirable)
• Workload and fatigue management experience (desirable)

About us

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Be a part of

Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place.

Want to apply.

Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them!

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.

If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy.

We care, we share, we do the right thing.

If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register :

Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to :

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacanciesoffering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteriafor the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-termhealth condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

Find out more about Disability Confident at : www.gov.uk / disability-confident

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