CE&I Functional Safety

Actemium UK; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic engineering firm in Chorley is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to develop functional safety requirements and deliver innovative engineering solutions across complex projects. Ideal candidates will have experience in regulated sectors, strong knowledge of IEC standards, and the ability to utilize risk-based approaches in engineering decisions. The role offers a competitive salary and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Professional and skills based development

Flexible working hours

Health Shield Cover

Modern offices with on-site gym

Employee share scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience applying functional safety / safety case methodologies in regulated or high-hazard sectors.
• Strong understanding of IEC standards: 61508, 61511, and 61513.
• Ability to justify engineering decisions using risk-based thinking.
• Familiarity with planning and project delivery processes across complex engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop clear and unambiguous functional safety requirements.
• Deliver innovative engineering solutions to meet defined requirements.
• Produce and check technical reports, calculations, and design basis documentation.
• Support fault identification through HAZOP/HAZID studies.
• Support ALARP workshops and optioneering studies to support risk reduction.

Skills

Functional safety methodologies

Understanding of IEC standards

Risk-based thinking

Project delivery processes

Job description

Overview

ACTEMIUM Design offers multidiscipline design expertise which enables us to deliver robust solutions to our customers on mission critical and strategically important projects. As part of VINCI Energies with a turnover of €14 billion, Actemium Design UK is an agile business, growing in a dynamic and sustainable manner.

As a Functional Safety Engineer at Actemium Design, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering complex and challenging nuclear and non-nuclear projects. As part of the CE&I Engineering team, you’ll be responsible for the development and delivery of engineering designs for a range of systems with significant and challenging functional safety requirements.

Scope of Role

• Working closely with mechanical, process and safety case engineers to develop clear and unambiguous functional safety requirements
• Delivering innovative engineering solutions to meet the defined requirements
• Producing and checking technical reports, calculations, and design basis documentation
• Supporting fault identification through HAZOP/HAZID studies
• Supporting ALARP workshops and optioneering studies to support risk reduction

What you’ll need

• Demonstrable experience applying functional safety / safety case methodologies in regulated or high-hazard sectors
• Strong understanding of IEC standards: 61508, 61511, and 61513
• Ability to justify engineering decisions using risk-based thinking
• Familiarity with planning and project delivery processes across complex engineering environments

About ACTEMIUM Design

ACTEMIUM Design, a trading name of North West Projects Limited, has over 35-years’ experience of multidiscipline engineering design across the full project lifecycle, including support through manufacture, testing and installation/commissioning in both the nuclear and non-nuclear environment.

Our values

• Trust and Empowerment Placing confidence in others enabling full potential.
• Team Spirit and Generosity True togetherness and willingness to share success.
• Integrity & Responsibility Doing the right thing, consistently honest & transparent.
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship New ideas whilst developing long term customer relationships.

Why choose ACTEMIUM Design?

• We offer a competitive salary package to attract and retain high performing talent.
• Innovative, collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Flexible working including hybrid and core hours patterns.
• Professional and skills based continued development though training and mentoring.
• Professional Membership fees.
• Employee share scheme.
• EV salary sacrifice scheme.
• Health Shield Cover.
• Modern offices with on-site gym, (Chorley Head office).
• Social events, charity fundraising events throughout the year.
• Signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Additional Information

Due to the nature of our work, some roles require applicants to be able to achieve and maintain security clearance criteria. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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