Lead Safety Engineer - Nuclear & Defence (Hybrid)

IO Associates; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IO Associates in Bristol is seeking a Safety Engineer to support growth across safety-critical programmes in Civil Nuclear, Defence Facilities and Energy Storage. The role is hybrid (office, client sites and WFH) and leads projects from scoping through commissioning, ensuring safety requirements are met to the required standard. Strong EC&I deliverables experience and hazard analysis skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong practical knowledge of process control systems and EC&I deliverables (P&IDs, SLDs, BCDs, schematics)
• Experience delivering safety-critical work to industry standards (EC 61508 / IEC 61511 / ISO 13849 / DO-178 / DO-254)
• Experience working to ISO 9001 quality standards
• Strong written communication + client engagement and report writing
• SC cleared or clearable

Responsibilities

• Lead projects end-to-end (concept ? commissioning), managing delivery, timelines and budgets
• Specify, design and assess control, instrumentation and safety systems in safety-critical environments
• Apply safety assessment and hazard analysis techniques including HAZOP, LOPA, SIL determination, FMEA, FTA
• Own client-facing delivery: define requirements, agree scope, manage risks, provide progress reporting
• Support innovation work – taking new systems/tech from concept through to acceptance

Skills

EC&I deliverables

Process control knowledge

Lead consultant level

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

HAZOP

LOPA

SIL Determination

FMEA

FTA

Job description

IO Associates in Bristol is seeking a Safety Engineer to support growth across safety-critical programmes in Civil Nuclear, Defence Facilities and Energy Storage. The role is hybrid (office, client sites and WFH) and leads projects from scoping through commissioning, ensuring safety requirements are met to the required standard. Strong EC&I deliverables experience and hazard analysis skills are essential.