Principal Consultant - Technical Safety and Risk (Energy)

TN United Kingdom; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consultancy as a Principal Consultant in Technical Safety and Risk, where you will play a crucial role in the energy transition. This position emphasizes client engagement and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative safety and risk management solutions. You will mentor junior consultants and lead projects that impact sustainable development. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this role offers a rewarding total package, competitive pay, and opportunities for professional growth. Be part of a passionate team dedicated to creating a safer and more reliable future.

Benefits

Competitive Pay

Health and Wellbeing Benefits

Learning Opportunities

Profit Sharing

Qualifications

• Experience in managing technical safety and risk projects.
• Strong knowledge of safety evaluations and risk analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from advisory to engineering solutions in energy transition.
• Build client relationships and deliver innovative solutions.

Skills

Technical Safety Management

Risk Assessment

Analytical Evaluation

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Business Development

Education

Degree in Engineering or Related Field

Tools

Hazard Analysis Software

Safety Evaluation Tools

Job description

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Principal Consultant - Technical Safety and Risk (Energy), Liverpool

Client: Arup

Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom

Job Category: Consulting

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 2fe7354d5b9f

Job Views: 11

Posted: 29.04.2025

Expiry Date: 13.06.2025

Job Description:

Job Title – Principal Consultant – Technical Safety & Risk (Energy)

Location: UK

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Our risk, security and resilience practice has helped organisations understand their exposure to threats and make better risk-informed decisions since the mid-1990s. Our team of experts are trusted advisors to private and public-sector clients, providing strategic risk management, technical risk assessment, operational planning, security engineering and counter-terrorism measures tailored to their needs.

As our built environment and engineering systems become more complex due to changing uses, legislation, emerging developments, or technological disruptions, the risks from system failures evolve.

Our technical safety, risk and reliability engineering experts utilize their knowledge, critical thinking, and experience to help clients understand potential failures and develop solutions to manage risks effectively. We deliver high-quality advisory and engineering services across markets such as Rail, Energy, Data Centres, Highways, Healthcare, Property, and Scientific research facilities.

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The Opportunity

You will join Arup as a Principal Consultant in our technical safety, risk, and reliability engineering team, focusing on sustainable development related to low carbon and energy transition across sectors. You will serve as a technical specialist, helping develop our Energy business by promoting services, growing the team, and leading projects from advisory to engineering solutions across project lifecycle stages (research, feasibility, design).

Your role will be client-facing, emphasizing low carbon and energy transition (e.g., hydrogen). You will build client relationships through excellent project delivery and business development, guiding project teams to deliver innovative solutions. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and other consultants will be essential.

You should possess strong technical knowledge in safety & risk management, analytical evaluation skills, creativity in problem-solving, and excellent communication skills. Being collaborative, flexible, and able to work independently when needed are key qualities.

You will also mentor junior consultants, promote technical excellence, and adapt your skills to new markets and industries.

Join a passionate team dedicated to managing safety, risk, and reliability, embedding resilience to create a safer, more reliable, and sustainable future.

At Arup, we value individuality and diversity, fostering an environment where all perspectives are respected and ideas shared.

This role offers meaningful work that benefits your career, our members, clients, and communities.

Is this role right for you?

• Experience managing and delivering technical safety and risk projects.
• Business development skills, including bid management and winning work in the energy sector.
• Leadership in safety and risk assessments in regulated industries (chemical, process, oil and gas).
• Knowledge of hazard identification, fire, explosion, toxic release, hazard analysis, consequence modeling, risk analysis, safety evaluations, and safety case development.
• Experience across the lifecycle (feasibility, design, procurement, installation, operation, maintenance) of hydrocarbon/gas systems, complex systems, infrastructure, or major hazard facilities.
• Understanding of relevant legislation, standards, and guidelines (e.g., DSEAR, ATEX, COMAH, RIDDOR, NFPA, API, IFC).

What we offer you

We support your success with an attractive total reward package, including competitive pay, benefits for health and wellbeing, learning opportunities, and impactful work.

Owned in trust for our members, we foster a culture of collaboration, shared purpose, and collective achievement. Profit sharing is part of our reward system, reflecting our collective efforts.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from all backgrounds and providing accessible recruitment and workplace environments. Please contact Sarah Graham if you need assistance or accommodations during the application process.

Our Application Process

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