Principal Process Safety Engineer

BAE Systems; New Gate; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A defense and aerospace company in the UK is seeking a specialist to join their Safety & Environmental team. The position requires degree-level education in a STEM field and offers responsibilities in conducting DSEAR risk assessments, mentoring junior engineers, and producing safety strategies. Competitive salary of £47,241 plus benefits like pension schemes and flexible health perks are provided. The role also entails rigorous security vetting due to national security protocols.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Relocation support

Qualifications

• Experience in explosion safety engineering and applying hazard analysis methods.
• COMAH experience for Safety Case support.
• Site Asset Protection and Fire Safety Engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Complete DSEAR risk assessments and compliance activities.
• Develop and produce processes and policy documentation.
• Review and produce explosion safety strategies.

Skills

DSEAR risk assessments

Mentoring and developing junior engineers

Risk analysis

Hazard analysis methods

Hazardous Area Classification (HAC)

Education

Degree in a STEM discipline

Job description

Responsibilities

• Completing DSEAR risk assessments and compliance activities
• Mentoring and developing junior engineers
• Reviewing and producing explosion safety strategies
• Peer reviewing work
• Risk analysis
• Developing and producing processes and policy documentation for the site
• Experience of working in an explosion safety engineering environment and applying various methods of hazard analysis
• DSEAR risk assessment production including hazard identification and analysis (preferably from a high hazard industry)
• A thorough understanding of Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) and a proven track record in implementing business processes to achieve strategic objectives

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a STEM discipline
• COMAH – Control of Major Accident Hazards (Safety Case support) experience
• Site Asset Protection experience & Fire Safety Engineering experience

Benefits

Salary: £47,241 + depending on experience, As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

The Safety & Environmental team is an exciting opportunity to join an established team tasked with offering exposure to the wider strategic initiative. You will be working with six people from principals to apprentices, liaising with operational managers, heads of departments as well as the Health & Safety teams. This role offers exposure to the Wider Control Damage Hazards team whilst individually being given the opportunity for professional growth within the function.

Security and Vetting Requirements

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.