Safety and Assurance Consultant

Frazer-Nash Consultancy; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking experienced Safety and Assurance Consultants to work on diverse projects that enhance safety across sectors such as Aerospace, Defence, and Transport. The role offers opportunities to influence project types and develop expertise, supported by a comprehensive benefits package including flexible working and professional development.

Benefits

Happy To Talk Flexible Working

25 days' holiday entitlement

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Private healthcare membership

Bonus scheme linked to company performance

Cycle to work scheme

Season rail ticket loan

Qualifications

• Experience in safety legislation, regulation, and policy.
• Qualified to Chartered Engineer level or working towards it.
• Ability to build relationships with clients and delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Undertake safety projects within Aerospace and other domains.
• Develop Safety Case Reports for critical national projects.
• Provide safety and assurance expertise across various sectors.

Skills

Safety Legislation

Hazard Identification

Safety Case Development

Safety Management

Education

Chartered Engineer qualification

Job description

Title:
Safety and Assurance Consultant

Locations: Burton - Upon - Trent, Manchester & Lincoln

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000

Closing date: 31st May 2025 - we encourage early applications

At Frazer-Nash we help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technical solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable. Our people are an integral part of this. With this in mind, we are currently seeking experienced Safety and Assurance Consultants to undertake exciting and interesting work that makes a difference in the wider world.

Working within a consultancy environment offers the chance to experience a wide variety of projects and you'll be expected to bid for, win, work on, and manage projects, as well as work with and support people and clients. We are particularly interested in motivated consultants who are keen to network with clients to win new work and guide the delivery of projects supported by the wider team of engineers.

In this role you will be able to influence the type of work and projects you get involved in. You may wish to focus in one area to grow your subject matter expertise in a particular market or you may wish to embrace the diversity of opportunity on offer. The following examples give a small taster of the types of project work that our Systems Integration and Assurance team are involved in and that you could become a part of:

• Undertaking safety projects within the Aerospace domain; developing safety assessments for both Rotary and Fixed wing aircrafts, as well as working on certification for major project upgrades.
• You may also have opportunities to work on projects such as - Developing Safety Case Reports to support critical national rail infrastructure projects - Provide safety and assurance expertise to assist with maritime projects and/or Exposure to safety case development for defence related land vehicles/systems.
• Although primarily focused on safety and assurance, we also have projects running that cover legislative and regulatory compliance, aviation facility design, risk and quality management across Defence (Air, Sea and Land) and transport and infrastructure, with aspirations to extend into the space domain.

Requirements:

Experience in the safety domain including:

• Safety Legislation, Regulation and Policy
• Qualified to Chartered Engineer level (or working towards)
• Derivation of Safety Functional Requirements
• Hazard Identification / Hazard Analysis / Fault Sequence Assessment
• Deterministic or Probabilistic Safety Assessment or Engineering Design Substantiation
• Safety Case development and authoring
• Safety management and its application throughout the equipment lifecycle; including design, operation, and decommissioning
• The ability to build relationships both externally with our clients and internally with our delivery teams and support functions

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and will be required to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

We provide our people with an extensive benefits package that comprises:

• Happy To Talk Flexible Working
• Attractive salary
• 25 days' holiday entitlement
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loan