Safety Engineers (Aviation, Land and Maritime)

AACE Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading safety engineering firm in the United Kingdom is seeking candidates with experience in safety engineering. The role involves developing safety artefacts and providing safety advice in various projects. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and familiarity with MOD safety processes. The company offers competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional development. Applications should include a personalized cover letter and CV sent to the provided email address.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on qualifications

Flexible and hybrid working options

28 days annual holiday plus public holidays

Company pension and private healthcare

Support for Continual Professional Development (CPD)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree or equivalent in an appropriate engineering discipline.
• Comprehensive engineering experience in air, land or marine systems.
• Ability to produce safety artefacts like hazard logs and safety case reports.

Responsibilities

• Development of safety artefacts including management plans and assessments.
• Provide specialist safety advice, guidance, and leadership.
• Support to recruitment, mentoring, and business development.

Skills

Ability to hold SC security clearance

Excellent communication skills

Detailed working knowledge of MOD safety processes

Comprehensive engineering experience

Competent with MS Office 365

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in engineering

Tools

Safety Engineering tools (ASCE, BowTie, ETA, FTA)

Job description

AACE has a number of excellent opportunities for applicants with qualification and experience in safety engineering to join our safety and environmental team. Applicants will ideally have worked in the military or supporting defence organisations and had exposure to providing safety support under :

• Military Aviation Regulation, or
• Defence Land Safety Regulation; or
• Defence Maritime Regulation; or
• Defence Nuclear Safety Regulation; or
• Defence Ordnance Munitions and Explosives Regulation.

Tasks may include development of safety artefacts including safety & environmental management plans, hazard logs, safety assessment reports, safety cases and safety case reports, assessment of functional safety, and the provision of specialist safety advice, guidance and leadership. Further opportunities for the right candidate may include support to recruitment, mentoring and business development. Role characteristics include the desire to meet or exceed client requirements with high quality support and outputs, and a pro‑active, flexible and constructive approach.

You will be working within an experienced team of subject matter experts (SMEs) providing safety advice, guidance and leadership in a range of aviation, land and maritime projects and programmes. You will need to be conversant with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) as well as possess excellent written, and oral, English skills.

Key skills and experience

• Essential: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree or equivalent experience in an appropriate engineering discipline;
• Essential: Comprehensive engineering experience in air, land or marine systems or in supporting organisations / companies;
• Essential: Detailed working knowledge and / or experience in the MOD safety processes such as DEFSTAN 00-056, JSP 375, JSP 376, JSP 815, Defence Safety Authority (DSA) regulations and the Acquisition Safety and Environment Management System (ASEMS) Project Oriented Safety Management System (POSMS);
• Essential: Ability to hold SC security clearance;
• Essential: Authoring skills for safety artefacts including, but not limited to: hazard logs, safety case reports and ALARP justifications / statements;
• Essential: Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills and the ability to apply these confidently at all levels;
• Essential: Competent with the full MS Office 365 suite of applications;
• Desirable: Working knowledge and experience in the use of Safety Engineering tools and techniques such as: ASCE, BowTie, Event Tree Analysis (ETA) or Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Cassandra / eCassandra.
• Desirable: Incorporated or Chartered Engineer membership of an industry and / or domain related institute or institution.

Why Join AACE?

AACE is a Bristol based, family-owned small‑medium enterprise and an established subject matter expert in it’s field with valued employees working in close-knit teams :

• Industry competitive salary based on experience / qualifications;
• Flexible and hybrid working;
• Full or part time position options available;
• 28 days annual holiday plus public holidays;
• Company pension and private healthcare; and
• Support to Continual Professional Development (CPD) including training, qualifications and peer to peer learning and development.

Contact information

For more information about AACE and the work we do, please visit our website : www.aace.co.uk or contact us for more information.

To apply, please send a personalised covering letter stating why you are suitable for the position together with your CV to [e-mail].

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