Senior Consultant: Dangerous Goods & Process Safety

Arup; Ledston; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Job summary

Arup’s Safety Risk and Reliability team delivers safety guidance across energy, infrastructure, transport, industry and built environment projects worldwide. You will join as a Senior Consultant with deep expertise in dangerous goods, process safety and regulatory compliance, providing high-quality advisory services across multiple sectors.

You will work on UK and EU projects, lead safety assessments and mentor colleagues while helping expand Arup’s capability in the UK and Europe.

Qualifications

• A degree in engineering, science, mathematics or related discipline; chartered status with IChemE, IOSH or IMechE is desirable.
• Strong background in process safety or major hazard risk across consultancy, operator, engineering or regulatory environments.
• Experience delivering DSEAR/ATEX, fire and explosion studies and related risk assessments.
• Good knowledge of UK/EU dangerous goods and process safety legislation and guidance (COMAH/Seveso or similar).
• Experience contributing to or leading safety cases or reports, ideally on EU projects or with European regulators.

Responsibilities

• Lead dangerous goods and process safety advice on UK and EU projects.
• Deliver DSEAR and ATEX assessments, including hazardous area classification and explosion risk management.
• Support major hazard safety cases and reports, including COMAH and Seveso-type regimes.
• Lead or support quantitative consequence assessments for dispersion, fire and explosion risks.
• Advise clients on relevant UK and EU legislation, standards and guidance.
• Plan and facilitate safety workshops, including HAZID, HAZOP and bow-tie studies.
• Provide practical, proportionate safety advice using sound engineering judgement.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to embed safety into design and delivery.
• Provide technical review, quality assurance and peer support across projects.
• Support engagement with regulators, approving bodies and independent assessors.

Skills

Process safety

Dangerous goods

Regulatory compliance

Hazard analysis

Regulators liaison

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Arup’s Safety Risk and Reliability team delivers safety guidance across energy, infrastructure, transport, industry and built environment projects worldwide. You will join as a Senior Consultant with deep expertise in dangerous goods, process safety and regulatory compliance, providing high-quality advisory services across multiple sectors.

You will work on UK and EU projects, lead safety assessments and mentor colleagues while helping expand Arup’s capability in the UK and Europe.