Senior Engineer – Site Safety Case (Human Factors)

TieTalent; Knowsley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Employee assistance programme

Flexible working options

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Engineer specializing in Human Factors for their Safety Case Team. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Human Factors and significant industry experience. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, advising on human error probabilities, and collaborating with various teams. This position offers a competitive pension, enhanced leave, and flexible working arrangements. Successful applicants may receive relocation support. Apply early as the vacancy may close quickly.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Human Factors assessments.
• Ability to assess human error probability and provide advice.
• Experience in high hazard area industries.
• High hazard area industry experience.
• Human error assessment experience.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards this.

Responsibilities

• Provide Human Factors support to the Safety Case Team.
• Conduct Human Factors assessments and evaluations.
• Represent the Safety Case Team in business discussions.
• Representing the Safety Case Team in discussions with the wider business
• Providing an interface between the Safety Case and Human Factors Teams
• Supporting Safety Case delivery
• Contribute to Stakeholder Review of relevant documentation

Skills

Human Factors expertise

Report writing

High hazard area industry

Education

Degree in Human Factors or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the Senior Engineer – Site Safety Case (Human Factors) role at TieTalent

Location: Barrow-In-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience

Closing Date: 21st August 2025

Responsibilities

• Providing a Human Factors Intelligent Customer role within the Safety Case Team
• Undertaking Human Factors assessments
• Assessing the probability of human errors and providing Human Factors advice
• Representing the Safety Case Team in discussions with the wider business
• Providing an interface between the Safety Case and Human Factors Teams
• Supporting Safety Case delivery
• Contribute to Stakeholder Review of relevant documentation

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Degree in Human Factors or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable Human Factors experience
• Experience with writing assessment Human Factors reports and contributing to safety cases
• High hazard area industry experience

Desirable

• Human error assessment experience
• Chartered Engineer or working towards this

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Hazard and Analysis team

You will be working with a team of technical specialists within the site safety case team, which is currently around 30 strong and is growing as we undertake the Dreadnought and Site Redevelopment Programmes. We are currently producing safety cases covering Astute and Dreadnought build and commissioning. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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 at 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.

Role Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Technology, Information and Internet

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.