Senior Engineer – Site Safety Case (Human Factors) in Millom, Cumbria

Energy Jobline CVL; Millom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy job board is seeking a Senior Safety Case Engineer (Human Factors) to provide expertise within the Safety Case team. This hybrid role requires a degree in Human Factors and experience in high hazard industries. You will assess human error probabilities and support Safety Case delivery. The position offers competitive benefits, including health plans and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Qualifications

• Experience with writing Human Factors assessment reports and contributing to safety cases.
• Human error assessment experience is desirable.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards this is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Providing a Human Factors Intelligent Customer role within the Safety Case team.
• Supporting human factors assessments.
• Assessing human error probabilities and providing Human Factors advice.
• Representing the Safety Case team in discussions with the wider business.

Skills

Demonstrable Human Factors experience

High hazard area industry experience

Education

Degree in Human Factors or equivalent experience

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Job Title

Senior Safety Case Engineer (Human Factors)

Location

Barrow-In-Furness (hybrid and flexible working arrangements available)

Salary

Negotiable depending on experience

What you’ll be doing

• Providing a Human Factors Intelligent Customer role within the Safety Case team
• Supporting human factors assessments
• Assessing human error probabilities 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
• Contributing to Stakeholder Review of relevant documentation
• Interfacing with internal and external stakeholders as required by their scope of work

Your skills and experiences

Essential

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

Desirable

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

Benefits

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.

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 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 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 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.

Security and Export Control

Many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. Applicants must meet Baseline Personnel Security Standard and may require higher levels of security vetting. Certain nationalities, place of birth and previous nationalities can restrict eligibility. For details, please contact your recruiter.

Closing Date

6th November 2025

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

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