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

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

Job summary

A leading global energy recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Safety Case Engineer (Human Factors) in Barrow-In-Furness. You will provide Human Factors support while engaging with safety case teams and stakeholders. Candidates should have a degree in Human Factors, along with demonstrable experience in human factors assessments and high hazard industries. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and various benefits, including pension and health plans.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Eligibility for an annual incentive

Qualifications

• Demonstrable Human Factors experience.
• High hazard area industry experience.
• Experience with writing Human Factors assessment reports.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Demonstrable Human Factors experience

Experience with writing Human Factors assessment reports

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.

Senior Safety Case Engineer (Human Factors)

Location: Barrow-In-Furness

Working arrangement: Hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

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.
• Supporting the assessment of 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.
• Interface 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

• Competitive pension scheme.
• Employee share plans.
• Extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts.
• Eligibility 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 and developing 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 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 that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, place of birth and any security clearance you may have previously held can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform. All applicants must achieve a minimum Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of security vetting; typically 5 to 10 years of continuous service in the UK is required for the relevant vetting level, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 6th November 2025. 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.

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