Senior Human Factors Specialist

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services firm in Helensburgh seeks a Senior Human Factors Specialist to enhance safety culture and lead improvements at HMNB Clyde. The role involves driving operational safety projects, mentoring teams, and shaping a Human Factors Strategy. Candidates should have a degree in Occupational Psychology and a familiarity with safety culture methodologies. Strong knowledge of health and safety legal frameworks is essential. This position offers hybrid working and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of health, safety, and environment legal frameworks.
• Experience with complex human factors analysis and tools.
• Ability to deliver training and workshops effectively.

Responsibilities

• Drive safety culture and human performance improvement.
• Lead operational safety improvement projects.
• Mentor Safety Culture Coordinators.

Skills

Knowledge of legal and statutory frameworks for health and safety

Human factors expertise in Occupational Psychology or Ergonomics

Complex human factor analysis skills

Safety culture measurement familiarity

Training delivery skills

Education

Degree in Occupational Psychology or equivalent

Chartered Membership of IOSH or working towards it

Job description

Senior Human Factors Specialist

Location: Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Senior Human Factors Specialist

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Human Factors Specialist at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role

As a Senior Human Factors Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the forefront of driving safety culture and human performance across HMNB Clyde. This is a unique opportunity to lead the development and delivery of a site-wide Human Factors Strategy, supporting transformational safety improvement initiatives that make a real difference to our people, operations, and national defence.

Day-to-day you’ll be:

• Facilitating and delivering multiple operational safety improvement projects across the site.
• Leading group workshops to drive safety learning and continuous improvement.
• Coaching individuals and teams in using improvement tools and techniques.
• Supporting the Health & Safety Improvement Manager in tasking the Safety Improvement team.
• Mentoring Safety Culture Coordinators and Departmental Coordinators.

Essential experience of the Senior Human Factors Specialist

• Strong knowledge of legal and statutory frameworks relevant to health, safety and environment
• Professional expertise in human factors disciplines such as Occupational Psychology or Ergonomics
• Proven experience in complex human factor analysis and application of diverse tools and techniques
• Familiarity with safety culture measurement and improvement methodologies
• Ability to confidently deliver training and facilitate workshops with varied stakeholder groups

Qualifications for the Senior Human Factors Specialist

• Degree in Occupational Psychology or equivalent
• Chartered Member of IOSH or working towards Chartered status
• Specialism in Behavioural Safety is desirable

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International is a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail]. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive.