Senior Independent Safety Assessment Engineer

AtkinsRéalis Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holidays

Training & development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Senior Independent Safety Assessment Engineer to lead independent safety assurance activities for rail projects across the UK. You will act as an AsBo/ISA, align with EN standards, and collaborate with clients, teams and regulators.

You will contribute to bid work, develop assurance strategies, and ensure safety across lifecycle stages, with a focus on governance, risk management and continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in ISA/AsBo activities within rail projects.
• Knowledge of railway standards and legislation (TSIs, RIS, RGS).
• Experience with hazard identification and risk assessment.
• RAM analysis and assurance experience.
• Authorisation and safety management of rolling stock and signalling projects.

Responsibilities

• Act as Lead Independent Safety Assessor for AsBo/ISA across rail projects.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to shape services and bid opportunities.
• Develop and implement assurance strategies and safety plans.
• Prepare and review Safety Assessment Plans, logs and reports.
• Engage with authorities (e.g. ORR) and stakeholders as needed.

Skills

Independent Safety Assessment

CSM-REA

EN ISO 17020

RAM analysis

Rail safety

Education

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is looking for experienced Railway Engineering Safety Professionals to help us deliver our Assessment Body and ISA activities within our Transportation division.

AtkinsRéalis work from a range of locations in the UK. This opportunity with the Safety Engineering and Independent Verification Practice is advertised for positions based within our teams in Derby, Birmingham, and Manchester; other locations will also be considered. The team works predominantly in the UK rail domain with some work internationally.

We help our clients understand assurance requirements and guide them to ensure that engineering safety is integral to the decision‑making process. Working across the wider AtkinsRéalis design and delivery teams, we work on many of the major rail infrastructure delivery programmes, including East Coast Digital Program, TransPennine Route Upgrade, and Central Rail Systems Alliance, as well as numerous smaller projects. We support each other to deliver and develop, including taking an active role in various technical and employee forums.

Your role

Becoming a Senior Independent Safety Assessment Engineer with us will provide opportunities to:

• Act as a Lead Independent Safety Assessor for the delivery of independent safety assurance projects as an Assessment Body (AsBo) under the Common Safety Method for Risk Evaluation and Assessment (CSM‑REA), and as an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) in accordance with EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, and EN 50716, in line with the requirements of EN ISO 17020, across a number of projects covering all engineering disciplines and lifecycle stages.
• Work with industry‑leading organisations to define and solve problems, challenge decisions and facilitate our clients’ thinking.
• Work with clients and the wider business to create winning opportunities within the rail industry.
• Collaborate with both internal and external customers to deliver Independent Safety Assessment activities and Interoperability Assurance.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure that their needs are understood and shape our services in response.
• Support bid writing and pricing to win work.
• Manage programmes and budgets for project delivery.
• Continuously develop your skills and competence to maintain a professional qualification.
• Be a role model for others with regards to fostering an inclusive culture and meeting our business’s processes, policies and values.
• Work across the business to align processes, share knowledge and promote innovation.
• We are looking for systematic thinkers with a proven level of understanding of independent safety assessment activities, methods, process and legislation in the railway industry.

About you

You should have significant evidence of knowledge/experience in a number of key areas, including:

• Application of Independent Safety Assessment activities as an AsBo and ISA in line with the requirements of EN ISO17020 within the rail industry, including a sound understanding of the requirements of the Common Safety Method for Risk Evaluation and Assessment Regulations and EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, and EN 50716.
• Knowledge of the Application of Railway Standards and legislation such as TSIs, NTSNs, Railway Group Standards (RGS), Railway Industry Standards (RIS), etc.
• Experience of Hazard identification, analysis and risk assessment (e.g. HAZID, HAZOP, FMECA, FTA).
• Application of Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) analysis and assurance.
• Experience in the authorisation and safety management of rolling stock, signalling, and multidisciplinary rail infrastructure projects.
• Ability to identify the key hazards / issues in a project and assess the mitigations in place to ensure that the risk is adequately addressed.
• Ability to review the requirements, assess the limits of their own competencies/capabilities and recognise when it would be necessary to be assisted by an supporting party.
• Presentations and liaison with approval authorities and/or independent bodies (the ORR, NRAP, SRPs).
• Developing and implementing assurance strategies/plans for projects.
• Authoring, Reviewing and Approving Safety Assessment Plans, Observation logs and Safety Assessment Reports.
• Member of, or in the process of applying for a relevant recognised professional institution (e.g. Chartered Engineer in the UK).

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.