Senior Operational Safety Consultant — Impactful Transport

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Career development

Chartership support

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Safety and Operations specialist to join our Intelligent Infrastructure team, delivering for transport and infrastructure clients. You will bring operational safety expertise to design, risk assessment and governance across projects.

Working with senior experts, you will shape safety strategy, perform hazard analysis, support client proposals and mentor junior colleagues. Our hybrid policy offers two days from home and opportunities across UK offices.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing safety risk assessments and hazard logs in transport.
• Understanding of safety by design concepts and CDM 2015.
• Strong written and verbal communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Take a systems view within infrastructure projects and safety governance.
• Collaborate with senior experts across WSP on diverse engineering schemes.
• Lead technical work packages with time, cost and quality management.
• Support development of early career professionals.

Skills

Safety risk assessments

Safety by design

Stakeholder collaboration

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering / transport studies / geography / psychology / arts

BTEC / HNC / HND with relevant experience

Tools

AI data analysis tools

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Safety and Operations specialist to join our Intelligent Infrastructure team, delivering for transport and infrastructure clients. You will bring operational safety expertise to design, risk assessment and governance across projects.

Working with senior experts, you will shape safety strategy, perform hazard analysis, support client proposals and mentor junior colleagues. Our hybrid policy offers two days from home and opportunities across UK offices.