Senior Rail Safety Consultant

Gold Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Private medical insurance

Life assurance & income protection

Flexible benefits & wellbeing support

Job summary

Gold Group is seeking a Senior Rail Safety Consultant to join our Safety, Risk & Reliability practice in the UK. You will lead safety assurance activities across rail projects, applying risk assessment and system safety engineering to complex, safety-critical systems.

You will work with clients, stakeholders, and ISA/AsBo bodies, delivering Safety Cases, safety justifications, and ensuring compliance with UK standards (ROGS, CSM-RA, EN 50126 etc.).

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) with a recognized institution.
• Proven rail safety engineering experience in the UK rail sector.
• Strong knowledge of UK rail regulations and standards (ROGS, CSM-RA, NTSNs/TSIs, EN 50126, EN 50129, EN 50716).

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of rail safety assurance activities, on time, to cost and quality.
• Perform system safety engineering and risk assessments (HAZID, HAZOP, FMECA, FTA).
• Develop and review Safety Cases, Safety Justifications, and Safety Management Systems.
• Chair safety workshops with clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Support projects across the full rail lifecycle (design, integration, testing, operations).
• Interface with ISA/AsBo and respond to findings.

Skills

Rail safety

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Safety case development

Project leadership

Education

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Senior Rail Safety Consultant

Location: London, Bristol, Manchester or Nottingham (Hybrid) Sector: Rail, Infrastructure, Transportation Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Rail Safety Engineer / Safety Risk Consultant to join a growing Safety, Risk & Reliability team delivering high-impact projects across the UK rail industry.

This role is ideal for professionals with strong rail safety assurance, risk assessment, and system safety engineering experience, particularly across complex, safety-critical rail systems. You will play a key role in delivering safety engineering solutions across a wide range of rail projects, from conventional systems to digital and emerging technologies.

Key Role Responsibilities

Lead delivery of rail safety assurance activities, work packages, or small projects to time, cost, and quality.

Perform and manage system safety engineering and risk assessment, including:

• HAZID (Hazard Identification)
• HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Studies)
• FMECA (Failure Modes, Effects & Criticality Analysis)
• FTA (Fault Tree Analysis)

Develop and review Safety Cases, Safety Justifications, and Safety Management Systems.

Facilitate and chair safety workshops with clients, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary teams.

Support projects across the full rail system lifecycle, including design, integration, testing, and operations.

Provide safety assurance input for:

• Signalling & train control systems (ETCS, ERTMS, CBTC, interlockings)
• Rail infrastructure (track, civils, stations, depots, power systems)
• Rail communications systems (GSM-R, FRMCS, telecoms networks)
• Rolling stock and integration
• Operations, maintenance, and system upgrades
• Interface with Independent Safety Assessors (ISA) / Assessment Bodies (AsBo) and support responses to findings.

Support clients with modern rail challenges, including:

• Digital railway systems
• Decarbonisation and sustainability
• Climate resilience and adaptation

About You

Chartered Engineer (or working towards) with a relevant professional institution.

Proven experience in rail safety engineering / safety assurance within the UK rail sector.

Strong knowledge of UK rail regulations and standards, including:

• ROGS (Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems Regulations)
• CSM-RA (Common Safety Method for Risk Evaluation and Assessment)
• NTSNs / TSIs
• EN 50126, EN 50129, EN 50716

Demonstrated experience delivering quantitative and qualitative risk assessments.

Strong background in safety-critical, multidisciplinary rail systems.

Experience working with or alongside ISA / AsBo organisations.

Ability to work across multiple rail domains (signalling, infrastructure, rolling stock, operations).

Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.Desirable:

Experience on major rail programmes or digital railway projects

Why join this company?

Work on high-profile UK and international rail projects

Be part of a collaborative team solving complex safety and engineering challenges

Opportunities for career progression and professional development

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including:

• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance & income protection
• Flexible benefits and wellbeing support
• Hybrid and flexible working optionsDiversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds, and we promote a culture where everyone can contribute, thrive, and belong.