Senior Rail Safety & Risk Consultant - Systems & Assurance

Arup

West of England

On-site

GBP 75,000 - 110,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Arup is seeking a Senior Consultant in Safety Risk and Reliability to lead safety assurance tasks on rail projects. You will manage workstreams, perform hazard identification and risk analysis, and develop safety cases in line with industry standards.

The role involves coordinating safety activities across rail value chains and engaging with ISA/AsBo partners. You will guide risk reduction efforts, contribute to evolving technologies, and support customers facing regulatory and technical

Qualifications

Chartered Engineer with membership of a relevant professional institution.
Strong experience leading safety and risk assessment programmes in rail.
Experience applying system safety engineering in complex, safety-critical rail systems.

Responsibilities

Lead delivery of defined safety assurance tasks, work packages or small projects within time, cost and quality constraints.
Deliver system safety activities including hazard identification, analysis and risk assessment (HAZID/HAZOP/FTA).
Chair and facilitate safety workshops with clients, partners and technical specialists.
Coordinate and implement technical safety and risk engineering activities including safety case and safety justification development and safety management systems.
Support clients introducing new or evolving technologies and respond to strategic challenges (decarbonisation, digitalisation, climate resilience).
Work with Independent Safety Assessors / AsBo, supporting safety evidence preparation and responses to findings.