Senior Rail Safety & Risk Engineer

Arup; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Accident insurance

Income protection

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead safety risk and reliability activities within its rail-focused team. You will drive hazard analysis, safety cases and assurance across multi-disciplinary rail projects, coordinating with ISA/AsBo and clients to ensure robust safety commitments.

The role emphasizes expertise in HAZID/HAZOP/FTA and delivering defined workstreams, with opportunities to shape decarbonisation, digitalisation and climate resilience in rail systems.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer with membership of a relevant professional institution.
• Strong experience leading safety and risk assessment programmes (qualitative and quantitative).
• Experience in system safety engineering within the rail sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of defined safety assurance tasks and small projects, delivering outputs on time, cost and quality.
• Deliver system safety activities including hazard identification and risk assessment (e.g. HAZID, HAZOP, FMECA, FTA).
• Chair and facilitate safety workshops with clients and technical specialists.
• Coordinate and implement technical safety and risk engineering activities, including safety case development and safety management systems.
• Support clients adopting new or evolving technologies and respond to strategic challenges in rail.

Skills

Safety risk assessment

System safety engineering

HAZID/HAZOP

FTA

ISA/AsBo liaison

Rail sector experience

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Arup is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead safety risk and reliability activities within its rail-focused team. You will drive hazard analysis, safety cases and assurance across multi-disciplinary rail projects, coordinating with ISA/AsBo and clients to ensure robust safety commitments.

The role emphasizes expertise in HAZID/HAZOP/FTA and delivering defined workstreams, with opportunities to shape decarbonisation, digitalisation and climate resilience in rail systems.