Senior Safety Engineer

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training & development

Hybrid working

Flexible holidays

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to deliver safety engineering and assurance across UK MoD programmes. You will work in multidisciplinary teams to develop, assure and deliver safe, compliant military systems throughout the lifecycle.

Essential skills include defence sector experience, Safety Cases, Hazard Logs, and MBSE familiarity. You will apply FHA/FTA methods, produce clear reports and mentor junior engineers while supporting business development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering safety engineering or safety assurance within the UK Defence sector or Armed Forces.
• Experience developing and maintaining Safety Cases, Safety Assessments and Hazard Logs in line with recognised defence standards and good practice.
• Strong understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management methodologies.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and application across the engineering lifecycle.
• Experience working on safety-critical, mission-critical or high-integrity systems.
• Ability to analyse complex technical issues and develop pragmatic, defensible safety solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including high-quality technical documentation and client-facing reports.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Degree qualified, or equivalent experience, in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or a related STEM discipline.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting the development, maintenance and delivery of Safety Cases and Safety Assessments.
• Managing Hazard Logs and supporting hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management activities.
• Developing safety arguments and evidence to support system acceptance and operation.
• Deriving, allocating and verifying safety requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
• Applying recognised safety analysis techniques, including FHA, PHA, FMECA, FTA and Bow Tie Analysis.
• Supporting safety governance, assurance reviews, audits and independent assurance activities.
• Providing safety engineering guidance to systems, software, hardware and integration teams.
• Engaging with customers, delivery partners, regulators and assurance authorities to support programme objectives.
• Producing clear, robust and well-structured technical reports, safety documentation and client deliverables.
• Supporting business development, capability growth and mentoring of junior safety engineers.

Skills

Defence sector experience

Safety engineering

Safety assurance

Hazard analysis

Safety cases

Systems engineering

Technical reporting

Stakeholder management

Clear communication

Engineering degree

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MBSE

Job description

Job Description Overview AtkinsRéalis is one of the UK's leading engineering and consultancy organisations, supporting complex programmes across Defence, Aerospace, Nuclear and other highly regulated sectors. As demand for our services grows, we are looking for Senior Safety Engineers to help deliver safety-critical solutions across UK Defence programmes. Previous UK Defence sector experience is essential; experience across Land, Maritime, Air or Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (WOME) domains would be beneficial.

Your role As a Senior Safety Engineer, you will deliver safety engineering and safety assurance activities across complex and safety-critical UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) programmes. Working in multidisciplinary teams, you will support the development, assurance and delivery of safe, compliant and operationally effective military systems throughout the project lifecycle. You will also help clients apply more efficient, digital approaches to safety processes and outputs, enabling greater focus on safety thinking and decision making.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Leading and supporting the development, maintenance and delivery of Safety Cases and Safety Assessments.
• Managing Hazard Logs and supporting hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management activities.
• Developing safety arguments and evidence to support system acceptance and operation.
• Deriving, allocating and verifying safety requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
• Applying recognised safety analysis techniques, including FHA, PHA, FMECA, FTA and Bow Tie Analysis.
• Supporting safety governance, assurance reviews, audits and independent assurance activities.
• Providing safety engineering guidance to systems, software, hardware and integration teams.
• Engaging with customers, delivery partners, regulators and assurance authorities to support programme objectives.
• Producing clear, robust and well-structured technical reports, safety documentation and client deliverables.
• Supporting business development, capability growth and mentoring of junior safety engineers.

About you You are an experienced safety professional with a strong background in safety engineering and assurance within complex defence environments. You can apply sound engineering judgement, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.

Essential skills and experience:

• Proven experience delivering safety engineering or safety assurance activities within the UK Defence sector or Armed Forces.
• Experience developing and maintaining Safety Cases, Safety Assessments and Hazard Logs in line with recognised defence standards and good practice.
• Strong understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management methodologies.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and application across the engineering lifecycle.
• Experience working on safety-critical, mission-critical or high-integrity systems.
• Ability to analyse complex technical issues and develop pragmatic, defensible safety solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including high-quality technical documentation and client-facing reports.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Degree qualified, or equivalent experience, in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or a related STEM discipline.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Experience across Defence domains including Land, Maritime, Air, or Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (WOME).
• Knowledge of Defence Safety Authority regulations, Def Stan 00-056 and associated safety guidance.
• Experience developing Safety Management Plans, Safety Strategies and assurance frameworks.
• Experience with safety requirements capture, allocation, traceability and verification.
• Experience of Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) or independent assurance review activities.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or digital engineering approaches.
• Experience gained in other highly regulated industries such as Nuclear, Aerospace, Rail or Energy.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng), or actively working towards professional registration.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution, such as the IET, SaRS, IMechE, IExpE or RAeS.

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.

Rewards and benefits – Careers at AtkinsRéalis

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. #LI-UKI #AEDCjobs

Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At 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. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.