System Safety And Interoperability Engineer

Electus Recruitment Solutions; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist engineering recruitment firm is seeking a System Safety Engineer to join a project in London. The role involves ensuring system safety and interoperability in railway infrastructure, focusing on compliance during design and construction phases. Candidates should have experience in system safety assurance and strong documentation skills. The position is hybrid and offers a competitive day rate within IR35.

Qualifications

• Experience in railway project system safety and interoperability assurance required.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills are necessary.
• Technical reporting and documentation proficiency expected.

Responsibilities

• Support safety management plans and procedures.
• Liaise with teams to ensure safety compliance.
• Produce system safety reports.

Skills

Experience in system safety and interoperability assurance

Stakeholder engagement skills

Technical reporting proficiency

Familiarity with MS Office

Attention to detail

Tools

DOORS

ProjectWise

Job description

Overview

System Safety Engineer - London (Hybrid). We are working in partnership with a client to recruit a System Safety Engineer to support the delivery of complex railway infrastructure projects. The role focuses on system safety and interoperability assurance across design and construction phases, ensuring compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.

The successful candidate will support design and construction teams, manage hazard identification and risk assessments, maintain technical assurance documentation, and provide guidance on system safety practices. This role involves producing reports, tracking assurance deliverables, and contributing to continuous improvement of assurance processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support system safety and interoperability management plans and procedures
• Liaise with design and construction teams and subcontractors to ensure safety compliance
• Produce and submit asset-specific system safety reports
• Advise project teams on system safety practices and procedures
• Deliver briefings and awareness training on system safety topics
• Track assurance deliverables and maintain configuration control
• Contribute to technical assurance activities for certification

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience in system safety and interoperability assurance in railway projects
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills
• Technical reporting and documentation proficiency
• Familiarity with project information tools such as MS Office, DOORS, ProjectWise
• High attention to detail and analytical skills

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of certification processes for railway systems
• Experience delivering system safety training and briefings
• Experience with phased construction projects

This is a contract role. The day rate is very competitive and will be inside of IR35.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then.