System Safety Engineer

STRABAG SE; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction sector seeks a Systems Engineering and Technical Assurance professional to support major railway projects. The role involves collaborating with project teams, maintaining safety management plans, and ensuring compliance with assurance processes. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical and communication skills, along with experience in relevant tools and systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering and technical assurance.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Assist the System Safety Manager in maintaining the System Safety Management Plan.
• Produce asset-specific system safety status reports.
• Coordinate with construction leads to ensure system safety activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Information management

Tools

MS Office

IBM Rational DOORS

Projectwise

Enterprise Bentley

Job description

Responsibilities and Requirements for Systems Engineering and Technical Assurance Role

1. Exposure to, or an interest in, Systems Engineering and Technical Assurance.
2. Experience applying system safety assurance processes in major railway projects.
3. Ability to work collaboratively with project delivery teams, management, project leadership, clients, sub-contractors, and other stakeholders.
4. High standards of verbal and written communication, capable of explaining technical assurance and system engineering concepts to construction teams.
5. Awareness of disciplines involved in major railway projects, their roles, responsibilities, and their relationship to assurance.
6. Strong information management and analytical skills to efficiently extract relevant points from large volumes of project information.
7. Experience with project information tools and management systems such as MS Office, Enterprise Bentley, Projectwise, or similar.
8. Familiarity with requirements management tools, especially IBM Rational DOORS.
9. Assist the System Safety Manager in maintaining the System Safety Management Plan.
10. Coordinate with construction leads and subcontracts to ensure System Safety activities are planned and executed across multiple assets.
11. Produce and submit asset-specific system safety status reports to support assurance during the construction phase of the HS2 London Tunnels project.
12. Provide advice on system safety practices and procedures to project teams.
13. Prepare and deliver briefings and training to promote system safety competence within the team.
14. Report on system safety activities, progress, and issues to the System Safety Manager.
15. Contribute to improving technical assurance strategies, processes, and systems.
16. Support broader Systems Engineering & Assurance activities, including:
    1. Tracking system safety assurance deliverables by asset and project phase.
    2. Maintaining configuration control related to project changes.
    3. Contributing to activities required for achieving L3 Certification.