Human Factors Consultant

Role Overview

• Acting as a technical leader and subject matter specialist within the Group and wider business, specialising within the nuclear domain as an environmental specialist.
• Managing business development activities with both the existing client base and to secure new clients.
• Delivery of complex projects (e.g. technically complex; or multi-disciplinary; or high value; or high risk; or long duration etc.) to ensure that they are delivered on time, in line with the agreed scope, to the desired quality standard and within budget.
• Undertaking technical verification reviews and approval of deliverables, ensuring quality, technical accuracy and effective communication of outputs for our Clients.
• Coaching and mentoring junior staff to support their career development.
• Staying current on changes in regulations, guidance and standards to ensure compliance/best practice outcomes for our clients.

Requirements

• Relevant degree (e.g. BSc or MSc in Human Factors) or equivalent demonstrated experience
• Relevant professional membership.
• Holding or actively working towards Full / Chartered status.
• Significant experience writing and editing high quality outputs in a consultancy or advisory setting.
• Significant experience writing high quality bids and proposals in a consultancy or advisory setting.
• Commercial awareness and attention to detail to manage project scope, risks, and costs.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build productive working relationships at senior levels.
• Ability to efficiently manage time and prioritise tasks in a consultancy setting with frequent shifting priorities.
• Significant experience and demonstrable ability in at least four of the following:
• Experience of implementing human factors integration activities/ projects across a wide range of safety critical industries (i.e. Nuclear, Oil & Gas or Offshore).
• Experience of UK nuclear standards and regulations.
• A thorough knowledge of risk assessment, safety assurance, safety case and safety management concepts within major hazard industries.
• Experience of conducting quantitative and qualitative human error and reliability assessments.
• Experience in User Experience or Human Computer Interfaces.
• Experience in the civil nuclear sector – ideally Nuclear Plants and new builds supporting current operating facilities, nuclear defueling and fuel route
• Experience in the Defence sector.
• Support to safety case development within the nuclear context.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days' holiday entitlement
• Possibility of hybrid/remote working
• Happy to talk flexible working
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Share purchase scheme
• Season rail ticket loan