Human Factors Capability Lead

Job Title: Human Factors Capability Lead

Position Type: Permanent

Flexibility: This role is available full time.

Location: In terms of location, we have offices in Bath, Fareham, Glasgow, and we are happy to explore flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Please note that travel to customer sites or to attend meetings will be required.

BMT is dedicated to tackling the most crucial engineering challenges of our era, fostering an environment where individuals with exceptional technical expertise provide meaningful, practical solutions. Committed to creating a safer, more efficient, effective, and sustainable future, BMT values diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognising their pivotal role in achieving our business purpose. Learn more about BMT .org .

At BMT, we pride ourselves on being a verified flexible workplace, providing freedom and choice. We understand not everyone has the same needs in order to make work work for them and their lives - we'd love you to discuss any requirements for flexibility with us - we can't promise to fulfil every request but we do promise to listen to what matters to you.

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Joining BMT means gaining access to a comprehensive set of employee benefits designed to empower your success. In addition to a competitive salary, our offerings encompass health, family, finance, and personal development, including:

• Private Medical (family coverage)
• Enhanced Pension
• 18 weeks enhanced maternity pay (after a qualifying period of 1 year)
• Family friendly policies
• Committed to an inclusive culture
• Wellbeing Fund – an annual fund for personal hobbies or interests
• Holiday Trading
• Professional Subscriptions

BMT is an employee benefit trust, which means we’re owned by our people, not shareholders. That’s more than a business structure. It shapes how we work. We understand the importance of people — the people who use the systems we help deliver, and the people who make up our teams. It’s people who carry the risk, adapt to the unknown, and make systems work in the real world.

That makes BMT the perfect place to build a Human Factors career with real purpose.

We’re looking for someone to lead that work. Not just to deliver tasks, but to embed Human Factors thinking where it can make the most difference — in the design of systems and in the conditions where they’re used. We use our knowledge and expertise to drive transformative solutions around the world that will contribute towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

BMT’s focus SDGs are Climate Action and Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. These goals matter most to our stakeholders and are where we believe we can have the greatest impact towards a better future.

We are seeking individuals who are passionate about addressing these global challenges and are proactive in finding opportunities to integrate sustainable practices as part their role.

• Work alongside our clients, as well as engineers, program managers, operators, trainers and safety leads, to embed Human Factors in design, integration, and operations. You will focus on how people use systems in variable, complex, and pressured environments, and help shape solutions that support them to succeed.
• Lead and grow BMT’s Human Factors capability, mentoring others, building team strength, and embedding good practice across our defence, consulting, research, and engineering design programs.
• Guide clients and internal teams to understand how people affect, and are affected by, the systems we deliver — especially when things don’t go to plan.
• Bring Human Factors to life in practical terms This includes understanding the range of people we are designing for and the details of the goals they are working towards; improving workflows, , Human Machine Interfaces, and the physical and cognitive environments in which they are working.
• Contribute to the evolution of our Human Factors offering, helping to shape the way we approach autonomy, complex system design, safety assurance, and human–machine teaming across domains.

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