Nuclear Human Factors Specialist & Safety Lead

• 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.

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Hard Skills

• human factors integration
• risk assessment
• safety assurance
• safety case
• safety management
• quantitative assessments
• qualitative assessments
• User Experience
• Human Computer Interfaces
• project management

Soft Skills

• technical leadership
• coaching
• mentoring
• interpersonal skills
• communication
• time management
• prioritization
• commercial awareness
• attention to detail
• relationship building

Certifications & Qualifications

• BSc
• MSc
• Full / Chartered status
• professional membership