Human Factors Consultant

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At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects, and work with the brightest minds in the field to deliver impactful work. You will embrace curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives and shape a career as unique as you.

• Undertake usability evaluations in line with Human Factors standards for equipment, layout, and HMIs to demonstrate systems support operators to perform tasks efficiently.
• Conduct Project Ergonomics Surveys, including observing current railway signalling tasks, level crossing control, measuring operational workload, impact assessments, training needs analysis, and analysing and presenting data to support design activities and clients.
• Produce the Concept of Operations to support new or modified station/depot design, conduct Access & Maintenance assessments, room layout & workstation design including Control room design.
• Work with project teams to assess Accessibility and Design for Inclusion.
• Elicit Ergonomics requirements and work with project teams to deliver user needs.

You will work with the systems engineering, integration, and assurance team, providing Rail Human Factors and Ergonomics support to the People‑Centred Design elements of WSP project work. You will collaborate with other teams on multi‑disciplinary projects, focusing on Specialist Ergonomic Assessments, Operational Concepts and Plans, Maintenance Concepts and Plans, Customer Experience and Staff Training Strategies.

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Experience applying ergonomics techniques and processes in the rail industry.
• Knowledge of the railway industry, infrastructure, and operational roles.
• Previous Human Factors experience.
• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (preferably working towards Chartership).
• Experience managing and growing a team.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.