Senior Safety & Risk Consultant - Human Factors

Job Reference: -2

Date Posted: 10 October 2026

Recruiter: Assystem

Location: Olney, Buckinghamshire

Salary: On Application

Sector: Consulting & Corporate Strategy

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world. Every day, our 8,000+ switchers located in 14 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy. We are a collective committed to making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

Here is how you can be a part of that switch:

We are growing our Human Factors capability and are looking for experienced consultants to deliver HF assessment and advisory services across major infrastructure programmes. This role combines technical delivery with influence, embedding Human Factors into engineering, safety and operational decision making.

• HF Technical Delivery
  • Deliver HF assessments across Safety Case, design and operational contexts
  • Apply qualitative and quantitative HF methods proportionately
  • Integration with Engineering & Safety
  • Influence design decisions and safety arguments through HF insight
  • Support hazard analysis, task analysis and human reliability activities
• Stakeholder Engagement
  • Work across multidisciplinary teams and client organisations
  • Communicate complex HF insights clearly to technical and non-technical audiences

• HF is increasingly central to nuclear safety justification and operational performance
• Opportunity to shape how HF is applied across major programmes
• Exposure to complex, high hazard environments

• Background in Human Factors, ergonomics or applied psychology
• Experience in nuclear or other high hazard industries (preferred)
• Strong understanding of HF methods and their practical application
• Ability to balance technical rigour with delivery needs

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and foster all forms of diversity within our company. Bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and the ability to dare are what matter most. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

We are committed to safeguarding candidates from fraudulent activity associated with our recruitment process. Please note that we will never offer specialist CV writing services, request payment or ask for sensitive personal information during the recruitment process.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people's ability to dare are the only things that matter! Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

• Type: Full-time
• Function: Engineering
• Experience level: Mid-Senior Level
• Industry: Management Consulting