Safety & Risk Consultant

At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all.

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part‑time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

Amentum are currently recruiting Safety & Risk Consultant to join our team. We are interested in candidates with a range of experience levels, from early careers to seasoned experts (entry, intermediate, associate, career, senior, specialist). The scope and responsibilities of the roles will be aligned based on the qualifications, experience and strengths of each candidate.

AT&R aims to provide world‑leading consultancy services across highly regulated industries.

Organised to be independent and free from conflict of interest, Assurance, Technology and Regulation (AT&R) provides a range of trusted, evidence‑based, support services to ensure that systems, technologies, and processes are safe, effective, compliant, and future‑ready, across 3 main areas:

We provide risk based, proportionate, independent oversight and assurance of whether a project, process, system or product meets defined standards, requirements, or expectations.

We identify, define and execute programmes of Research and Technology to support the continued safe operation of some of the world’s most complex engineering challenges, including the UK Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme.

A ring‑fenced and independent organisation that supports regulators with assessments, audits, and guidance development.

With aspiration to grow, transform and evolve into new industries, locations and technologies.

• Undertaking INSA and ITA of customer safety case documents to provide balanced and proportionate advice, to time, cost and quality.
• Engaging with customer safety case specialists to inform INSA/ITA.
• Presenting the S&RM team’s view at internal and customer meetings.
• Helping to produce and/or advising customers on the adequacy of their safety management arrangements.
• Production and delivery of safety case training courses.
• Interfacing specialists from other technical disciplines to understand the appropriateness of the safety case.
• Working in accordance with business requirements for health, safety, environment, security and quality as well as seeking continuous improvements in all aspects of work.

• Degree (Level 6, minimum requirement) in Science or Engineering or equivalent
• Membership (or working towards) a professional institution is desirable.
• Clear and concise technical writing skills.
• Effective communication skills, ability to discuss safety case topics with subject matter experts from a range of other technical disciplines and provide professional independent challenge or advice.
• Knowledge and experience of the application of some of the following techniques:
  • HAZID techniques
  • DBA
  • PSA
  • SAA
  • Internal and External Hazards characterisation
  • Human Factors / Human Reliability
• Knowledge of safety case structures and staged safety case campaigns (PSRs, PCSRs etc).

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we…