Job Description
System Safety Engineer, Rail (Senior or Principal), London, Manchester, Bristol & Birmingham
About the Role:
As one of the world’s leading engineering, professional services and technical consultancy firms, at WSP, we’re passionate about the big questions. And big answers, naturally. For us that’s all about reaching beyond the expected to do work that’ll make a profound impact felt long into the future.
WSP’s System Engineering, Integration and Assurance (SEIA) Group enables integrated, reliable and safe solutions using a holistic approach and proven methodologies delivering benefits, value and confidence to clients and all stakeholders throughout the lifecycle.
We are looking for System Safety Engineers to join our highly reputable team based at London, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham. This role provides a fantastic career opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and complex UK and international rail projects, whilst developing your skills and experience under the guidance and mentorship of our industry-recognised senior team.
A typical week would include:
- Providing system safety support and guidance to our clients on large, complex projects under the direction of our senior team.
- Taking a leading role on smaller projects, under the mentorship of our senior team. This could include:
- Planning, supporting, and if required, chairing Hazard Identification and / or Risk Assessment workshops.
- Preparing System Definitions, Safety Plans, Hazard Records and Safety Justification Reports; demonstrating the application of CSM-RA for rail projects that deliver technical, operational and/or organisational change.
- Working collaboratively with our clients and internal teams in the development of designs, technical standards, specifications and requirements for rail projects.
- Acting as Project Manager for smaller projects, with the support of our senior team.
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- A degree in a technical engineering related discipline, or extensive relevant experience.
- Relevant post-graduate experience in system safety engineering (rail desirable, but not essential).
- Corporate membership with an appropriate professional institution (e.g. SaRS, IET, IMechE).
- Professional registration, or working towards registration, as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer.
- Familiarity with Engineering Safety Management (e.g. iESM or Yellow Book).
- Knowledge and experience in the application of the Common Safety Method on Risk Evaluation and Assessment (CSM-RA) Regulation on UK rail projects.
- Knowledge and background in a mainline or metro railway discipline, e.g. signalling, telecoms, E&P.
- Knowledge and experience in the application of CENELEC EN 50126/8/9.
- Familiarity with EN50121 (EMC) and cyber security.
- Experience as an assessor (either Independent Safety Assessor or with an Assessment Body).
- Experience and / or formal qualifications in project and commercial management.
- Experience in the consultancy environment.
What if we can?
What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP – we can!
WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.
As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including 25 days annual leave, pension schemes, life assurance, personal accident cover and paid professional subscriptions, and some not so standard benefits as part of our flexible benefits scheme – so if you would like to hop on a new bike (cycle to work scheme) or thrill the family with your Lego building skills (Discount at Legoland Windsor) – WSP can help!
Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognise the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. VIBE (our LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group) and our Gender Balance Group work with the business to help ensure we continue to promote the right environment to enable LGBT+ and female employees to reach their full potential, and to ensure we continue to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.
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. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
In addition we support our people to achieve their personal health and well-being goals through our Thrive programme.
About us:
We value our people and our reputation
We stand for attracting, developing, engaging and retaining the best professionals in our fields of expertise, because our people are what make us great. We put the highest ethical standards at the centre of all we do. We are professional, humble and act with moral and intellectual integrity, keep our word, treat everyone with respect, support our colleagues and embrace diversity.
We care about individuals and their progress and offer the most fulfilling career development for our professionals. We promote our young recruits because we believe fresh perspectives bring great ideas and new energy.
Please note that WSP reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date.