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Safety-critical Lead (EN 50126, Consulting)

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StageNot listed in company directoryStandardsEN 50126 · EN 50128 · EN 50129 · IEC 60079IndustryAutomotiveSeniorityPrincipalRegionUnited KingdomSource year2026Role familyConsultingEmployerNot in the directoryToolsIsograph / FaultTree+
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Role summary

Client, commercial and team development

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in engineering, science, mathematics or another relevant numerate discipline.
  • Significant experience in a system safety, reliability, risk engineering or safety assurance role within a safety-critical or mission-critical industry, such as rail, energy, water, aviation, nuclear, automotive, aerospace, defence or process industries.
  • Strong working knowledge of safety risk assessment, reliability assessment and engineering safety management techniques.
  • Experience developing safety risk and reliability models using techniques such as Reliability Block Diagrams, Fault Trees and Event Trees.
  • Experience chairing or contributing to HAZID, HAZOP or similar structured risk workshops.
  • Experience developing safety cases, hazard reports, system definitions, safety plans, RAM plans or other safety and reliability assurance documentation.
  • Knowledge of relevant standards, legislation and good practice, which may include the Common Safety Method (CSM), Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (ROGS), and BS , BS and BS .
  • Working knowledge of the DSEAR Approved Code of Practice.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to clients, project teams and stakeholders.

Nice to have

  • Experience working within the water supply, renewable energy or wider infrastructure sectors.
  • Experience in delivering full compliance with CSM-REA for several Rail infrastructure projects across the full life cycle (including meeting the requirements from the independent assessor)
  • Experience working across more than one mission-critical industry, such as rail, energy, water, process industry, oil and gas, aerospace or defence.
  • Experience in applying Hazardous Area Classification standards and guidance (e.g. EI15 and IEC60079)
  • Ability to read electrical schematic block diagrams and engineering drawings.
  • Experience using Isograph Reliability Workbench or similar safety, reliability or risk modelling software.
  • Experience delivering consequence analysis and/or dispersion modelling.

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We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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