Safety Engineer

Job summary

We’re Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). We manage a vast range of projects to supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver essential defence programmes - and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe, now and in the future.

Across our 12,500-strong organisation, we support all our people to be at their very best, fostering a family-friendly approach to flexible and hybrid working. After all, support is in our name.

Job description

Are you a Safety Engineer who is looking to influence safety decisions across the lifecycle of multiple projects? If so, we want you to join our team and contribute to our vision to save lives by ensuring our Armed Forces are equipped with capable, safe-to-operate equipment!

Our Internal Technical Support (ITS) team provides support to a huge variety of projects from combat aircraft and armoured vehicles to submarines, body armour and aircraft carriers. Joining this team will help you become a ‘go-to’ expert, through our supportive learning culture and your own drive to provide vital expertise helping DE&S manage safety risks across a breadth of high-profile projects.

We believe a diverse workforce improves diversity of thought, our ability to attract the best candidates and ultimately the service we can provide our Armed Forces. We recognise that our employees need to balance work and home commitments, and that the best candidate for a role may not always be available throughout core business hours. Therefore, we are excited to advertise full, part-time and flexible working opportunities for Safety Engineers in our team. We work closely with clients across a range of delivery teams as intelligent decision makers and subject matter experts. By ensuring military equipment is safe to operate with world-leading capabilities, this team makes a big difference to projects integral to supporting our Armed Forces!

Quote – Simon – Safety Engineer

“What we do makes a real difference to the safety of our Armed Forces.”

Safety Engineers can choose their permanent workstation from the list below:

MOD Abbey Wood, Filton, Bristol BS34 8JH

MOD Manchester, Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester, M1 2WD
Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 8EX
RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, Somerset, BA22 8HT
Wattisham Flying Station, 2 Valley Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7RE

Please note some attendance to the stated site may be required for this position.

Quote – Afshan – Safety Engineer

“Within the team there is a huge emphasis on work life balance which empowers me to do my best on a daily basis.”

We strongly recommend tailoring your CV in line with our CV guidancebefore applying, with specific sections to highlight Key Achievements, Relevant Experience, and Applied Skills & Knowledge.

Responsibilities

As a Safety Engineer, your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

· Developing artefacts/evidence used in the assessment of safety risk, and considering the implications of changes to equipment design, offering mitigation advice in the process.

· Providing advice and support to colleagues, ensuring that appropriate safety requirements are identified, correctly applied and delivered through contracts.

· Creating and implementing safety management systems for products, services or systems, as either part of design or in-service support

· Interpreting and applying safety policy for the design and support of platforms and equipment

· Utilising your exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills to offer all of the above services across multiple areas, including Maritime, Land, Weapons, Air and Submarines, ensuring that your solutions are understood and appropriately executed

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

· Hold a minimum of a Level 4 (e.g., HNC) qualification in an engineering or science discipline, or will demonstrate equivalent relevant work experience.

· Have experience using a range of safety tools and techniques, to provide advice and guidance on complex projects, e.g., Hazard Log Management; Hazard Identification; Risk Assessment and ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicable) justifications.

· Have some experience in the development and writing of safety artefacts in support of a compelling safety case with associated body of evidence.

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

· Adoption of safety risk management process (Practitioner)

· Applies knowledge and complies with safety requirements, procedures and regulations (Practitioner)

· Communicating and Influencing

· Changing and Improving

Benefits

· 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday

· Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible, to support your work-life balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required)

· Market-leading employer pension contribution of around 27%

· Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards

· Access to specialist training and funded professional qualifications

· Support for progression

· Huge range of discounts

· Volunteering days

· Enhanced parental leave schemes

We believe in creating an environment where our people can grow, thrive, and be their best selves. So whether you’re looking for a next step, a fresh start, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, here you’ll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of. If you need any additional support with your application, let us know.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £35,200.00-£38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester