Principal Safety Consultant

Summary of Position:

As a Principal Safety Consultant within the Engineering Team, you will deliver independent, high-quality Safety consultancy across Defence and other highly regulated sectors. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will provide authoritative guidance, analysis, and assurance throughout the product, system or service acquisition lifecycle.

This role requires both technical depth and consultancy acumen: engaging with clients to scope and deliver assured outcomes, lead the development of safety artefacts, and support organisational decision-making. You will also contribute to the growth of Engage’s Safety capability by mentoring colleagues, supporting bids, and embedding best practice aligned with MOD, Civil Nuclear, and wider engineering/safety frameworks.

Primary Responsibilities

Provide Safety consultancy and assurance to MOD and industry clients, applying ASEMS, Defence Safety Authority (DSA) regulations, and relevant legislation.

Lead development, review, and delivery of Safety Case Reports and associated documentation, ensuring alignment with best practice, regulatory frameworks, and legislation.

Develop and maintain Hazard Logs and supporting analyses, ensuring completeness and traceability across the system lifecycle.

Perform Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Bow-Tie Analysis.

Provide Safety input to lifecycle management and design reviews (e.g. Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR)).

Assess supplier safety compliance in accordance with contractual, statutory, and regulatory safety requirements.

Provide Safety Case guidance and assurance to clients and suppliers against current policy, standards, and good practice (DSA02/03, Def Stan 00-056, JSP 815 etc).

Deliver Safety Subject Matter Expert (SME) input to systems projects, providing technical advice to support safe and compliant designs.

Support key customer engagement, acting as a trusted advisor to Defence, nuclear, and industrial clients.

Contribute to bid development, preparing technical inputs, estimates, and safety strategy content.

Contribute to Safety and Environmental Committees (PSEC), audits, and assurance reviews.

Mentor consultants and contribute to internal knowledge sharing and process improvement.

Relevant Qualifications and Experience

You must be able to gain appropriate clearance for the role.

Broad understanding of Safety Legislation and Regulation applicable to Defence domains.

Proven experience in the development and assurance of Safety Case Reports, including ALARP assessments and preparation of safety arguments.

Comprehensive experience in hazard and risk management processes, including Hazard Identification, Hazard Analysis, Hazard Operability and Hazard Logging.

Demonstrated capability in performing Functional Safety Analysis using recognised methodologies.

Experience in System Safety Analysis such as Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Bow-Tie Analysis.

Working knowledge of MOD Safety Standards and Policy.

Proven ability to manage complex safety requirements within the Defence sector.

Understanding of the System Development Lifecycle aligned to the standard ‘V-model’, from concept through disposal.

Experience assessing supplier safety compliance against legislative and contractual requirements.

Deep knowledge in the application of ASEMS.

Ability to compile Safety Arguments using Goal Structuring Notation (GSN)

Professional Accreditation: IEng minimum, CEng preferred.

Person Specification

Professional Credibility: Recognised subject-matter expert with authority to advise clients across complex safety domains.

Leadership and Mentoring: Provides guidance, technical oversight, and professional development support to colleagues.

Collaboration: Works effectively in multi-disciplinary and client environments, promoting trust and alignment.

Client Focus: Builds enduring relationships based on trust, reliability, and delivery excellence.

Consultancy Approach: Commercially aware, outcome-focused, and client-engaged, delivering assured outputs on time and to budget.

Communication: Clear, persuasive communicator capable of translating complex safety concepts for varied audiences.

Continuous Learning: Keeps abreast of emerging Defence, nuclear, and maritime safety regulations and best practice.

Pro-active: Anticipates needs, takes initiative, and acts early to manage risk and improve delivery outcomes.

Summary of Position:

As a Senior Safety Consultant within the Engineering Team, you will provide safety consultancy support across Defence and other highly regulated sectors. You will contribute to the development of safety artefacts, undertake hazard analysis, and assist in delivering assured safety outcomes throughout the product, system, or service lifecycle.

This role requires solid technical capability and a collaborative approach, working within multi-disciplinary teams to apply recognised frameworks such as ASEMS, Defence Safety Authority (DSA) regulations, and relevant UK legislation.

You will support client delivery, contribute to internal safety process improvement, and assist in bids and proposals under the guidance of a Principal Safety Consultant or the Capability Director.

Primary Responsibilities

Provide Safety consultancy support to MOD and industry clients, applying ASEMS, Defence Safety Authority (DSA) regulations, and relevant legislation.

Assist in the development, review, and delivery of Safety Case Reports and associated documentation, ensuring alignment with policy, standards, and good practice.

Support the development and maintenance of Hazard Logs and supporting analyses, ensuring completeness and traceability across the system lifecycle.

Perform Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Bow-Tie Analysis under appropriate supervision.

Assist in Safety input to lifecycle management and design reviews (e.g. Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR

Support assessment of supplier safety compliance in accordance with contractual, statutory, and regulatory safety requirements.

Contribute to ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicable) assessments and safety argument development

Support Safety Case compilation using Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) or equivalent methods.

Assist in Safety and Environmental Committees (PSEC), audits, and assurance reviews.

Provide Safety Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to systems projects under guidance.

Contribute to bid development, preparing technical inputs and estimates under direction.

Support mentoring and knowledge sharing within the team, promoting good safety practice.

Relevant Qualifications and Experience

You must be able to gain appropriate clearance for the role.

Broad understanding of Safety Legislation and Regulation applicable to Defence domains.

Experience in the preparation and maintenance of Safety Case Reports, including ALARP assessments and support to safety argument development.

Experience in hazard and risk management processes, including Hazard Identification, Hazard Analysis, and Hazard Logging.

Experience performing Functional Safety Analysis using recognised methodologies

Understanding of System Safety Analysis such as Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Bow-Tie Analysis.

Working knowledge of MOD Safety Standards and Policy.

Ability to manage safety deliverables within defined time and quality constraints.

Understanding of the System Development Lifecycle aligned to the standard ‘V-model’, from concept through disposal

Experience supporting supplier safety compliance assessments.

Awareness of ASEMS principles.

Experience assisting in Safety Argument compilation using Goal Structuring Notation (GSN).

Professional Accreditation: IEng

Person Specification

Professional Credibility: Demonstrates sound technical competence and understanding of safety principles within Defence and related sectors.

Delivery Focus: Produces accurate and assured outputs to agreed time, cost, and quality standards.

Collaboration: Works effectively as part of multi-disciplinary teams and contributes to integrated delivery.

Client Focus: Builds professional relationships through reliability, responsiveness, and technical integrity.

Consultancy Approach: Supports project delivery with a pragmatic, outcome-focused mindset.

Communication: Clear and confident communicator, able to present information concisely and accurately.

Continuous Learning: Seeks opportunities to enhance knowledge of emerging safety standards and regulations.

Pro-active: Identifies potential issues early and supports the delivery of safe, compliant outcomes.