Human Factors Capability Lead

Human Factors Capability Lead
Permanent or Fixed term: Permanent
Flexibility: This role is available full time.
Location: In terms of location , we have offices in Bath, Fareham, Glasgow, and we are happy to explore flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Please note that travel to customer sites or to attend meetings will be required.
BMT is dedicated to tackling the most crucial engineering challenges of our era, fostering an environment where individuals with exceptional technical expertise provide meaningful, practical solutions. Committed to creating a safer, more efficient, effective, and sustainable future, BMT values diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognisng their pivotal role in achieving our business purpose. At BMT, we pride ourselves on being a verified flexible workplace, providing freedom and choice. Learn more about our flexible status at Flexa Careers
In addition to a competitive salary, our offerings encompass health, family, finance, and personal development, including:
Private Medical (family coverage)
Enhanced Pension
18 weeks enhanced maternity pay (after a qualifying period of 1 year)
Family friendly policies
26 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)
Holiday Trading
Retail Vouchers
We understand the importance of people — the people who use the systems we help deliver, and the people who make up our teams. It’s people who carry the risk, adapt to the unknown, and make systems work in the real world. That makes BMT the perfect place to build a Human Factors career with real purpose.
We’re looking for someone to lead that work. Not just to deliver tasks, but to embed Human Factors thinking where it can make the most difference — in the design of systems and in the conditions where they’re used. Work alongside our clients, as well as engineers, program managers, operators, trainers and safety leads, to embed Human Factors in design, integration, and operations. You will focus on how people use systems in variable, complex, and pressured environments, and help shape solutions that support them to succeed.
Lead and grow BMT’s Human Factors capability, mentoring others, building team strength, and embedding good practice across our defence, consulting, research, and engineering design programs.
Bring Human Factors to life in practical terms This includes understanding the range of people we are designing for and the details of the goals they are working towards; improving workflows, , Human Machine Interfaces, and the physical and cognitive environments in which they are working.
Contribute to the evolution of our Human Factors offering, helping to shape the way we approach autonomy, complex system design, safety assurance, and human–machine teaming across domains.
You’re already a Chartered Human Factors / Ergonomics Specialist (or equivalent), with a strong track record in applying Human Factors methods to improve real-world systems. It’s in how you think, how you collaborate, and how you influence colleagues to ensure we offer our customers the highest quality services centred around the human user.
You can work across system boundaries and communicate clearly with engineers, project teams, safety leads, operators, and decision-makers.
You ask the right questions, cut through noise, and help teams see what really matters. You build trust by helping people do their job better, whether they’re building a system, using it, or making the call that shapes its future.
You help others understand and apply Human Factors. You’re comfortable working across design reviews, field trials, research projects, and strategic planning.
You may have come from Human Factors, psychology, safety, engineering, design, or operations. With enthusiasm and the right attitude, we can help you discover your potential.
We receive applications exclusively via our ATS.