Principal Consultant

2 days ago

England, United Kingdom Ricardo Energy & Environment Full time

Principal Consultant (Safety Assurance & Certification)

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

The Role

We are looking for a Principal Safety Consultant to join our team. If you are aiming to progress in your career and embrace a leadership position, this is a great opportunity for you. In this role, you will lead safety engineering and assurance services to a range of rail engineering projects. Your expertise will contribute to the enhancement of safety protocols, risk assessment methodologies, and overall project quality. This role offers a chance to further your technical knowledge in rail safety and to mentor and guide junior consultants, fostering their growth. Applicants with varying levels of experience in the listed capabilities are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leading complex rail safety engineering and assurance services to engineering projects, applying methods and tools aligned with key standards such as EN50126, EN50129, IEC 61508, and/or CSM-RA.
  • Leading the bidding, winning, and successful delivery of complex commercially viable projects, collaborating with clients to understand their objectives and desired outcomes.
  • Contributing to a diverse range of exciting projects, including safety assurance management, safety approvals, and CSM work for major infrastructure projects.
  • Providing support to contractors in completing CSM and approvals for station works.
  • Leading in safety assurance for new rail products, including high-speed points systems, axle counters, and other signalling systems.
  • Working on global projects spanning Australia, the US, Canada, Asia, and the Middle East, contributing from the UK without the necessity of travel.
  • Managing multiple activities and proactively balancing workload across different projects and customers.
  • Leading interactive workshops with clients and stakeholders.

Key Competencies and Experience

  • Experience in delivering safety engineering and assurance services to rail projects, utilising methods and tools aligned with standards such as EN50126, EN50129, IEC 61508, and/or CSM-RA.
  • Background in risk management, systems engineering, and/or safety engineering.
  • Prior experience in major rail infrastructure projects is highly desirable.
  • Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple activities and proactively prioritise workload.
  • Support business development efforts by writing proposals, developing client relationships, and engaging with industry stakeholders.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Working here

You will be welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core of our culture, allowing employees to flourish and achieve their full potential.

Benefits

Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect your value. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.

Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance, and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, believing in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach. We value diversity, recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer working environment. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees, we are recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application, a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary depending on the volume of applications we receive for each role.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer. Please advise the recruitment team if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

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