Functional Safety Specialist

1 month ago


Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom TÜV Rheinland Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Functional Safety Specialist to join our team at TÜV Rheinland. As a key member of our consulting team, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality functional safety-based services to our clients.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver IEC 61508/IEC 61511/IEC 62061/ISO 13849 functional safety-based SIS and Machinery Safety consultancy and training services.
  • Provide specialist-level technical support to clients on a range of technical queries across the applicable functional safety lifecycles.
  • Write technical papers and deliver specialist technical presentations to support our functional safety service execution and work winning strategies.
  • Build strong relationships with clients, understand their needs, and assist in the delivery of tailored, pragmatic solutions.
  • Maintain and enhance customer relationships, securing new opportunities for repeat and new consulting business.
  • Lead assignment tasks, providing regular updates on progress and any challenges faced.
  • Support the financial performance of consulting assignments, monitoring progress vs. costs, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality services.
  • Ensure compliance with company standards, customer contracts, and industry regulations.
  • Maintain transparency in communication with clients, team members, and management.
Requirements
  • Minimum of 3-10 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience of scoping new work and preparing or coordinating competitive bids.
  • Planning and managing the delivery of projects from proposal to successful delivery and project closure.
  • Technical report writing, communicating effectively, and managing interfaces with stakeholders (internally and externally).
  • Available for short-term travel when projects require this on a global basis.
  • Proactive self-starter, dedicated, innovative, resourceful, and analytical with strong problem-solving skills.
  • Foster an efficient, innovative, and team-oriented work environment.
  • Communicates effectively and confidently with colleagues.
  • Committed to meeting deadlines and upholding high standards.
  • Strong commercial and business acumen.
  • A genuine passion and desire to enhance company business efficiency.
Qualification/Experience
  • Experience of working in high-hazard process industries with a specific focus on safety instrumented systems and/or machine safety.
  • Relevant technical engineering degree with chartered status or equivalent qualified engineer.
  • Certificated as a minimum to TÜV Rheinland FS Engineer or Exida CFSE status by examination.
  • A recognized industry professional in Functional Safety Management with a minimum of 3 to 10 years' experience in the key issues relating to the professional application of functional safety management for the design, engineering, operations, and maintenance of SIS within an operational engineering environment.
  • Demonstratable experience of engaging in a comprehensive range of detailed technical safety-related matters covering SIL determination, safety requirements specification design and engineering of SIS, and operation and maintenance of SIS.
  • Significant knowledge and application of safety-related market experience to be able to demonstrate an authoritative understanding of the IEC functional safety compliant relationships between end users, EPC's, systems integrators, and device/machine manufacturers.
  • Experience in understanding the requirements for the development of Safety Requirements Specification.
  • Preferably having safety engineering knowledge appropriate to the application of E/E/PE Safety Related Systems.
  • Demonstrable experience of planning, leading, and carrying out functional safety audits and functional safety assessments.
  • Relevant experience of delivering technical training to Clients and Stakeholders.
  • Demonstrable experience of presenting SIS/Machinery-related technical updates/technical solutions and engagement directly both internally and externally with Clients, Stakeholders, Regulatory Bodies, Industry Groups, and Academia.
  • Preferably a member of any standard's technical committees such as IEC 61508 or IEC 61511 or a professional membership.
What We Can Offer You

A competitive package of salary and benefits is offered for permanent staff, including:

  • Bonus.
  • Company pension contributions.
  • Flexible and hybrid working.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • Health and wellbeing – digital GP, access to wellbeing app and support.
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
  • Sustainable benefits such as salary sacrifice electric vehicles and cycle to work schemes.


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