Functional Safety Consultant

1 week ago


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

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Functional Safety Consultant to join our team at TÜV Rheinland. As a key member of our safety team, you will be responsible for delivering expert-level functional safety services to our clients, including consultancy, training, and technical support.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality functional safety consultancy and training services to clients, including the development of safety instrumented systems and machinery safety solutions.
  • Provide technical support to clients on a range of functional safety-related matters, including SIL determination, safety requirements specification, and SIS design and engineering.
  • Develop and deliver technical papers and presentations to support the execution of functional safety services and business development strategies.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, understanding their needs and delivering tailored solutions to meet their requirements.
  • Lead assignment tasks, providing regular updates on progress and any challenges faced.
  • Support the financial performance of consulting assignments, monitoring progress versus costs and ensuring 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 3-10 years of relevant experience in functional safety, safety instrumented systems, and machinery safety.
  • 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.
  • Available for short-term travel when projects require it 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.

Qualifications/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, including bonus, company pension contributions, flexible and hybrid working, private medical insurance, health and wellbeing, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, and sustainable benefits such as salary sacrifice electric vehicles and cycle to work schemes.


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