Functional Safety Consultant

1 week ago

Derby, United Kingdom Risktec Solutions Full time

**Functional Safety Consultant - Derby**

**Background**:
Risktec Solutions Ltd is an established, independent engineering and risk management consultancy. We help clients to manage Health, Safety, Security, Environmental (HSSE) and business risk in sectors where the impact of loss is high. Our people are high calibre and motivated professionals, with a clear focus on meeting clients’ expectations.

**Role Description and Responsibilities**:
This role provides an opportunity to be part of a dynamic and growing team based in Derby and to regularly collaborate with our other teams, both in the UK and internationally. Typical responsibilities include:

- Providing specialist Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) and Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) analysis and advice to resolve complex problems within major projects across multiple high-hazard industry sectors.
- Facilitating hazard identification and optioneering workshops.
- Verification, validation, assessment and audits of functional safety related work.
- Production of formal technical reports, safety cases and other project deliverables.
- Managing delivery of projects in a consultancy environment throughout the project lifecycle, including:

- Working with clients to identify the most appropriate services for the business/project need.
- Managing contracts and writing proposals for new work.
- Client relationship management and development.
- Managing resource to ensure project delivery within budget.

You will also play a key role in the mentoring of junior engineers and the technical development of our team, as well as having the opportunity to support the development of wider company initiatives, such as industry networking and learning, developing training courses, development of techniques and toolkits to deliver more efficiently.

**Key Requirements**:
To be successful in this role, you will need:

- Detailed knowledge of IEC 61508 and associated standards.
- An ability to quickly grasp complex issues and understand what the customer needs.
- A drive to ensure successful delivery and continuous client satisfaction by delivering pragmatic and proportionate solutions.
- The ability to work as part of a team, as well as to work independently where needed.
- The ability to manage interfaces with a range of stakeholders (internally and externally).
- Clear communication skills, both verbal and written, and strong organisational skills.
- Strong analytical and logical skills.

Additionally, this opportunity has high visibility and profile so we require an enthusiastic, confident individual who we would be proud to represent Risktec in front of our clients.

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

- Car allowance (dependent on grade).
- Profit share.
- 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.
- Training and development:

- Access to certified CPD courses and a university postgraduate education programme, delivered in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University, including the opportunity to enrol on the MSc in Risk and Safety Management.
- Support to individuals working towards Chartership.

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