Senior Human Factors Engineer

Senior Human Factors Engineer

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

We're looking for a driven, results oriented and solution focused Senior Human Factors Engineer to join our rapidly expanding Electronics and Embedded Systems Engineering team for a major UK programme with a Key Client. This role represents a fantastic and rare opportunity to develop new methods of working in support of a programme of work preparing a dock for defueling and dismantling of submarines.

Responsibilities

• You will be involved in the preparation of Human Factors Substantiation Reports (HFSRs).
• The substation includes the following processes: Task Analysis; Development of Fault Trees; Calculation of an Initial Human Error Probability (I-HEP) using expert knowledge and experience and taking into consideration the context of the human events (e.g. Performance Shaping Factors (PSFs) and Error Producing Conditions (EPCs)).
• HF input to the Verification & Validation (V&V) activities supporting commissioning is also part of this project.
• This role requires engagement with the wider safety and site teams to understand the wider project to enable the integration of Human Factors.
• Provide professional support to a team of specialists, engineers and other staff as appropriate and provide consultancy (primary internal) in the areas of Human Factors and human performance.
• Ensure that Human Factors assessments to support Design and Safety Management projects are conducted in accordance with appropriate standards and business processes.
• Support the Integration of Human Factors (HF) into Design and Safety Management projects.
• Provide clients with professional guidance on the application of Human Factors knowledge and understanding across the seven Human Factors domains.
• Provide the Human Factors substantiation component of design / safety justifications.
• Maintain an up-to-date awareness of developments in Human Factors.
• Promote awareness of technical Human Factors issues and to provide in-house Human Factors training to clients.
• To assist the Principal Engineer (Human Factors) in providing the intelligent customer function (w.r.t. Human Factors).
• Assist the PAG’s in provision of procedural content and format to minimise the occurrence of error.
• Support the development of trainee Human Factors specialists.
• Support the Principal Engineer (Human Factors) in the development of estimates and assist commercial departments in the production of outgoing tender responses.
• Provide technical analysis of incoming tender. Resolution of design sub-contract technical queries.
• Attend project, production, HAZOPS, optioneering and value engineering meetings.
• Ensuring that conventional health and safety executive statutory regulation requirements are embodied into the engineering systems.

Qualifications

• Degree level in an Engineering or Scientific discipline and/or have relevant knowledge and experience; a background in nuclear/radiological safety is highly beneficial for the roles we are looking to fill.
• Applications are also welcomed from individuals with significant demonstrable experience who don't hold formal qualifications.
• Registered as a Chartered Engineer (or be working towards chartered status).

Essential Skills

• A strong background and understanding of Human Factors policy, with experience using the following methodologies: Hierarchical Task Analysis THERP, HEART, NARA (preferable).
• Marine Defence or Civil Industry legislation requirements and systems engineering approaches.
• Significant experience in driving or supporting HF Management and delivery within the UK nuclear industry and or complex infrastructure projects.
• The post sits on the nuclear baseline so an understanding of the site licence / authorisation conditions would be highly beneficial.

Experience

• Experience with a recognised Fault Tree Assessment package is also preferable, e.g. Fault Tree+.
• Someone for whom collaboration and working in partnership comes naturally. A confident communicator with the ability to negotiate.
• You will also be self-motivated with an energetic attitude, being able to transform complex problems into simple, elegant solutions.
• Capable of working across a portfolio of projects and business initiatives often at short notice. Someone who is an instinctive organiser with meticulous attention to detail, and who can motivate others to complete their actions so that the overall objectives are achieved.
• Someone who understands 'how' you do things is just as important as 'what' you do – who will role model and apply our Principles.
• A person who is resilient and adaptable, who can navigate ambiguity and complexity and help teams own and deliver day to day.

What Do I Need Before I Apply

• This role may require security clearance up to DV level and our offer of employment will be dependent on obtaining the appropriate level of clearance. The details of this requirement will be discussed at interview.
• If applying for this role, please do not make reference to or include in your application or CV details of any current or previously held security clearance.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges.
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects.
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses.
• Competitive company benefits.
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo.
• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• Communicating and promoting vacancies.
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required.
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.”

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive