Safety Engineer

Safety Engineer (Explosives / Military)Bristol, Portsmouth, Liverpool or Plymouth + Hybrid.UK Security Clearance eligibility required (UK nationality required)

This new role in 2025 is working with a specialist Safety and Environmental Engineering Consultancy. The company was formed with the aim of providing a flexible and positive working environment for all of it's employees and to provide a service to all customers that is independent, expertly qualified, good value and delivered with integrity.Business has been going extremely well under this philosiphy and from that success we now have a new vacancy to offer to any interested Safety Engineers !

This new vacancy is within the Maritime Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Team and we need a new recruit to help the business meet a growing workload and solid client portfolio.

We are looking for a person with a military, defence and / or consultancy background, ideally with several years' relevant experience in a Safety Engineering role.

The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of safety management, and be familiar with relevant regulations and standards including DSA03-OME and Def-Stan 00-56.

A proven track record in supporting business development activities would be desirable but not essential.

You will have a smart, professional approach and will be able to fit in quickly into a growing flexible team. You will need to provide clients with a high level of assurance that they are being supported by a professional, responsible and caring consultancy.

You will have excellent communication skills and a high standard of English and grammar supported with a sound technical engineering background. You will need to be highly effective in organising your own time and workload, especially when working from home.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The primary role of the successful candidate will be to assist with the development of Ministry of Defence Ship explosives safety management programmes, core explosives safety activities and explosives Safety Cases on behalf of MoD clients.

Explosives / WOME Safety Management tasks include:

• The development and production of Explosives Safety Cases;
• Hazard Identification;
• Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP) and Structured What If Technique (SWIFT) analysis;
• Threat Hazard Risk Assessment and Hazard Sentencing;
• Organisation, preparation and attendance at client meetings;
• The drafting of technical reports;
• Material state surveys to report on MOD Ship compliance to regulation/standards;
• Compliance and implementation of work in accordance with the Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001).

Visits will be required to our various offices and to contractor and customer sites further afield within the UK and potentially abroad.

Outside of attendance at meetings, work from home may be done on a flexible basis to suit the successful candidate as long as programmes of work are achieved.

WHAT WE OFFER

In addition to a basic salary in the range of £40,000 to £45,000 gross per annum we also offer:

• Extensive training, covering core consultancy skills and technical professional development
• Flexible, hybrid working - typically 40 hours per week;
• An annual bonus, after a year's service, depending on personal performance and company profits;
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays;
• Company Pension Scheme;
• Private Medical Insurance as an optional benefit;
• Company Life Insurance.
• We encourage all staff to be a member of an appropriate professional institution and will cover institution membership costs;

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