Senior Human Factors Engineer

• Contract Role - 6 months
• Remote
• £680 a day Inside IR35

The Energy Division at ARM are currently recruiting an experienced Senior Human Factors Engineer to join a leading Nuclear Defence company on a remote basis.

Job Overview:

Working within a human factors team, your role will be to support engineers and other scientific disciplines operating in the high hazard nuclear regulated industry in:

• The design development of new or modifications to existing site systems, processes and facilities;
• Provide human factors input into the nuclear safety assessment process;
• Support the successful implementation and validation of the human performance elements of the safety case within the operation business setting.

Some of your duties will include:

• Providing professional support to the Principal Engineer (Human Factors) who is the professional authority for the Human Factors discipline covering design, safety assessment and human performance related aspects of the DRD business.
• Providing support to the professional growth, development and mentoring of junior members of the human factors team.
• Undertaking human factors assessment work in support of ergonomic design development, safety assessment and the verification / validation of the human performance elements of high hazard systems, processes and facilities.
• The preparation of scopes of work, cost estimates and programmes for human factors assessment work to be undertaken in support of business programmes
• The checking of human factors assessment work undertaken by other members of the human factors team.
• Supporting the business on engaging with regulatory bodies on Human Factors related issues (e.g. ONR, DNSR, EA).

What do you need to succeed?

• First degree in Psychology plus MSc in Occupational Psychology, Applied Psychology or, Industrial Psychology
• Ergonomics based discipline or an engineering degree with high psychological / ergonomics content (or equivalent).
• Have significant experience working within high hazard process industries (e.g. nuclear, defence or petrochemical
• Have a sound understanding of nuclear safety assessment principles and safety case production;
• Be familiar with both HF qualitative and quantitative HRA techniques (e.g. HEART, THERP, APJ);
• Be experienced in the application of human factors knowledge / understanding in support of engineering system / process design;
• Be experienced in the application of psychological ethics associated with the undertaking of research and professional practice.

How to apply:If you are interested to find out more about this opportunity, please apply via the link or contact me on and we will let you know if you have been shortlisted.

**Please be advised that due to the nature of the role, candidates may be subject to security checks**

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.