iO Associates
Safety Engineer - Bristol / Hybrid
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Job title: Safety Engineer
Salary
up-to £80,000 DOE
Location
Bristol / Hybrid (office, client sites & WFH)
A specialist consultancy in high-hazard industries is hiring a Safety Engineer to support continued growth across safety-critical programmes in Civil Nuclear, Defence Facilities and Energy Storage.
The role
You'll lead and deliver a range of projects, from early scoping through to detailed design and commissioning, ensuring safety-critical requirements are met to the right standard, safely and efficiently.
This role suits someone comfortable operating at lead consultant level, managing technical delivery and client interfaces.
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- Lead projects end-to-end (concept to commissioning), managing delivery, timelines and budgets
- Specify, design and assess control, instrumentation and safety systems in safety-critical environments
- Apply safety assessment and hazard analysis techniques including HAZOP, LOPA, SIL determination, FMEA, FTA
- Produce / review / verify / approve technical documentation (reports, specifications, design documentation)
- Own client-facing delivery: define requirements, agree scope, manage risks, provide progress reporting
- Support innovation work - taking new systems/tech from concept through to acceptance
The ideal candidate
- Strong practical knowledge of process control systems and EC&I deliverables (P&IDs, SLDs, BCDs, schematics)
- Experience delivering safety-critical work to industry standards (EC 61508 / IEC 61511 / ISO 13849 / DO-178 / DO-254 etc)
- Experience working to ISO 9001 quality standards
- Strong written communication + confident client engagement and report writing
- SC cleared or clearable
- Nuclear industry experience desirable
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Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be UK nationals and able to meet UK National Security Vetting requirements.
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