Xodus
Technical Safety & Risk (TSR) Team Lead
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Location: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow or London
Employment Type: We welcome applications from candidates interested in either full-time or part-time opportunities.
Who We Are
Technical Safety & Risk at Xodus plays a key role in helping clients identify, assess and manage process safety, loss prevention and major accident hazard risks across the project lifecycle. Our work is varied, specialist and often delivered as part of integrated, multi-disciplinary teams. This role, although based in our EMEA team also supports technical integration and delivery across our other global regions.
We are looking for a collaborative and values-led Technical Safety & Risk Team Lead to help shape the continued growth, technical quality and client impact of our TSR capability. Reporting to the Specialist Services manager, you will support the strategic direction, technical leadership and financial performance of the TSR team, while helping create an inclusive, high-performing and connected team environment.
What You'll Do
The role will involve aspects both of project and technical delivery and business development. This key technical leadership position is both demanding and rewarding and could be undertaken on a full or part time basis.
This is a visible and rewarding leadership role, combining project and technical delivery, people development, resource management, business development and client engagement. You will work closely with colleagues across Xodus to support high-quality delivery, identify opportunities for collaboration and growth, and contribute to the development of new and existing client relationships.
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Role Summary
The successful candidate will be someone who communicates clearly, builds trust, supports others to perform at their best and creates an environment where people feel included, empowered and able to contribute. They will be able to build strong client relationships, drive commercial performance and maintain technical excellence, while creating an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing team culture aligned with the company's values.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the team function and technical delivery on a day-to-day basis creating a culture of empowerment, belonging, collaboration and innovation
- Provide technical leadership and guidance across Technical Safety & Risk projects and consultancy assignments
- Lead resource management for the TSR team and support effective project delivery, utilisation and quality performance
- Help maintain high standards of technical quality, process adherence and client-focused delivery
- Support proposals, tendering activity and commercial and contractual inputs
- Support development of the TSR function and of individuals in the team, identifying technical gaps and contributing to performance reviews
- Build and maintain strong client relationships to support future workload and sustainable growth
- Champion digital tools, innovation and new ways of working to strengthen Xodus' technical offer to the energy industry
- Role-model Xodus' values of trust, responsibility and excellence, with a clear commitment to safety, wellbeing, integrity and inclusion
Qualifications/Skill/Competencies
- Degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline (and/or MSc in Process Safety / Applied Risk Analysis)
- Significant and demonstrable professional experience in technical safety a risk engineering, preferably in the oil & gas or wider energy sector
- Strong practical knowledge of Process and Functional Safety across the extended project lifecycle
- A well-rounded understanding of the regulatory regime for on/offshore operations, including experience across the UK and international contexts
- Experience of Safety Case Development and review
- Experience in QRA development, analysis and consequence modelling
- Experience in delivering critical safety and reliability focussed engineering studies and deliverables
- Experience facilitating technical safety workshops such as HAZID, HAZOP, PHR, SIL, LOPA, RCA and FMECA would be advantageous
Benefits
Why you should join us:
- We are a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and welcoming place to work
- We work flexibly at Xodus which means how you work your day is flexible with a combination of working in the office and at home.
- It goes without saying that we offer a Market Competitive Salary to ensure that you know your efforts and inputs are valued
- We offer a Company pension scheme to allow you to save for your future
- Access to training and development opportunities
- We have enhanced parental and shared parental leave pay policies available from day one of employment
- We have a number of comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits available for you and your family, including, Private Medical Insurance, Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Income Protection and Life Insurance
- We ensure there is always something fun to look forward to in the social calendar. From the summer BBQ, Christmas Party, taking part in charitable events or suggesting your own social idea, we celebrate everyone's version of fun. We think our colleagues are the most important part of work, they are who we spend a large proportion of our time with and want to ensure everyone enjoys coming to work.
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Further Information
Please contact recruitment@xodusgroup.com for further information on this opportunity.
To apply for this role please complete the application form by attaching your CV and cover letter outlining your experience and what you would bring to the role.
The closing date for this role is 28 August 2026. We look forward to receiving your application!
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