Job Title: Senior Human Factors Specialist
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £48, - £55, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Champion Human Performance and Safety Culture at the Heart of UK Defence
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Human Factors Specialist at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.
The role
As a Senior Human Factors Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the forefront of driving safety culture and human performance across HMNB Clyde. This is a unique opportunity to lead the development and delivery of a site-wide Human Factors Strategy, supporting transformational safety improvement initiatives that make a real difference to our people, operations, and national defence.
Day-to-day you’ll be:
1. Facilitating and delivering multiple operational safety improvement projects across the site.
2. Leading group workshops to drive safety learning and continuous improvement.
3. Coaching individuals and teams in using improvement tools and techniques.
4. Supporting the Health & Safety Improvement Manager in tasking the Safety Improvement team.
5. Mentoring Safety Culture Coordinators and Departmental Coordinators.
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday and provides hybrid working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Senior Human Factors Specialist
6. Strong knowledge of legal and statutory frameworks relevant to health, safety and environment
7. Professional expertise in human factors disciplines such as Occupational Psychology or Ergonomics
8. Proven experience in complex human factor analysis and application of diverse tools and techniques
9. Familiarity with safety culture measurement and improvement methodologies
10. Ability to confidently deliver training and facilitate workshops with varied stakeholder groups
Qualifications for the Senior Human Factors Specialist
11. Degree in Occupational Psychology or equivalent
12. Chartered Member of IOSH or working towards Chartered status
13. Specialism in Behavioural Safety is desirable
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at .
What we offer
14. Generous holiday allowance
15. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
16. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
17. Employee share scheme
18. Employee shopping savings portal
19. Payment of Professional Fees
20. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
21. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
22. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
23. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.