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Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ Barrow-in-Furness, Lancaster, GB, LA14 1AF
Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid
Job Title: Senior Human Factors Engineer
Location: Bristol, Plymouth or Barrow-in-Furness + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £51,941.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63662
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 Engineer at one of our sites.
The role
As a Senior Human Factors Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll join our team to perform and deliver comprehensive Ergonomics and Human Factors analysis for design MoD Projects on Royal Navy Future Submarines. Your expertise will play a crucial role in enhancing the functionality and safety of cutting-edge submarine technology.
Day-to-day, you’ll collaborate closely with our in-house design teams and external partners to ensure Human Factors are integrated at the earliest stages of our solutions. Your responsibilities will include:
* Working with customers and industrial partners
* Ensuring Human Factors are considered within training courses, maintenance, and other support activities
* Managing and delivering the dedicated Human Factors elements of projects and programmes
* Leading a small team to ensure timely delivery of contractual obligations against time, cost, and quality.
* Analysing data sets to formulate reports for presentation to customers
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Senior Human Factors Engineer
* Extensive understanding of Ergonomics and Human Factors engineering, with a proven track record of delivering Human Factors programmes on complex projects
* Provide guidance on appropriate methodologies and approaches to meet requirements effectively
* Ability to be able to apply Human Factors Integration principles to Defence engineering projects
* Exhibit excellent communication skills, capable of justifying engineering decisions and considerations
* Demonstrate critical thinking abilities to understand complex issues, balance detail with the big picture, and make sound decisions that positively impact projects
Qualifications for the Senior Human Factors Engineer
* Hold a relevant engineering degree or possess applicable experience
* Achieved Chartered Engineer status or show willingness to work towards it as part of continuous professional development
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .
What we offer
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee share scheme
* Employee shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
* Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
* ‘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
* Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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