Date: 27 May 2025
Location: London, GB, EC3M 4BS
Company: Lloyds Register
Position: Senior Human Factors Specialist
Location: London (hybrid model, 2-3 times in the office per month or as required)
Our mission
Develop a decarbonised shipping industry with human safety and sustainability at its core. To accelerate the safe, sustainable, and human-centric transition of the maritime industry by building coalitions that deliver research, insights, and policy to unlock shipping’s decarbonisation and promote zero emissions fuel adoption.
What we’re looking for
An experienced Human Factors Specialist with a background in safety-critical systems and infrastructure (marine, aviation), and a good understanding of engineering, operational impacts, and safety processes. A minimum of 5 years of experience, ideally within operational environments.
What we offer you
The opportunity to work for an organization with a strong purpose, aiming to engineer a safer and sustainable world. The role is within the LR Decarbonisation Hub, which supports external stakeholders technically and is committed to the professional development of its personnel, providing suitable training as needed.
The role
Key responsibilities:
* Contribute to Human Factors considerations for operational and design attributes, especially related to new vessel systems and green fuel adoption.
* Lead development of policies, procedures, and risk assessments related to Human Factors in high-hazard activities, including Safety Critical Task Analysis and design impacts.
* Have strong experience with Human Machine Interface (HMI) and human performance issues from a design perspective.
* Develop competencies and training frameworks to support training programs for seafarers operating new technologies.
* Review incident investigations to extract lessons learned for future vessel design improvements.
* Build relationships with stakeholders, including research bodies, ship designers, owners, operators, and regulators.
* Work with risk teams to integrate Human Factors risk management into operational safety and environmental strategies.
* Possess knowledge of safety processes, including HAZID, HAZOP, and risk reduction strategies.
* Experience within high-hazard industries like maritime, process, or system safety, and familiarity with environmental regulations.
* Develop Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) and implement into QRA, with knowledge of HEART, THERP, etc.
* Analyze operator tasks to influence design, identify issues, and implement improvements for safe operability.
* Assess workload and situation awareness to optimize operator performance and safety, including alarm management and onboard safety measures.
* Plan and conduct user trials through stakeholder collaboration to assess and optimize designs.
* Develop and analyze Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), especially related to Human Autonomous Teaming (HAT), providing guidance and mitigations.
* Assess HMI in new or modified vessels to provide industry guidance, recommendations, and design philosophies.
You are someone who has:
* Chartered Member of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors.
* MSc in Human Factors/Ergonomics within operational or engineering contexts.
* Maritime experience is desirable but not essential.
* Knowledge of alternative green fuels is desirable.
* Experience in Safety Critical Task Analysis in high-hazard facilities.
* Stakeholder management experience.
* Excellent communication and leadership skills.
* Practical risk management experience in high-hazard environments.
* Project management experience.
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