Senior Human Factors Specialist
Location: Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL
Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid
The role
As a Senior Human Factors Specialist, 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.
Responsibilities
* Facilitating and delivering multiple operational safety improvement projects across the site.
* Leading group workshops to drive safety learning and continuous improvement.
* Coaching individuals and teams in using improvement tools and techniques.
* Supporting the Health & Safety Improvement Manager in tasking the Safety Improvement team.
* 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
* Strong knowledge of legal and statutory frameworks relevant to health, safety and environment
* Professional expertise in human factors disciplines such as Occupational Psychology or Ergonomics
* Proven experience in complex human factor analysis and application of diverse tools and techniques
* Familiarity with safety culture measurement and improvement methodologies
* Ability to confidently deliver training and facilitate workshops with varied stakeholder groups
Qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Psychology, Psychology or equivalent
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 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 shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
* Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement, available February through March annually.
* ‘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
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please emailcareers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive.
Closing Date: 06/05/2026
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