Human Factors Assessor
Simpson Booth
- Manchester
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Undertaking human factors design and safety case assessment, and associated activities, interfacing with engineering, project management, project controls and document management functions.
- Acting in any human factors or equivalent role.
- Supporting the Safety Case Manager;
- Supporting wider Programme safety case and engineering leads when requested.
- Assisting Head of Profession in capability development and establishment and implementation of resource strategies, recruitment plans and competence.
- Advises leadership, engineering, programme and project management, and clients (intelligent Customer), on regulatory compliance, standards and guidance.
- Interfacing as necessary with suppliers.
- Supporting the client in interactions with Regulators and safety committees.
- Ideally hold a Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent education);
- Human Factors assessment, and HAZAN production;
- Experience of UK and International standards, e.g. Technical Assessment Guides;
- Experience of a range of nuclear hazard identification and analytical tools;
- Experience of ergonomics/human factors design
- Experience of relevant code (THERP, HEART etc.) application in a wide range of nuclear operations and fault scenarios;
- Ability to gain and retain Security Clearance and willingness to obtain Developed Vetting;
- Ability to travel for several days at a time in the UK and occasional overseas travel;
- Good oral and written communication skills, including presentation and report writing;
- Good MS applications, organizational skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work.
- Experience of UK nuclear site licensing, safety assessment principles, regulatory guidance on safety assessment and nuclear Site Licence Conditions;
- Experience in two or more UK Nuclear Site Licensee Organisations;
- Experience of Regulatory permissioning/flexible permissioning;
- Experience of safety case in civil reactors and defence sector;
- Experience of international nuclear safety assessment;
- Project management and project controls skills;
- Stakeholder management skills;
- Ability to mentor and coach.