Principal Consultant (Safety Assurance & Certification)
Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world
Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.
The Role
We are looking for a Principal Safety Consultant to join our team. In this role, you will lead safety engineering and assurance services to a range of rail engineering projects. Your expertise will contribute to the enhancement of safety protocols, risk assessment methodologies, and overall project quality. This role offers the chance to further your technical knowledge in rail safety and to mentor junior consultants, sharing your wealth of experience to foster their growth.
Key Responsibilities
* Leading complex rail safety engineering and assurance services to engineering projects, applying methods and tools aligned with key standards such as EN50126, EN50129, IEC 61508, and/or CSM-RA.
* Leading the bidding, winning, and successful delivery of complex commercially viable projects.
* Contributing to safety assurance management, safety approvals, and CSM work for major infrastructure projects.
* Providing support to contractors in completing CSM and approvals for station works.
* Leading in safety assurance for new rail products.
* Working on global projects spanning Australia, the US, Canada, Asia and the Middle East.
* Demonstrating flexibility by effectively managing multiple activities.
* Leading interactive workshops with clients and stakeholders.
Key Competencies and Experience
* Experience in delivering safety engineering and assurance services to rail projects.
* Background in risk management, systems engineering and/or safety engineering.
* Prior experience in major rail infrastructure projects is highly desirable.
* Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple activities.
* Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Working here
You will be welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We support you to find your place and encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact.
Work life balance
We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker.
Benefits
Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect your value. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health, 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive pension scheme, life assurance, and professional subscriptions reimbursement.
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and are committed to ensuring an inclusive culture.
Next steps
Once you have submitted your application, a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch.
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