Senior Human Factors Engineer

Senior Engineer (Human Factors)

Purpose

Working within a human factors team, your role will be to support engineers and other scientific disciplines operating in the high hazard nuclear regulated industry in:

• The design development of new or modifications to existing site systems, processes and facilities;
• Provide human factors input into the nuclear safety assessment process;
• Support the successful implementation and validation of the human performance elements of the safety case within the operation business setting.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking human factors assessment work in support of ergonomic design development, safety assessment and the verification / validation of the human performance elements of high hazard systems, processes and facilities. Such assessment work to include but not limited to task analysis, error analysis, workload analysis, ergonomic design, and human reliability analysis.
• The preparation of scopes of work, cost estimates and programmes for human factors assessment work to be undertaken in support of business programmes.
• The checking of human factors assessment work undertaken by other members of the human factors team.
• Supporting the business on engaging with regulatory bodies on Human Factors related issues (e.g. ONR, DNSR, EA).
• Promoting the concept of human centred design within the business and to influence the design development of socio-technical systems, processes and facilities that are human centred.

Qualifications

• First degree in Psychology plus MSc in Occupational Psychology, Applied Psychology or, Industrial Psychology, or Ergonomics based discipline or an engineering degree with high psychological / ergonomics content (or equivalent).
• The individual should be a Registered Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors or a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society with experience of working in the Human Factors field within high hazard industries.

Experience

• Have significant experience working within high hazard process industries (e.g. nuclear, defence or petrochemical);
• Have a sound understanding of nuclear safety assessment principles and safety case production;
• Be familiar with both HF qualitative and quantitative HRA techniques (e.g. HEART, THERP, APJ);
• Be experienced in the application of human factors knowledge / understanding in support of engineering system / process design;
• Have the ability to clearly understand engineering concepts and to communicate effectively with engineers and other scientific disciplines on human factors related matters;
• Have UK security clearance to SC level;
• Be experienced in the application of psychological ethics associated with the undertaking of research and professional practice;

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.  We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for Senior Human Factors Engineer looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.