Human Factors Engineer

About the job

Job Title: Human Factors Engineer
Location: Devonport, Plymouth + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: £42,245.00 - £51,726.00 + Benefits Role
Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF56338

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Human Factors Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Human Factors Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary where you'll provide a vital role in the production and modification of safety cases and provide technical advice to Plant Managers to support safety critical operations.

Day to day, you'll support the development of modern standards safety cases and engineering facilities that support the UK Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme. You will work within and be supported by a team of human factors professionals who work within the Safety Engineering Team.

• Responsibilities as a Human Factors Engineer will also include:
• Undertaking human factors assessment work to support the nuclear safety assessment process
• Undertaking the design development of administrative arrangements that are important in maintaining nuclear safety on site
• Supporting the ergonomic design development of engineering equipment, technology, and facilities
• The authorship and checking of technical documentation

This is a full-time role (36 hours) mostly based from home and a requirement to be on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard one day per week.

Essential experience of the Human Factors Engineer:

• Technical report writing, good verbal and written communication required - from director level to industrial
• Safety assessment and safety case production
• Application of human reliability analysis
• Application of human factors knowledge / understanding in support of engineering design

Qualifications for the Human Factors Engineer:

• Qualified in an Ergonomics related discipline or in Occupational Psychology / Applied Psychology and are able to work towards professional status with the IEHF or BPS.

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National and must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• '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

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 20/03/2024

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