Principal Safety Engineer

Job Title:               Principal Safety Engineer
Location:               Bristol, Plymouth, Walsall 
Compensation:     £58,000 + Benefits  
Role Type:             Full time / Permanent
Role ID:                 SF61923

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 Principal Safety Engineer for our Engineering & Systems Integration business. 

The Role
As a Principal Safety Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be responsible for leading assurance activities to ensure vehicles can operate safely. 

Day-to-day, you’ll conduct risk assessments to identify potential hazards in processes, systems or equipment.   

• Ensure designs, systems and operations comply with relevant safety regulations
• Develop and update safety documentation such as risk registers and safety cases
• Collaborate with design and engineering teams to integrate safety principles
• Lead investigations into safety-related incidents 
• Attend project and safety review meetings 

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and can be based out of Bristol, Walsall or Plymouth. 

Experience required of the Principal Safety Engineer

• Proven experience in safety engineering 
• Familiarity with safety management systems and risk analysis tools
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills 
• Ability to convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders  
• Experience of the development of safety cases 

Qualifications for the Principal Safety Engineer

• Degree in relevant subject (Safety, Systems Engineering etc)
• Relevant certifications (NEBOSH, IOSH) advantageous 

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

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has 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. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. 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: 13/03/2025

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