Safety & Environmental Engineers

Job Description

Safety & Environmental EngineersLocation: Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0EFSalary: Negotiable, depending on skills and experienceContract: Permanent, Full time although part time would also be considered for the right candidate.Hours: Full time staff work 37.5 hours per week.System Design Evaluation Ltd (SDE) is a wholly independent, long established company providing impartial advice and guidance to MODs and Industry in the areas of Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions & Explosives (WOME) Safety, Defence Systems and Defence Services. Our WOME expertise covers land, air and sea domains and our Customers include UK MOD, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers.Our recent successes mean that we are seeking to expand our existing Safety & Environmental Management team. If you would like to develop your career in Safety and Environmental Engineering, working with a range of clients, across a variety of safety and environmental management projects then we would like to hear from you.Positions are available at all levels of experience and across all the domains with roles that would suit both junior engineers, with a minimum of 3 years of safety experience, as well as more experienced safety engineers with the opportunity and potential for management roles within SDE.In terms of background we would welcome applications from people with strong technical and engineering backgrounds, especially from a military or defence environment, with knowledge of one or more of the maritime, land, air and WOME domains. We have opportunities for candidates with Safety and / or Environmental backgrounds.You will be working directly with our Customers and as such will require to be a self-starter, working on your own initiative and providing a professional approach, excellent communication skills (verbal & written) coupled with the ability to quickly develop rapport and empathy with our Clients.The package available is attractive and will be dependent on the role and the capabilities & experience of the applicant. The base location is also flexible with home and/or client based working a key aspect of our company operation.Key Responsibilities:• Establishment and Maintenance of Safety & Environmental Engineering Artefacts as appropriate to the domain e.g.:o Safety Management Systems & Plans, Safety Case Reportso Environmental Management Systems & Plans, Environmental Case Reports, EISS Reports, EIM Reports, Environmental Impact Statementso Hazard Logso Explosive Safety Case Reports (Ship / Class)o OME Safety Instructionso Defence Munition Publications & Digital Air Publications• Undertaking Safety & Environmental Engineering Activities appropriate to the domain e.g.:o Hazard Identification & Analysis (HAZOP / FTA / FMEA)o Environmental Impact Management / Environmental Impact Screening and Scopingo Participation in and support to Safety & Environmental Management Reviews, Project Safety & Environmental Engineering Panels, Safety & Environmental Working Groups, Ordnance Safety Review Panels and OSRP Assurance Statementso Establishment and Maintenance of Safety Arguments / Justifications including Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) and / or Claims, Argument Evidence (CAE)o Munitions Naval Environment & Warship in Harbour Assessmentso Ship Explosives Store Safety Instructions (SEXSSIs)o Safety Integrity Level Derivation and Assessment• For the more senior roleso Project / Line Management & Leadership of Engineering Teamso Independent Safety and/ or Environmental Audit leadership in compliance with relevant legislationEssential Requirements:You should be educated to degree level in a relevant Engineering discipline or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience over an extended periodWe are looking for recent knowledge and practical experience of a suitable combination of the following topics, e.g. if your expertise lies in the Air Domain, we would expect you to have knowledge and experience of the relevant DSA requirements and MAA Regulatory Publications:• Defence Engineering - Air / Land / Sea / WOME Domains• Relevant Policy, Standards & Legislation (Domain specific):o Def Stan 00-056 / Def Stan 00-055o ASEMS (POEMS & POSMS)o DSA 01.1o DSA02-DMR / JSP430o Def Stan 00-101o MAP01-103o DSA03.OME / JSP520o DSA03.DLSR.LSSR / JSP454o JSP418o Military Airworthiness Authority Regulatory Publications• Risk assessment and Management / ALARP assessment• Safety Engineering Tools - e.g. eCassandraHighly Desirable Requirements:• MSc in Safety and / or Environmental Engineering• Post graduate qualifications in Explosive Engineering and / or Risk Management• Chartered Engineer• Qualified Lead Auditor - OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001 or equivalent• Qualified Auditor - ISO 14001• Recognised Project Management Qualification - APM or equivalentDue to the nature of work, applicants who meet our criteria will be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.If you like what you’ve read here and think you are the person we’re looking for then we’d like to hear from you. Please submit your CV and Cover letter, with contact details for consideration.No Agencies please! Required skills

Defence

Environmental Engineering

MAA

Air Domain

Keyskills :
Defence Environmental Engineering MAA Air Domain