Senior Human Factors Safety Assurance Consultant in Bristol

Type: Permanent

Job title: Senior Human Factors Safety Consultant

Location (various): Bristol, Birmingham, Cheltenham, Derby, London, Manchester OR Reading

Salary & Benefits: Competitive / Generous benefits including; Medical/dental insurance, wellbeing discounts, life assurance, pension & more.

Other: Flexible / Hybrid working offered, depending on project.

At ARM Recruitment, we are seeking an experienced Senior Human Factors Safety Consultant to join a Leading Design and Infrastructure Consultancy, who lead the delivery of complex Human Factors work packages across high-hazard, safety-critical environments-focused on Nuclear related projects.

You will play a pivotal role in the integration of Human Factors into Safety Cases, supporting engineering programmes, and delivering expert insight across multidisciplinary teams.

Your responsibilities will include leading Human Factors Integration (HFI) activities, substantiating Human-Based Safety Claims, and applying Human Reliability Assessment (HRA) methods such as task analysis, HEART, and THERP.

You will also mentor junior consultants, provide technical oversight of deliverables, and support client engagement, proposal writing, and project costing.

Candidates should have experience applying HFI principles within regulated, high-hazard sectors and a strong grasp of UK and international Human Factors standards and guidance. An understanding of engineering terminology and the ability to work effectively within wider safety and design teams is essential.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience leading Human Factors work packages in the Nuclear sector.
• Strong knowledge of HRA tools and safety case support
• Degree or postgrad qualification in Human Factors, Psychology, Engineering, or Industrial Design
• CIEHF membership (or working towards chartership)
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and client-facing skills
• Commitment to technical excellence and ongoing professional development

To find out more, please reach out to Jasmine White at ARM Recruitment via 02392 228 223.