Principal Engineer - Human Factors (Safety)

Principal Human Factors / Safety Engineers are sought for contract positions based out of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria with the option for remote working.

The Human Facotrs Engineer will support any site based HF safety related activities. The role is intended to transfer knowledge and help junior team members develop capabilities in house.

Core Duties

Typical duties include (but are not limited to):

• Write HFIPs (work stream specific)
• Update the HF Issues Registers
• HF attendance / support to Hazard Identification (HAZID)
• HF support to the identification of Human Based safety claims (HBSCs)
• HF input to the Fault Schedule
• HEP calculation sheets in support of the Fault Schedule
• Assess Safety Actions (SAs) – Operator Claims in the safety case
• HF Screening for detailed assessment
• Detailed Human Error Assessment - DHEA Report

Skills / Proven ability

Knowledge:

• Experience of Providing HF advice to a large project
• Knowledge of human factors in nuclear safety cases
• Experience of Hazard ID
• Used to working with Safety Case teams and fault schedules
• Experience of Design Basis Assessment (DBA) and Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) - desirable
• Experience in conducting human reliability analyses and Detailed Human Error Assessments (DHEA)
• Understanding of nuclear site licensing conditions – SAPs and TAGs

Skills:

• Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) specialist with the following skills: (Desirable)
• Understanding of Safety Cases Processes (Deterministic Assessment and Probabilistic Assessment)
• Understanding of Nuclear Safety Case regulatory framework
• Knowledge of HRA tools
• Task Analysis
• Human Error Qualitative Assessment
• Human Error Quantitative Assessment (HEART and THERP tools)
• Understanding of how to substantiate claims made on the operator within the safety case
• Understanding of how key safety actions are supported by operations (Procedures, Training etc)
• Good stakeholder management skills
• Skilled communicator, diplomatic and good interpersonal skills