Senior Engineer - Human Factors

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• The design development of new or modifications to existing site systems, processes and facilities
• Provide human factors input into the nuclear safety assessment process
• Support the successful implementation and validation of the human performance elements of the safety case within the operation business setting.

Responsibilities
Reporting to the Principal Engineer (Human Factors) the Senior Engineer (Human Factors) is responsible for:
• Providing professional support to the Principal Engineer (Human Factors) who is the professional authority for the Human Factors discipline covering design, safety assessment and human performance related aspects of the DRD business.
• Providing support to the professional growth, development and mentoring of junior members of the human factors team including those who are on the Babcock HF graduate scheme.
• Undertaking human factors assessment work in support of ergonomic design development, safety assessment and the verification / validation of the human performance elements of high hazard systems, processes and facilities. Such assessment work to include but not limited to task analysis, error analysis, workload analysis, ergonomic design, and human reliability analysis.
• The preparation of scopes of work, cost estimates and programmes for human factors assessment work to be undertaken in support of business programmes.
• The checking of human factors assessment work undertaken by other members of the human factors team.
• Supporting the business on engaging with regulatory bodies on Human Factors related issues (e.g. ONR, DNSR, EA).
• Promoting the concept of human centred design within the Babcock business and to influence the design development of socio-technical systems, processes and facilities that are human centred.
• Providing professional human factors advice, guidance and support to the Babcock DRD business across the seven human factors domains: Human Factors Engineering, System Safety, Health Hazard Assessment, Personnel, Manpower, Training, Organisation and Social.
• Ensuring that the application of behavioural science thinking within the Babcock DRD business is based upon evidenced based practice.
• Keeping abreast of the latest concepts, ideas and thinking within the field of Human Factors / Human Performance / Industrial Psychology to ensure that human factors best practice is adopted within the Babcock DFD business.
• Supporting the development and delivery of human factors training to the Babcock DRD business.
• Being a professional point of contact for wider engineering disciplines who are seeking professional advice on Human Factors Engineering related problems.
• Undertaking site incident investigations to analyse the anatomy of an incident, to identify causes and make recommendations to prevent the reoccurrence of such incidents.

Qualifications
• First degree in Psychology plus MSc in Occupational Psychology, Applied Psychology or, Industrial Psychology,
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• Ergonomics based discipline or an engineering degree with high psychological / ergonomics content (or equivalent).
The individual should be a Registered Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors or a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society with experience of working in the Human Factors field within high hazard industries.

Experience
• Have significant experience working within high hazard process industries (e.g. nuclear, defence or petrochemical)
• Have a sound understanding of nuclear safety assessment principles and safety case production
• Be familiar with both HF qualitative and quantitative HRA techniques (e.g. HEART, THERP, APJ)
• Be experienced in the application of human factors knowledge / understanding in support of engineering system / process design
• Have a sound knowledge in the principles underpinning training development in a structured manner
• Have the ability to clearly understand engineering concepts and to communicate effectively with engineers and other scientific disciplines on human factors related matters
• To be able to manage their time effectively and to deliver work packages against tight programme deadlines
• Have (or able to obtain) UK security clearance to SC level
• Be experienced in the application of psychological ethics associated with the undertaking of research and professional practice
• Incident / event investigation.

Additional Information:

Role is Inside IR35 at a negotiable rate in line with the current market, contractors would be required to visit Devonport site every couple of weeks.

Due to the nature of the work all candidates should either hold or be able to Obtain a full UK Security Check (SC)