Are you a seasoned Safety Engineer with a background in Defence, and ready to contribute to a high‑profile project supporting the UK’s land combat vehicle capability? Evodia Limited is partnering with a leading defence client to find a SC cleared Senior Safety Engineer to join the AJAX Programme in Bristol, with a flexible hybrid working pattern, and active SC clearance.
About the role
This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead safety assurance activities within a critical defence programme, ensuring safety compliance across complex vehicle design, modifications, and demonstration activities. Working as part of a dedicated team within the Land Environment and Land Combat Vehicles Portfolio, you’ll play a pivotal role in maintaining the safety integrity of the AJAX vehicles, supporting the wider programme’s success.
Key responsibilities
- Manage safety concessions: assess, document, and seek approval for safety‑related concessions, maintaining rigorous compliance standards.
- Manage demonstration activities: production of trials safety documentation.
- Coordinate safety activities: act as deputy to the Concessions Engineer and support safety function collaboration, ensuring safety policies are embedded in all activities.
- Support design modifications & demonstration activity: review safety implications, produce trial safety documentation, and support engineering teams in design changes and demonstration events.
- Maintain safety records & compliance: keep meticulous records of safety assessments, concessions, approvals, and support safety audits and reviews.
- Contribute to safety procedures: assist in developing and embedding safety procedures and best practices, ensuring organisational standards are met.
What we are looking for
- Professional registration: Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or equivalent is essential.
- Safety expertise: Proven experience leading safety systems, ideally within a defence or high‑reliability engineering environment, with a focus on safety assurance, concessions, and design changes.
- Defence experience: Experience managing engineering safety activities within a Major Programme (GMPP/CAT A) is highly desirable.
- Qualifications: Formal safety training or certification would be advantageous.
Additional Details
- Location: Bristol, with a hybrid working pattern (2 days onsite in Merthyr Tydfil, 1 day Bristol, 1 day WfH OR 3 days onsite Bristol, 1 day Merthyr Tydfil, 1 WfH).
- Security clearance: Minimum SC clearance required.
- Duration: Until 31 March 2027, with scope for extension.
- Day rate: Up to £570 per day (inside IR35).
- Working hours: 7.5 per day.
If you’re an experienced safety engineer looking to make a tangible impact within a prestigious defence programme, we’d love to hear from you. This is your chance to support the safety and assurance of the UK’s advanced land combat vehicles at a vital stage of their lifecycle.
We look forward to your application and the possibility of working together to deliver safety excellence for this flagship programme.
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