You will have the exciting opportunity to make an huge impact on maritime safety assurance while developing your career in defence consultancy.
Join a specialist consultancy supporting complex defence maritime programmes where your expertise will directly shape safety outcomes across naval platforms and equipment. This is a senior role with real influence, working across client sites, collaborative teams and home-based flexibility.
You will play a key role in delivering safety assurance and developing robust safety case evidence that supports the safe operation of critical maritime assets.
What you will need
- British citizenship is required due to the nature of the work
- Degree level qualification or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline
- Strong understanding of defence maritime regulatory frameworks and naval safety management practices
- Experience developing Claims, Argument, Evidence based safety cases
- Experience working in consultancy, technical advisory or client facing environments
Salary and rewards
£65,000 to £80,000 plus a very lucrative benefits package including bonus
Your role
- Develop and update safety cases for naval surface ships and associated equipment
- Identify safety critical items and define performance standards and verification approaches
- Work closely with defence clients across onsite and remote engagements
- Support the development of safety methodologies, guidance and training material
- Contribute to business development activity and future project growth
- Mentor and support less experienced engineers within the team
Your experience
- Technical capability
- Maritime safety background covering ships and submarines
- Knowledge of defence maritime regulations and safety management approaches
- Experience developing policy, standards or safety guidance
- Behavioural capability
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical groups
- Ability to work flexibly in changing client environments
- Clear communication skills with a collaborative approach
Benefits and flexibility
- You will enjoy practical benefits including private healthcare, annual bonus and matched pension contributions
- Flexible hybrid working split between home, client sites and office presence
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional loyalty leave
- Professional development support including paid membership fees and targeted training
- Life assurance and income protection for added financial security
Where you will work
Hybrid working based around Bristol with time spent at client sites, including defence locations, and remote working from home as required.
This is a permanent role.
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to high-technology industries. Thank you for your interest. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You may resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then.
You will be represented by a specialist technical recruiter who will guide you through each stage of the process.