Functional Safety Engineer

Functional Safety Engineer salary: Up to £73,000 per annum (DOE), annual performance bonus, company car or car allowance, private medical and pension. Hours: 40 hours per week. Location: Ellesmere Port.

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave
• Discounts on groceries and retailers
• Access to resources to support physical, mental and financial health, including 24‑hour virtual GP access, 365 days a year
• One paid day leave each year to volunteer and support community
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Based at Ellesmere Port High Temperature Incinerator, ensure a robust functional safety management system for compliance.
• Provide expertise and direction to the development of functional safety management across the business.
• Provide EC&I technical support to site projects as required.
• Support COMAH activities – intervention visits and safety report development.
• Support long‑term hazardous waste functional safety improvement.
• Serve as the Veolia functional safety subject matter expert.
• Ensure audits cover all aspects of functional safety.
• Develop and work with other internal functions on asset strategies.
• Support functional safety/process safety competency development.
• Hazard study support (PHA/HAZID/HAZOP/LOPA).

Qualifications

• Experience in managing the functional safety lifecycle for safety instrumented systems.
• TUV Functional Safety Engineer experience.
• Experience leading hazard identification and risk assessment (PHA, HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA).
• Experience working with COMAH sites.
• Exceptional communication skills, able to influence key stakeholders at all levels.
• Motivation to drive improvements to achieve a proactive culture.

Equal Opportunity

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer and offer interviews to applicants with disabilities who opt‑in to the scheme. We strive to ensure all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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