At RPS, our Human Factors business is going from strength to strength, and we are now looking to expand the team again and appoint an experienced Senior Human Factors Consultant to join our Risk team.
As a Senior Human Factors Consultant at RPS you will lead and deliver results on multiple Human Factors projects with a variety of clients, whilst developing strong, long-lasting partnerships.
We’re RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. And where you’ll be supported every step of the way. Here is where you come to build a career.
Your Role:
You will be scoping and delivering on large, technical, complex Human Factors assessments, that are proportionate and fit for purpose, whilst managing small project teams. A key element of your role will be to enhance the capabilities of the team, through training and mentoring, coupled with providing direction in key technical areas and driving innovation to grow the business.
You will be responsible for supporting the design and case/safety report assessments, undertaking tasks such as:
- Operational claim identification and substantiation
- HF project integration management
- HF support on safety assessment
- Application of HF methods
- Resolution of operational issues
- Derivation and management of requirements
- HF verification and validation
- Application of a modern standard HF techniques and relevant good practice
Your Skills and Experience:
- Extensive experience of leading and delivering Human Factors support to nuclear or other high hazard projects
- A degree level qualification in related subject, (e.g. Human Factors/ergonomics, psychology, industrial design)
- Obtained or working towards chartership with The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
- Excellent technical report writing skills
- Detailed understanding and application of UK regulations and standards
- Knowledge of regulatory regimes
- Regulatory interaction
- Willing to travel to/ and work on clients’ sites
Permanent UK residency:
Eligible to obtain security clearance.
What we offer you:
Here you’ll find true support and encouragement. We’re an accredited training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.
A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.
We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.
We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.
We know we develop better solutions together.
That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to ‘make complex easy’ – for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.
Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.
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