Evodia is partnering with a leading Defence client to find an experienced Land Systems Safety Engineer to support their critical projects based at MOD Abbeywood, Bristol. This role offers the flexibility of hybrid working, requiring a minimum of three days onsite per week.
What you’ll do
- Support the development and maintenance of robust Safety Management Systems in line with DE&S standards, ensuring safety policies are effectively implemented across projects.
- Identify hazards, conduct risk analyses, and contribute to risk reduction strategies. Documenting and managing safety artefacts throughout the project lifecycle.
- Collaborate with colleagues at all levels to ensure compliance with UK, EU, MOD, and DE&S safety legislation and policies.
- Develop and oversee safety assurance plans, monitor compliance, and gather evidence for safety case submissions.
- Produce, review, and endorse safety artefacts, providing expert safety advice to key decision-makers through Project Safety Panels.
- Manage contractual safety requirements and oversee contractors’ safety activities, ensuring alignment with project safety objectives.
What we’re looking for
- Chartered CEng or IEng, or demonstrated equivalent professional competence through your experience and knowledge.
- Proven practitioner status in System Safety practices, with substantial experience in developing and managing Safety Management Systems.
- Extensive hands-on experience with ASEMS and other System Safety Management Tools & Processes.
- Experience in delivering safety assurance and safety case documents within Defence or Military environments.
- Knowledge gained through recognised DE&S System Safety courses with benchmarked examinations.
- SC Security Clearance is essential for this role.
Key Details
- Location: Bristol (Hybrid working – 3 days onsite per week)
- Duration: Until 31 March 2027, with an ASAP start preferred
- Day Rate: Up to £600 (ex VAT), Inside IR35
- Working hours: 7.5 hours per day
If you’re an experienced Safety Engineer with a background in System Safety within Land Systems and hold the right qualifications, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in supporting vital Defence projects that make a real difference.
We are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy, and your expertise will contribute to ensuring safety and compliance in high-stakes military systems. Apply today to be part of a collaborative team shaping the future of Defence Land Systems.