WSP

2 months ago

Senior Safety Consultant

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Job Summary

Lead safety engineering and assurance for rail projects, guiding risk management, safety analyses, and compliance with standards to deliver high-profile infrastructure work while mentoring junior consultants and coordinating across global teams. You will bid, win, and deliver complex projects and drive safety improvements across stations, signalling systems, and major rail programs.

Location: Bristol, London

Workplace: Hybrid

Job Function: Consulting & Advisory

Key Responsibilities

•Lead safety engineering and assurance services for rail projects, applying standards such as EN50126, EN50129, IEC 61508 and/or CSM-RA.
•Lead bidding, winning and delivery of complex projects, collaborating with clients to understand objectives and outcomes.
•Contribute to safety assurance management, safety approvals, and CSM work for major infrastructure projects (e.g., National Train Control Centre in Dublin, Crewe Hub remodelling, East Coast Mainline).
•Provide support to contractors in completing CSM and approvals for station works.
•Lead safety assurance for new rail products, including high-speed points systems, axle counters, and other signalling systems.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Gym Membership

Key Requirements

•Experience delivering safety engineering and assurance services to rail projects, using methods and tools aligned with EN50126, EN50129, IEC 61508 and/or CSM-RA.
•Background in risk management, systems engineering and/or safety engineering.
•Prior experience on major rail infrastructure projects; UK or consultancy experience highly desirable.
•Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple activities and prioritise workload.
•Ability to write proposals, develop client relationships and engage with industry stakeholders.

Experience:RailRail safetyInfrastructure

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipTeamwork

Languages:English

Tech Stack:EN50126EN50129IEC 61508CSM-RA

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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