Techniche Global are supporting an engineering defence contractor to appoint a Principal Human Factors Consultant. You will provide technical oversight and leadership to members of the Human Factors (HF) discipline and to be the single point of contact for the Company with respect to HF capability. This role provides an opportunity to lead and grow teams whilst interfacing with large projects/programmes of work in New Build, Commissioning.

• Preparing and agreeing human factors integration plans.
• Managing delivery for the work undertaken within their agreed remit against cost and programme to the satisfaction of the key stakeholders.
• Producing, verifying, and approving calculations, analyses, design basis documentation and technical reports.
• Acting as the point of contact for the key stakeholders, ensuring adequate communication between the engineering delivery team, construction experts, operators, safety assessors, site safety case managers and other stakeholders.
• Ensuring that processes and procedures are correctly applied to technical activities.
• Bid support, e.g. reviewing bids and designs.

• Significant direct and relevant experience of undertaking human factors assessments in support of hazard analysis and safety justification.
• Significant direct and relevant experience of undertaking human factors design activities in support of design and engineering.
• Experience in a high hazard industry, ideally working across a variety of projects in the Nuclear industry.

• 2:1 Bachelor of Science Honours Degree (minimum) in Ergonomics, Human Factors or Applied Psychology.
• Chartered Status preferable.

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Opportunity to work with innovative technology.
• Growth opportunities.