About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Rail Safety Engineer / Safety Risk Consultant to join a growing Safety, Risk & Reliability team delivering high-impact projects across the UK rail industry. This role is ideal for professionals with strong rail safety assurance, risk assessment, and system safety engineering experience, particularly across complex, safety-critical rail systems. You will play a key role in delivering safety engineering solutions across a wide range of rail projects, from conventional systems to digital and emerging technologies.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of rail safety assurance activities, work packages, or small projects to time, cost, and quality.
• Perform and manage system safety engineering and risk assessment, including: HAZID, HAZOP, FMECA, FTA.
• Develop and review Safety Cases, Safety Justifications, and Safety Management Systems.
• Facilitate and chair safety workshops with clients, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Support projects across the full rail system lifecycle, including design, integration, testing, and operations.
• Provide safety assurance input for signalling & train control systems (ETCS, ERTMS, CBTC, interlockings), rail infrastructure, rail communications systems, rolling stock and integration, operations, maintenance, and system upgrades.
• Interface with Independent Safety Assessors (ISA) / Assessment Bodies (AsBo) and support responses to findings.
• Support clients with modern rail challenges including digital railway systems, decarbonisation, and climate resilience.

About You

• Chartered Engineer (or working towards) with a relevant professional institution.
• Proven experience in rail safety engineering / safety assurance within the UK rail sector.
• Strong knowledge of UK rail regulations and standards including ROGS, CSM-RA, NTSNs/TSIs, EN 50126, EN 50129, EN 50716.
• Demonstrated experience delivering quantitative and qualitative risk assessments.
• Strong background in safety-critical, multidisciplinary rail systems.
• Experience working with or alongside ISA / AsBo organisations.
• Ability to work across multiple rail domains (signalling, infrastructure, rolling stock, operations).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Desirable

Experience on major rail programmes or digital railway projects.

Why join this company?

• Work on high-profile UK and international rail projects.
• Be part of a collaborative team solving complex safety and engineering challenges.
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, life assurance & income protection, flexible benefits and wellbeing support.
• Hybrid and flexible working options.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds, and we promote a culture where everyone can contribute, thrive, and belong.