Maritime Systems Safety Group Lead
// Role Summary
Lead the Maritime Safety Group, managing a team of safety engineers and overseeing the delivery of safety engineering outputs for multiple weapon system projects. This role requires a strong systems safety certification background and the ability to integrate hazard analysis and safety evaluation with systems engineering.
// Key Responsibilities
- Manage and develop a team of approximately 10 safety engineers.
- Oversee the delivery of safety engineering outputs including Hazard Analyses and Safety Case Reports.
- Integrate safety evaluation processes with systems engineering for cutting-edge products.
- Liaise with design engineers, project controllers, customers, and other stakeholders.
- Require a strong systems safety certification background.
- Contribute to building team processes and capabilities within the Safety and Reliability Engineering Department.
// Role Specification
Maritime Safety Group Lead
An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Safety and Reliability Engineering Department as a Maritime Safety Group Lead. This role is crucial in building our team, processes, and capabilities to meet current and future product design and assurance needs, embracing rapid development and digital transformation.
You will be responsible for managing the delivery of safety engineering outputs across multiple Weapon System projects. This includes developing approximately 10 safety engineers with varying levels of experience to ensure project deliveries are achieved on-time, on-cost, and on-quality. Supported by other Group Leads, Technical Experts, and a Maritime Safety Technical Specialist, this role requires a strong systems safety certification background to diversify, challenge, and complement the existing team structure.
Working within a matrix organisation, you will be accountable to the Weapon System Chief Systems Engineer of each project and the Department Head of Safety and Reliability. Your role will involve liaising with design engineers, project controllers, customers, and other stakeholders to ensure the on-time delivery of high-quality Hazard Analyses, Safety Case Reports, and other safety engineering outputs, including your own contributions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and develop a team of safety engineers.
- Ensure the on-time, on-cost, and on-quality delivery of safety engineering outputs.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate project success.
- Contribute to the strategic development of safety and reliability processes.
- Perform hazard analysis and safety evaluation as part of the systems engineering process.