Senior Rail Safety Risk Consultant

Senior Rail Safety Consultant
Location: London, Bristol, Manchester or Nottingham (Hybrid)
Sector: Rail, Infrastructure, Transportation
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

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 (Hazard Identification)
• HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Studies)
• FMECA (Failure Modes, Effects & Criticality Analysis)
• FTA (Fault Tree Analysis)
• 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 (track, civils, stations, depots, power systems)
• Rail communications systems (GSM-R, FRMCS, telecoms networks)
• 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 sustainability
• Climate resilience and adaptation

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 (Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems Regulations)
• CSM-RA (Common Safety Method for Risk Evaluation and Assessment)
• 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.

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