Human Factors Specialist

Type: Permanent

Job title: Senior Human Factors Safety Consultant

Location (various): Bristol, Birmingham, Cheltenham, Derby, London, Manchester OR Reading

Salary & Benefits : Competitive / Generous benefits including; Medical/dental insurance, wellbeing discounts, life assurance, pension & more.

Other: Flexible / Hybrid working offered, depending on project.

At ARM Recruitment, we are seeking an experienced Senior Human Factors Safety Consultant to join a Leading Design and Infrastructure Consultancy, who lead the delivery of complex Human Factors work packages across high-hazard, safety-critical environments-focused on Nuclear related projects .

You will play a pivotal role in the integration of Human Factors into Safety Cases , supporting engineering programmes, and delivering expert insight across multidisciplinary teams.

Your responsibilities will include leading Human Factors Integration (HFI) activities, substantiating Human-Based Safety Claims , and applying Human Reliability Assessment (HRA) methods such as task analysis , HEART , and THERP .

You will also mentor junior consultants, provide technical oversight of deliverables, and support client engagement, proposal writing, and project costing.

Candidates should have experience applying HFI principles within regulated, high-hazard sectors and a strong grasp of UK and international Human Factors standards and guidance . An understanding of engineering terminology and the ability to work effectively within wider safety and design teams is essential.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience leading Human Factors work packages in the Nuclear sector.
• Strong knowledge of HRA tools and safety case support
• Degree or postgrad qualification in Human Factors, Psychology, Engineering, or Industrial Design
• CIEHF membership (or working towards chartership)
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and client-facing skills
• Commitment to technical excellence and ongoing professional development

To find out more, please reach out to Jasmine White at ARM Recruitment via 02392 228 223.