Dangerous Goods / Process Safety Senior Consultant in Bristol

Arup’s Safety Risk and Reliability team advises on complex energy, infrastructure, transport, industry and built environment projects worldwide. The Senior Consultant (Dangerous Goods / Process Safety) will support the delivery of safety advice across multiple sectors, helping clients manage regulatory requirements with a clear, proportionate approach to risk through the full asset lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead dangerous goods and process safety advice on UK and EU projects.
• Deliver DSEAR and ATEX assessments, including hazardous area classification and explosion risk management.
• Support major hazard safety cases and reports, including COMAH and Seveso-type regimes.
• Lead or support quantitative consequence assessments for dispersion, fire and explosion risks.
• Advise clients on relevant UK and EU legislation, standards and guidance.
• Plan and facilitate safety workshops, including HAZID, HAZOP and bow-tie studies.
• Provide practical, proportionate safety advice using sound engineering judgement.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to embed safety into design and delivery.
• Provide technical review, quality assurance and peer support across projects.
• Support engagement with regulators, approving bodies and independent assessors.
• Contribute to bids, proposals and client discussions across the UK and EU market.
• Mentor junior colleagues and help grow Arup’s dangerous goods capability.

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in engineering, science, mathematics or a related discipline, or equivalent experience; a relevant postgraduate qualification is desirable; chartered status with a relevant institution such as IChemE, IOSH or IMechE.
• Strong background in process safety, technical safety or major hazard risk, with experience across consultancy, operator, engineering or regulatory environments and with dangerous goods or hazardous substances.
• Experience supporting safety decisions with regulators and delivering DSEAR / ATEX, fire and explosion studies, and related risk assessments.
• Good knowledge of UK and EU dangerous goods and process safety legislation, standards and guidance, including COMAH, Seveso or similar major hazard regimes.
• Experience contributing to or leading safety cases or safety reports, ideally on EU projects or with European regulators and competent authorities.
• Understanding of how dangerous goods, fire safety, transport and design intersect, with the ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to clients, regulators and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to work independently, manage work across jurisdictions, support business development and mentor junior colleagues.
• Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA) certification, or demonstrable experience working with DGSA requirements across ADR / RID / ADN interfaces (desirable).

Benefits

We offer an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of our members, including competitive pay, career development opportunities, health and wellbeing benefits such as private medical insurance, life assurance, accident insurance and income protection cover, and flexible benefits to support personal needs.

Equal Opportunity

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applications are welcome from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We provide reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the application and interview process.