Land Safety Engineer in London

Are you a land safety engineer looking to work on military vehicles, equipment, information systems and digitally enabled capabilities? Do you want to turn technical evidence into practical safety solutions for delivery teams, users and maintainers? We’re expanding our defence land safety capability. Join us and support work across acquisition, platform integration, trials, land system certification, introduction into service and in-service change, while retaining opportunities to collaborate across our wider defence safety capability.

AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organisation delivering complex and critical programmes across defence, aerospace, nuclear and other highly regulated sectors. Join our established Safety & Environmental Assurance community; knowledge sharing and collaboration are at the heart of what we do.

You’ll benefit from:

• Formal technical assurance, peer review and access to experienced land safety specialists.
• Domain Communities of Interest and professional networks.
• Regular team meetings, knowledge-sharing events and informal mentoring.
• Career development support aligned wherever possible to your experience, interests and goals.

We aim to align assignments with your skills, interests and career goals while balancing client and business needs. We welcome applicants from industry, MOD and the Armed Forces, including those returning after a career break.

Assignments could include:

• Safety engineering for military vehicles, equipment and new Army platforms, including upgrades and introduction into service.
• Structured, digitally enabled safety cases using Claims, Arguments and Evidence and modern hazard-management tools.
• Operational hazard logs and safety information designed to support users and maintainers.
• Safety assurance for autonomous, software-intensive and information-enabled land capabilities.

Your role

You will support safety engineering and assurance across the acquisition, integration, introduction into service, operation, maintenance and modification of defence land systems. You will help turn technical evidence into practical safety arguments, controls and information that are usable by delivery teams, equipment authorities, users and maintainers. Support the development and maintenance of safety cases, safety assessments and safety management plans for military vehicles, equipment and integrated land capabilities. Create and maintain design and operational hazard logs, supporting hazard identification, risk assessment and risk-reduction activity. Develop structured safety arguments covering safe-to-operate, maintained-correctly and operated-safely claims, supported by evidence from the Delivery Agent, Lead User and other responsible organisations. Assess the safety implications of platform integration, equipment upgrades, software-intensive capability and in-service change. Derive and manage safety requirements and supporting evidence through acquisition, trials, land system certification, acceptance and introduction into service. Produce clear technical reports and safety information that support equipment decisions and remain useful to operators and maintainers. Work with Delivery Teams, Delivery Agents, Lead Users, platform integrators, operators, maintainers, suppliers and assurance stakeholders.

About you

Essential experience and attributes:

• Relevant experience delivering safety engineering or safety assurance in a defence land environment, including contributing to safety cases, safety assessments, hazard logs or structured risk-management activities.
• Knowledge of military vehicles, land equipment, defence acquisition, systems integration, operations or maintenance.
• An understanding of systems engineering and the engineering lifecycle, with the ability to analyse technical information and communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• A collaborative, curious and delivery-focused approach, with the confidence to ask questions and seek support when needed.
• A relevant degree, technical qualification or equivalent experience gained in defence, the Armed Forces or industry.

Desirable experience:

• Knowledge of MOD land safety management systems, policy, assurance and the National Armaments Director environment.
• Experience of digital safety cases, operational hazard logs or supporting tools such as JDAC, BowtieXP, eCassandra, Power Apps or Power BI.
• Experience supporting hazard workshops, change assessments, engineering substantiation or safety working groups.
• Professional registration, or active progress towards IEng or CEng, and membership of a relevant institution such as the IET, SaRS, IMechE, IExpE or RAeS.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.