Laser Weapons Safety Manager

Laser Weapons Safety Manager

Initial 6 months

Porton Down Salisbury or Portsdown west Portsmouth – Hybrid (3 days onsite)

As a Laser Weapons Safety Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• To lead the clients Laser safety experts in developing the safety case and assuring compliance with all relevant regulations and regulatory bodies.

• To pro-actively contribute to safety working group panels, reviewing contractor provided safety documentation and delivering specific OME safety and environmental documents.

• To provide technical advice on platforms and systems primarily within the weapons do-main, ensuring that the potential and impact of current and future technological advances are communicated, allowing our customers to make informed decisions.

• Working with colleagues across the organisation, industry, military customers and inter-national partners.

• Report writing and Stakeholder Management.

Essential:

• Full understanding of Defence Safety regulations/legislation/Standards

• Safety Case Management and Reporting.

• Detailed knowledge of Defence Safety and Environmental management systems.

• Solid experience of UK weapons safety experience

• In depth experience of safety auditing.

• Safety and Environmental planning

• Hazard Log Management.

• Compliance Management.

• Knowledge of UK Health and Safety Regulations

• Experience of Laser Weapons systems (possibly gained by undertaking activities within an Industrial or Defence environment).

• Understanding of probabilistic risk assessment.

• Knowledge of Safety critical software and modelling standards.

• Maritime and Land combat systems experience.

• Experience of OSRP (OME Safety Review Panel Process).

• Have a Scientific, Numerical or Engineering background.

• Experience of low and high-power Lasers.