Principal Technical Safety Consultants (CFD) – London

Risktec Solutions is an established, independent and specialist risk management consulting and training company, and is part of the TÜV Rheinland Group. We help clients to manage health, safety, security, environmental and business risk in sectors where the impact of loss is significant. Our people are high calibre professionals, with a strong focus on meeting clients’ expectations and we have offices across the UK and in the Netherlands, Dubai, Muscat, Houston and Calgary.

Risktec has a number of vacancies across the company and in particular we are looking for experienced risk and safety consultants to be based in our London office to support clients in the following sectors:

• oil and gas (offshore and onshore)
• carbon capture and storage
• chemical manufacturing, handling and storage
• hydrogen generation and distribution
• onshore and offshore wind energy

The successful candidate will be part of an energetic, expanding team, and will be expected to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues on multiple projects in a supportive, progressive environment. This permanent position would be based preferably at our London office, but our other office locations will also be considered. The role would involve occasional travel to UK and world-wide locations to meet project requirements.

Key Skills

Applicants should have a relevant science or engineering degree, and possess strong analytical thinking, numerical, written and verbal communication skills. The candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in some or all of the following:

• Proven experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation, ideally in the context of technical safety for industries (e.g., oil and gas, chemical processing, clean energy, etc.).
• Experience in the use of software packages such as FLACS-CFD, ANSYS Fluent / CFX, DNV KFX, or FDS to analyse fluid flow, dispersion, explosion, and fire dynamics.
• Strong understanding of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, combustion chemistry and explosion science in process safety.
• Ability to work with complex models and large datasets, performing detailed analysis using programming languages and tools, and troubleshooting simulation issues.
• Support and guide junior engineers or team members where required, providing leadership on both technical and project delivery aspects.
• Excellent communication skills — both written and verbal, with experience in writing technical reports and presenting findings to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Project planning and management — able to lead technical safety projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and timelines.
• Expertise in developing technical proposals, with a proven ability to translate client needs into innovative and cost-effective solutions, delivering high-quality technical outcomes within reasonable budget constraints.

Experience in the following areas is also desirable:

• QRA and other technical safety studies (BRA, EERA, ESSA, FERA, Facility Siting Studies, etc.).
• Fire and Gas Mapping.
• Experience in the use of other software consequence modelling packages such as SAFETI, PHAST, FRED, SHEPHERD, Reliability / Availability Workbench.
• Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) studies.
• Functional Safety.
• Solid understanding of HPC and cloud computing environments, with experience in leveraging these platforms for complex simulations.
• Experience in handling large-scale CFD projects using HPC and cloud computing.
• Familiarity with industry regulations and safety standards such as ATEX, DSEAR, API, or other relevant safety standards would be an advantage.
• Marketing experience to promote technical services to potential clients.
• Experience in developing marketing materials, client outreach, or business development efforts will be an advantage.
• Ability to identify and develop business opportunities and contribute to the company’s strategic growth through client relationship management and proposal development.
• Experience in financial management of projects, including budget forecasting and cost control.

Our Offer

We have an established competence framework, with regular appraisals and a defined pathway for progression. In addition, a competitive package of salary and benefits is offered for permanent staff, including:

• 33 days’ annual leave (including public holidays);
• Flexible working;
• Company-wide, inclusive profit share scheme;
• Private medical insurance;
• Life insurance;
• Up to 7.5% contribution into a pension scheme;
• Payment of subscription fees for membership of one professional body.