Principal Consultant (Safety Assurance & Certification) - Rail & Transit

Role: Principal Safety Consultant (Safety Assurance & Certification - Signalling) - Rail & Transit

Location: London, Bristol, Derby (Hybrid/Flexible)

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Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions.

The Role

We are looking for a Principal Safety Consultant to join our team. In this role, you will lead safety engineering and assurance services for various rail engineering projects, enhancing safety protocols and risk assessment methodologies. This position offers the chance to mentor junior consultants while expanding your technical knowledge in rail safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading complex rail safety engineering and assurance services to engineering projects, applying methods and tools aligned with key standards such as EN50126, EN50129, IEC 61508, and/or CSM-RA.
• Leading the bidding, winning, and successful delivery of commercially viable projects, collaborating with clients to understand their objectives.
• Contributing to safety assurance management and approvals for major infrastructure projects.
• Providing support to contractors in completing CSM and approvals for station works.
• Leading in safety assurance for new rail products, including high-speed points systems and signalling systems.
• Working on global projects spanning Australia, the US, Canada, Asia, and the Middle East from the UK.
• Effectively managing multiple activities and balancing workload across different projects.
• Leading interactive workshops with clients and stakeholders.

Key Competencies and Experience

• Experience in delivering safety engineering and assurance services to rail projects.
• Background in risk management, systems engineering, and/or safety engineering.
• Prior experience in major rail infrastructure projects is highly desirable.
• Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple activities.
• Support business development by writing proposals and developing client relationships.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Working here

You will be welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, creating a culture of inclusion.

Work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether from home, in the office, or as a hybrid worker. Wellbeing is at the core of our culture.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any classification protected by applicable law.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application, a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary depending on the volume of applications.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer. Please advise the recruitment team via if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.