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

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Principal Safety Consultant (Safety Assurance and/or Certification) - Rail and TransitLocation:

London, Bristol, Derby - HybridRicardo 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. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.We are looking for a Principal Safety Consultant to join our team. In this role, you will play an important role in leading safety engineering and assurance services to a range of rail engineering projects. Your expertise and insights will directly contribute to the enhancement of safety protocols, risk assessment methodologies, and overall project quality. This role not only offers you the chance to further your technical knowledge in rail safety but also to mentor and guide junior consultants, sharing your wealth of experience to foster their growth. It''s a unique chance to exhibit your leadership qualities while expanding your skill set in a collaborative and innovative environment. 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 complexed commercially viable projects, collaborating with clients to understand their objectives and desired outcomes for each project.Contributing to a diverse range of exciting projects, including safety assurance management, safety approvals, and CSM work for major infrastructure projects such as the National Train Control Centre in Dublin, Crewe Hub remodelling, and East Coast Mainline.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, axle counters, and other signalling systems.Working on global projects spanning Australia, the US, Canada, Asia and the Middle East. You can contribute to these projects from the UK, without the necessity of travel.Demonstrating flexibility by effectively managing multiple activities and proactively balancing workload across different projects and customers.Experience in delivering safety engineering and assurance services to rail projects, utilising methods and tools aligned with standards such as EN50126, EN50129, IEC 61508, and/or CSM-RA.Background in risk management, systems engineering and/or safety engineering.Prior experience in major rail infrastructure projects is highly desirable, especially if gained within the UK or consultancy sector.Support business development efforts by writing proposals, developing client relationships, and engaging with industry stakeholders.We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.Work life balanceWe offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We''re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statementsexual orientation, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital or parental status (IL only), height, weight, national origin, citizenship status, age, domestic violence victim status, arrest record or conviction record (MI only), genetic information, military or veteran status or disability, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or municipal law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via recruit@ricardo.com if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.#Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefitsCompetitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits#