Job Description

As a Principal Engineer - Fire and Explosion Safety, you will be providing support to the Engineering Manager during the development of fire and explosion strategies and risk assessments for submarine facilities and vessels.

Your main responsibilities as a Principal Engineer - Fire and Explosion Safety will involve:

Taking a lead role across all fire and explosion safety risk assessment and compliance activities and co-ordinating the work programs of team members to meet strategic explosion safety objectives

Monitoring, recording and reporting against key performance indicators for fire and explosion safety through a variety of key stakeholder groups

Developing, producing and maintaining fire and explosion safety process documentation and management strategies

Producing and reviewing fire and explosion strategies and risk assessments

Reviewing and supporting commissioning strategies for explosion safety systems

Producing proposals for packages of work

Reviewing of engineering documentation (relevant to fire and explosion safety)

Providing support to regulatory inspections

Chairing fire and explosion safety workshops and working groups

Additional Information

Temporary Contract

Location: BAE Systems - Barrow

Please be advised - Various Shifts & 7 day working arrangements may apply

Responsibilities

The Individual

Essential:

Experience of working in a fire and explosion safety engineering environment and applying various methods of hazard analysis

Fire risk assessment production including fire hazard identification and analysis (preferably from a high hazard industry)

DSEAR risk assessment experience gained from a high hazard industry and understanding of hazardous area classification

Proven track record in implementing business processes to achieve strategic objectives

Passion for safety and open to developing new skills and undertaking further training in explosion risk management

Desirable:

Degree qualified in STEM discipline

Experience of managing small teams of people

What we're looking for in you:

You must possess excellent leadership and communication skills to effectively liaise with a range of stakeholders to achieve programme goals. You must also have the ability to think strategically, problem-solve and consider the "bigger picture" within your day-to-day role. You must be energetic and bring enthusiasm to the evaluation and control of fire and explosion hazards and use initiative and bring new ideas.

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

We have sites in Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Ash Vale, Broad Oak and Weymouth, and we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

Matchtech acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers and is part of Gattaca Plc.

Gattaca Plc provides support services to Matchtech and may assist with processing your application.