Principal Independent Safety Auditor (ISA) - DefenceConsulting

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:Principal Independent Safety Auditor (ISA) - Defence ConsultingPosting Date: 14 Mar 2025 Location: Chippenham, United Kingdom,SN15 1BN; Leatherhead, United Kingdom, KT22 7AJ; Lincoln, UnitedKingdom, LN6 7FL Contract Type: Permanent Division: Electronics andSystems Engineering Level of experience: Senior RINA is looking fora highly experienced Independent Safety Auditor to join itsspecialist and growing Safety Engineering team, working for Defenceclients across all aviation platforms including unmanned, fixedwing and rotary. This is an exciting opportunity to help developand shape RINA’s Safety and/or ISA capability, providing theDefence sector and the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) withworld-class safety advisory services. The Safety Engineering teamdelivers critical projects across some of the most technicallyadvanced programmes in UK Defence, including carrier, unmanned airsystems, Apache, Chinnock, Typhoon, Air Traffic Management systems(ATM), but to name a few. The successful candidate will beencouraged to take a lead on safety critical or ISA projects, notonly saving lives but also driving engineering efficiency. Thisrole can be based out of our Chippenham, Lincoln or Leatherheadoffices though RINA is a smart/hybrid working organisation, soliving within commuter distance of the office is not necessarilyrequired. Moderate travel across the UK is required though. Despitebeing a permanent position, we will also consider a part-time(PAYE) role, 3-4 days/week. The role: - You will lead a variety ofSafety Audit client projects to ensure requirements are deliveredon time, to budget, and to the required quality. - You will manageprojects either as an individual or managing a small team. -Support with bids, proposals, analysis and report writing. -Promote RINA’s Safety capability to customers, providing expertcounsel, through face-to-face liaison, relationship building andpresentations. - Assist the Safety management team with augmentingsafety capability to meet new and emerging market demands. - Thisis not a Health & Safety (HSE) role. Qualifications &experience: - At least ten years’ experience in the application offunctional safety engineering in high hazard environments, with atleast three years operating as an ISA. - Knowledge of UK MOD(Defence) air platforms, ATM, or the MAA. - Comprehensiveunderstanding of Defence Standards such as DefStan 00-055 / 056 /970, MAA MRP, DSA01/02 and JSPs such as 815, 375, 418. - Anunderstanding of how UK MOD frameworks (i.e. Aurora) operate. -Some working knowledge of ASEMS, POSMS and POEMS processes. - Youwill have an engineering background. - Ideally, you will have UKSecurity Clearance, or you must be a British citizen and beprepared to go through vetting. About RINA Aerospace & Defence(ASD) UK: RINA S&D UK has been awarded Gold status with theArmed Forces Covenant Employers Recognition Scheme and proudlysupports those who serve. RINA ASD UK is a key technicalengineering partner to the Defence sector, providing a portfolio ofconsultancy services, including functional Safety, ILS, Trainingand Software/Systems Assurance. It has a proven track record andexcellent reputation in supporting and improving performance forsome of the military’s most technically advanced programmes acrossair, land, sea, and cyber. RINA Group: RINA is a 6,000 strongglobal engineering services firm, with a heritage in Classificationand Certification. It provides innovative safety-related servicesto Defence, Energy, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewables and Transport& Infrastructure. Operating out of 70 countries, RINA offerssignificant depth of experience across all engineering disciplines.RINA has a strong reputation for providing services that are of thehighest quality, creating significant value add. Why RINA: Inaddition to working on exciting and rewarding projects, you will beworking with a close-knit team of like-minded engineeringconsultants, all with a focus on delivering outputs. We empower youto manage your workload, as well as providing all the support whenneeded. - 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) - Life Assurance -Health Insurance cover (Family can be added at an additional cost)- Option to buy more holiday - Hybrid Working policy - Professionaldevelopment, support with qualifications (i.e. Chartership) - Payfor professional membership - Support of Military Reservists – 10additional paid days - Cycle to work scheme - Recruitment referralbonus - 4 half days paid leave for STEM Ambassadors#J-18808-Ljbffr