
Senior Consultant - Human Factors
- Halifax, NS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and support projects within the Human Factors Team ensuring that they are managed and delivered to a high quality, within budgetary and contractual commitments.
- Lead and support multidisciplinary projects, working alongside other technical teams within Lloyd's Register, ensuring that Human Factors expertise are delivered to a high standard and project commitments are met.
- Support the Team Lead deliver the department's strategic vision and goals.
- Establish, develop and maintain long-term client relationships, using feedback to continually enhance our existing portfolio of services, processes / procedures and deliverables.
- Expand on or develop business opportunities to offer clients and where necessary present and promote these internally and externally.
- Develop technical proposals for clients, including estimated costs and timescales for delivery.
- Conduct activities in line with internal procedures, accreditation schemes, relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Pursue continuous professional development and maintain a high degree of discipline, knowledge and industry awareness, including the support of relevant working groups, seminars and conferences.
- Support the development of others within the team through coaching and effective knowledge sharing.
- Plan and participate in exciting and diverse global projects, including regular international travel to shoreside client locations and sailing with vessels of various types.
- Take on a people management role within the team (if interested and competence is demonstrated).
- A degree or equivalent from a tertiary organisation recognised by Lloyd's Register in Human Factors Engineering, Psychology, or a related field (minimum of two years programme) or Qualifications from a marine or nautical institution and relevant sea-going experience as a certificated ship's officer.
- A minimum of 5 years' experience working as a Human Factors specialist with experience in one or more of the following:
- Human Factors Engineering / Ergonomic Assessments
- Human Reliability Assessments (HRA)
- Human-Centered Design
- Working Environment / Control Room Design
- Usability (GUI) and User Experience (UX) Assessments
- Safety / Organisational Culture Assessments
- Workload Assessments
- Membership of an appropriate professional institution (E.g., British Psychological Society, Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, etc.).
- Experience and technical knowledge in Human Factors techniques / principles, standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Experience in conducting user research, interviews, testing, and data analysis.
- Customer focussed, proactive and highly motivated to support clients, by meeting their deadlines and regularly updating them on progress.
- Excellent communication / influencing skills as well as strong team-working and interpersonal skills
- Excellent presentation skills, presenting to a diverse audience.
- Proficiency in the English Language commensurate with the work, with the ability to produce and technically review comprehensive and detailed written reports.
- Ability to travel internationally to client sites (shore-based facilities and aboard vessels)
- Good level of fitness in line with ENG 1 medical certification (or equivalent) requirements.
- Experience in Marine, Oil and Gas and/or Energy Sectors. (desirable)
- Project management experience. (desirable)
- Training delivery / workshop facilitation experience (desirable)
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain UK or Canada Security Clearance (desirable).
- Computer Aided Design (CAD) experience (desirable)
- Workload and fatigue management experience (desirable)
- ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
- communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
- anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
- supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
- at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.