ERM is looking for an early career Safety and Human Factors Consultant.

This role can be based from any of our UK offices, with a preference for Bristol, Manchester, London or Cardiff.

ERM supports both personal and professional development and so you will be given every opportunity to grow your experience level and skill-set, and subsequently your career. We offer a competitive salary and employee benefits package which can be discussed with you after your application is submitted.

We are ideally seeking people with a background in Human Factors, Psychology, Ergonomics or Safety Sciences.

You will undertake a wide variety of challenging and exciting projects concerned with the application of human factors and organisational psychology to issues such as safety culture and work performance in high hazard industries.

The ideal candidate will be educated to Masters degree level in Psychology, Human Factors or Ergonomics and have work experience in related topics.

Main Responsibilities:

Your day to day tasks would include:

Assisting project teams with human factors and safety assessments,

Carrying out desk-based studies and site visits, where required,

Conducting research, literature reviews and keeping up to date with new research, sector trends and best practice,

Analysing safety data and interpreting findings,

Supporting activities such as focus groups, interviews and on-site work observations,

Developing project outputs such as reports and presentations,

Presenting work to the project team and participating in workshops,

Working with colleagues to develop new ideas, solve problems and improve our services,

Participating in project team meetings and client meetings (virtual and face-to-face),

Assisting project managers with project co-ordination.

You will be supported by a team of experienced safety and human factors consultants who will help you to develop your technical, consultancy and professional skills, through project work and internal training.

You will have:

An interest in applying human factors and organisational psychology principles to solve safety-related problems and to improve human performance in the workplace.

An understanding of experimental design principles and statistics is highly desirable. As is an interest in data analysis and analytics tools and how these can be applied to understand human behaviour and performance in safety critical operations.

Experience in producing clear and well-articulated reports and presentations as part of your studies or through work experience in a relevant field.

Behavioural Attributes Required:

Collaborative team player with good communication skills

Well organised and excellent time management skills

Ability to work to deadlines, working flexibly and respond to changing project demands

Willingness to travel for project work / site visits

Interest in use of new AI tools and data analytics tools and methods

To Apply 

We aim to build an inclusive culture by identifying, acquiring, developing and retaining a highly skilled and high performing workforce that reflects the diverse global marketplace in which we operate, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious preference, sexual orientation, physical attributes, or educational background. 

We are committed to building a sustainable future with the world’s leading organisations, but we believe that change starts at home. That’s why we’ve operated the ERM Foundation (ERM Foundation) since 1995. Take a look at the Foundation Annual Report (Annual Review 2024) – we think you’ll be impressed.

We offer flexible working to suit your life – need to do the school run? Not a problem! More productive and happy if you work from home a few days per week? Go ahead! Love to travel? Ask about our Cross Border Remote Working! You’ll have 25 days annual leave + public holidays, 6% pension contribution, EV car salary sacrifice scheme (Octopus), twice annual promotion opportunities, annual salary review and performance related bonus, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance programme, volunteering and Give As You Earn opportunities, travel season ticket loan, premium account for Calm (the #1 app for sleep and meditation), Cycle2Work Scheme, plus discounts on gym membership and gift cards for a wide variety of retailers and restaurants. 

We also offer employees a Safety First, diverse and inclusive culture in which difference is embraced, valued and celebrated. 

With a robust career framework in place and 20+ technical communities of global experts you can join, there are great opportunities to advance your career here at ERM.

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