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Principal Land Safety Consultant

Job Posted: 14 days ago

Salary: £ 70,000 - 85,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bristol

Expire in: 13 days

Job Description

Principal Land Safety Consultant 

Salary: £70,000 - £85,000 + £5,800 car allowance + 5-10% bonus

Locations: Bristol, Epsom, Cheltenham, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow

Job Type: Hybrid or fully-remote

Security Clearance: SC (or higher)

Summary

As a Principal Land Safety Consultant, you will be the technical lead for safety management across significant Defence programmes and bespoke consultancy engagements whilst also contributing to growth in the practice. You'll:

Be the recognised Subject Matter Expert for Land Safety within project teams.

Lead and assure the delivery of safety management systems, safety cases and regulatory compliance activities.
Provide authoritative advice on DSA and Defence Standards (e.g., Def Stan 00‑056).
Translate complex, often ambiguous safety challenges into clear, actionable strategies for clients.
Drive innovation - including digital tools, new methodologies and data‑led approaches.
Mentor and develop safety engineers, shaping the next generation of specialists.
Identify and shape future opportunities with new and existing clients.
Lead and contribute to bid activity, proposals and work‑winning initiatives.
 
About you
 
We're looking for a senior practitioner who can bring confidence, clarity and leadership to safety activities. You'll have:

A proven track record delivering safety management and safety cases at enterprise, platform or system level.
Solid working knowledge of Defence safety regulations and DSA/DS standards.
Ability to interrogate and interpret safety data to identify risk, gaps and improvement opportunities.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills - able to motivate teams and influence senior stakeholders.
Strong client relationships that contribute to new business opportunities, specifically experience in win‑work, developing proposals and providing technical assurance.
An understanding of Defence, MOD, major primes, or wider safety‑critical industries.Experience of the following would also be highly advantageous:

Broader domain knowledge (e.g., Ordnance, Munitions & Explosives).
Experience navigating certification regimes (civil or Defence).
Interest or experience in digital approaches to safety engineering.
An engineering degree or related qualification.
Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards it.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status

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