Senior Functional Safety Consultant

Salary range: £60,000 per annum - £80,000 depending on skills and experience. 

Location: Bristol / Hybrid

Closing date: Friday 2nd October 2026. We encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible.

Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Occam Group, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home. 

Occam Group

Whilst systems may be complex, support solutions need not be. We believe in providing straightforward, high quality, good value consultancy and support.  

We aim to use our knowledge and expertise to develop a safer and more sustainable future because we recognise the importance of having a positive impact on the future of our planet and society.

Job Description

As an experienced Functional Safety Consultant, you will lead and deliver a diverse range of high-profile projects-from small scoping and feasibility studies for site upgrades to complex process designs across Civil Nuclear, Defence Facilities and Energy Storage Systems.

You will manage multidisciplinary engineering interfaces, deliver control and safety system designs, and lead technical project teams to ensure safety-critical standards are achieved safely, efficiently and to the required quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Project & Technical: Lead projects through the full lifecycle-from concept design to commissioning-managing project teams, timelines, and budgets.
• Control & Instrumentation: Lead or support the specification, design and assessment of control, instrumentation and safety systems within safety-critical environments.
• Innovation & Delivery: Drive innovation projects, transitioning new systems and technologies from early concept through to formal acceptance.
• Documentation & Verification: Produce, review, verify and approve technical reports, specifications and detailed engineering design documentation.
• Client Engagement: Manage client relationships to define requirements, negotiate technical scope, manage project risks, and deliver progress reporting.

Essential Requirements

• MEng in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Control & Instrumentation Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related discipline(or equivalent experience/qualification).
• Strong practical knowledge of process control systems alongside deep familiarity with EC&I documentation (SLDs, P&IDs, BCDs, schematics).
• Experience applying hazard analysis and risk assessment techniques, including HAZOP, LOPA, SIL determination, FMEA, FTA and related safety assessment methods.
• Demonstrable experience leading safety-critical solutions aligned with standards such as IEC 61508, IEC 61511, ISO 13849, DO-178, or DO-254.
• Experience working under ISO 9001 quality standards, paired with exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience delivering work within regulated or safety-critical sectors.
• Strong client-facing and report-writing skills.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience within the Nuclear sector.
• Formal Functional Safety accreditation (e.g. TÜV Functional Safety Engineer).
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards chartership.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycles and software languages (e.g. C/C++).
• Familiarity with change control and defect tracking processes.
• SC and / or DV security clearance.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Functional Safety Consultant to join a growing consultancy and play a key role in delivering complex, safety-critical projects across regulated industries. If you are looking for greater responsibility, technical challenge and the opportunity to help shape a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.

Due to the nature of the work that the Occam Group undertake, you must be a UK national in order to apply. You will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting. For more information, please visit - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK.

We provide our people with excellent benefits package that comprises of: 

• Annual bonus linked to company and individual performance 
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays 
• Loyalty  Leave 
• Attractive pension scheme - matched pension contributions, up to 8% from day one 
• Family Friendly Policies 
• Private healthcare 
• Targeted professional development 
• Life Assurance (4x salary) and Income Protection (75% of salary) 
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution 
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme 
• EV lease salary sacrifice scheme