System Safety Engineer – London (Hybrid) We are working in partnership with a client to recruit a System Safety Engineer to support the delivery of complex railway infrastructure projects. The role focuses on system safety and interoperability assurance across design and construction phases, ensuring compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.

The successful candidate will support design and construction teams, manage hazard identification and risk assessments, maintain technical assurance documentation, and provide guidance on system safety practices. This role involves producing reports, tracking assurance deliverables, and contributing to continuous improvement of assurance processes.

Key Responsibilities

Support system safety and interoperability management plans and procedures

Liaise with design and construction teams and subcontractors to ensure safety compliance

Produce and submit asset-specific system safety reports

Advise project teams on system safety practices and procedures

Deliver briefings and awareness training on system safety topics

Track assurance deliverables and maintain configuration control

Contribute to technical assurance activities for certification

Required Skills and Experience

Experience in system safety and interoperability assurance in railway projects

Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills

Technical reporting and documentation proficiency

Familiarity with project information tools such as MS Office, DOORS, ProjectWise

High attention to detail and analytical skills

Desirable Skills

Knowledge of certification processes for railway systems

Experience delivering system safety training and briefings

Experience with phased construction projects

This is a contract role. The day rate is very competitive and will be inside of IR35.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then