Systems Safety Engineer

We are looking for an experienced System Safety Engineer to join our client’s Aerospace team.

You will be required to lead the system safety assessment for a number of aircraft modifications under the direction of the Lead Engineer.

You must have worked with military Aircraft recently and be familiar with associated safety standards.

Working patterns: 2 – 3 days per week onsite.

• Be responsible for coordinating and managing project activities, tracking progress, managing dependencies, and ensuring that key milestones are achieved on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Handle the day-to-day delivery aspects of the program, ensuring that project governance, risk management, and stakeholder communications are executed effectively.
• Assist in developing and maintaining detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, deliverables, and resource allocation.
• Monitor project performance and ensure progress is aligned with the overall program schedule and objectives.
• Coordinate the execution of the service transition plan, ensuring that project activities are carried out effectively and according to schedule.
• Track dependencies between the service transition and maturity improvement workstreams, ensuring smooth integration and coordination of tasks.
• Proactively identify project risks and issues, escalating them to the Transition Manager as necessary.
• Support the development and implementation of risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage project change requests, ensuring that any proposed changes are properly documented.
• Act as the primary point of contact for operational project communications and updates.
• Maintain regular communication with internal teams, external suppliers, and relevant stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Coordinate meetings, workshops, and project briefings, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed of project progress and developments.

• Experience managing a Service Transition project within Critical National Infrastructure.
• Strong experience in supporting and managing large-scale IT projects within complex, regulated environments.
• Solid understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, Agile).
• Knowledge of ITIL service management frameworks, particularly service transition and continual service improvement.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across diverse teams.