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| Company Name: | Matchtech Group Plc | |||||
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| Industry Sectors | Technical Services Technical Support Services Transportation | |||||
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| Job Title | Human Factors Engineer | |||||
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| Job Ref | 168983RJP | |||||
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| Salary | £40000 per annum | |||||
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| Position Type | Permanent | |||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||||
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| Region | London | |||||
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| County | London | |||||
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| Our client is responsible for the Capital's entire transport system. The company is looking for an experienced Human Factors Engineer. Job Purpose: Support the Company's philosophy and provide the principal resource in human factors methodologies and human-machine interfaces to major refurbishment projects, co-ordinating with staff in related disciplines, particularly systems engineering and operations representatives. Main Responsibilities: - Monitor the application of the human factors standards and other supporting documents to the works required in the various projects - Review submissions as part of E1008 with regards to Human Factors, and accepting or rejecting the suppliers work based on sound engineering judgement - Assisting Project Managers with the commissioning and management of contractors in respect of human factors issues - Propose and develop practices to ensure human factors disciplines are effectively applied during the complete life cycle of projects, in particular a programme of major refurbishments envisaged to enhance the railway, such as Line Upgrades. - Establish and exploit sound working relationships with staff in related disciplines, particularly systems engineering - Assist with the enhancement of engineering practice throughout the company by promoting human factors capabilities across a range of projects - Assist in the management and co-ordination of a team of engineering staff - Work with equivalent staff in the supplier organisations and other external parties - Ensure that the suppliers responsibilities as asset steward are satisfied and that appropriate HF integration is provided to interfacing projects - Give various presentations to personnel at all levels in the company - The jobholder will also be required to deliver training intervations for Human Factors The minimum requirements: - A degree in an appropriate discipline, preferably a Masters degree in Ergonomics or Human Factors. - Membership of the Ergonomics Society of Great Britain - Experience in working on high profile large engineering projects as the main Human Factors Engineer - Chartered status and membership of an appropriate engineering institution are desirable - Broad knowledge of railway operations and related procedures, together with some experience of job management activities - Detailed knowledge of human factors engineering disciplines is essential, together with a working knowledge of areas such as systems engineering - Computer literacy in standard office packages is required, combined with experience in systems engineering tools, eg. requirements management, fault tree analysis, decision processes. To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK Matchtech Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. | ||