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# Principal Independent Safety Assessment Engineer

- **Company:** AtkinsRéalis
- **Location:** Derby, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Interoperability, EN 50128
- **Published:** September 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9568c0810c4b9f4b

## About the Role

You should have significant evidence of knowledge/experience in a number of key areas, including:

 * Application and Approval of Independent Safety Assessment activities as an AsBo and ISA in line with the requirements of EN ISO17020 within the rail industry, including a sound understanding of the requirements of the Common Safety Method for Risk Evaluation and Assessment Regulations and EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, and EN 50716.
 * Knowledge of the Application of Railway Standards and legislation such as TSIs, NTSNs, Railway Group Standards (RGS), Railway Industry Standards (RIS), etc.
 * Experience of Hazard identification, analysis and risk assessment (e.g. HAZID, HAZOP, FMECA, FTA).
 * Application of Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) analysis and assurance.
 * Experience in the authorisation and safety management of rolling stock, signalling, and multidisciplinary rail infrastructure projects.
 * Ability to identify the key hazards / issues in a project and assess the mitigations in place to ensure that the risk is adequately addressed.

## Description

Becoming a Principal Independent Safety Assessment Engineer with us will provide opportunities to:

 * Act as an Independent Safety Approver for the delivery of independent safety assurance projects as an Assessment Body (AsBo) under the Common Safety Method for Risk Evaluation and Assessment (CSM-REA), and as an Independent Safety.
 * Assessor (ISA) in accordance with EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, and EN 50716, in line with the requirements of EN ISO 17020, across a number of projects covering all engineering disciplines and lifecycle stages.
 * Work with industry-driving organisations to define and solve problems, challenge resolutions and facilitate our clients' thinking.
 * Work with clients and the wider business to create winning opportunities within the rail industry.
 * Collaborate with both internal and external customers to deliver Independent Safety Assessment activities and Interoperability Assurance.
 * Engage with stakeholders to ensure that their needs are understood and shape our services in response.
 * Support bid writing and pricing to win work.
 * Manage programmes and budgets for project delivery.
 * Continuously develop your skills and competence to maintain a professional qualification.
 * Be a role model for others with regards to fostering an inclusive culture and meeting our business's processes, policies and values.
 * Work across the business to align processes, share knowledge and promote innovation.
 * We are looking for systematic thinkers with a proven level of understanding of independent safety assessment activities, methods, process and legislation in the railway industry., * Ability to review the requirements, assess the limits of their own competencies/capabilities and recognise when it would be necessary to be assisted by an supporting party.
 * Presentations and liaison with approval authorities and/or independent bodies (the ORR, NRAP, SRPs).
 * Developing and implementing assurance strategies/plans for projects.
 * Authoring, Reviewing and Approving Safety Assessment Plans, Observation logs and Safety Assessment Reports.
 * Member of, or in the process of applying for a relevant recognised professional institution (e.g. Chartered Engineer in the UK).