Human Factors - Associate Director

You will provide Human Factors services as an integral part of the Systems Engineering & Safety Assurance Division with this leading consultancy.This role has a dual function as the business management lead for the HF Function and in the delivery of consultancy services to our clients.Objective
This company are committed to building a leading Human Factors business to support current business areas and sectors while looking for opportunities to develop HF into new industry sectors and clients.They established themselves as a key provider of HF services to their existing client base, but are now looking for the right individual to join the leadership team to take the HF function to the next level in terms of capacity and capability to compete with the market leaders.As well as being a technical expert with strong line management experience, the role requires an individual with proven business development skills and marketing expertise who can find opportunities, win new business, and grow out market share in existing and new sectors.Business Management Responsibilities Include

• Line management responsibility for the HF team,
• Provide the technical leadership for the HF Team and across the wider business,
• Own the HF management system documents for the business,
• Lead the Business Development activities for the HF function,
• Client and Relationship Management,
• Lead the development of tenders,
• Manage service delivery for client engagements, and
• Representation at industry events.

Consultant Responsibilities Include:

• Appropriate application of company and client’s HF, System Engineering & Safety Management processes and tools scaled for the services or required project.
• Deploy HF, Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance processes on projects, in accordance with client requirements, Project’s relevant standards (CENELEC, IEC, etc.) and internal procedures.
• Producing HF management plans, apply HF analyses techniques, HF Report and other applicable deliverablesas either standalone products or integrated with the Safety Assurance processes.
• Establish HF, systems engineering and safety assurance processes for clients as part of advisory services across the asset lifecycle.
• Develop, review and/or check deliverables required for the services.
• Facilitate workshops and other activities required to deliver the contracted services.

Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:

• 10 years + experience in relevant industry / discipline.
• Degree in HF / Ergonomic or other related discipline.
• Relevant experience working within HF in a rail environment (Rolling stock, Signalling, Rail Infrastructure & Operations preferred).
• Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
• Strong relationship building, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Strong communication skills at all levels.
• An understanding of management processes.
• Subject matter expertise in HF across the asset lifecycle.

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Opportunities for technical and professional development.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Supportive and passionate team members.

For more details regarding this position contact Sophie Potts at Design & Build Recruitment on 0468 927 182 / spotts@designandbuild.com.au