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WSP USA Human Factors Consultant (All Levels) in Birmingham, United Kingdom
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In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.
When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.
To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/who-we-are)
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
Work-life balance?
WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.
Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Diversity?
We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.
Health & Wellbeing?
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.
Flex your time?
For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development?
We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.
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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
Undertaking usability evaluations in line with Human Factors standards for equipment/ layout/ HMIs to demonstrate systems support operators to perform tasks in an efficient manner
Conducting Project Ergonomics Surveys including observing current railway signalling tasks, level crossing control, measuring operational workload, impact assessments, Training Needs Analysis and analysing and presenting data to be fed into design activities and presented to clients
Producing the Concept of Operations to support new/ modified station/ depot design, and conducting Access & Maintenance assessments, room layout & work station design including Control room design.
Working with project teams to assess Accessibility and Design for Inclusion.
Eliciting Ergonomics requirements and working with project teams to deliver user needs.
YOUR TEAM
Join us as a Human Factors Engineer and you’ll be working with the systems engineering, integration and assurance team. The role of a Human Factors Engineer is to provide Rail Human Factors/ Ergonomics support to the People Centred Design elements of WSP project work.
This includes RAG team led work and collaborating with other teams as part of multi-discipline project work. The focus within the capability is on Specialist Ergonomic Assessments (Task Analysis, Situation Awareness, Workload) Operational Concepts and Plans, Maintenance Concepts and Plans, Customer Experience Strategies, Staff Recruiting and Training Strategies
The team consists of Human Factors Specialists and Station Operations Specialists working across numerous projects for multiple clients including HS2, Network Rail/ Network Rail Scotland and Crossrail. The role reports to the Technical Lead for People Centred Design. We have recently won projects with two new clients a Control Room redesign for Transport for London – a Human Factors led multi-disciplinary to redesign an existing Tram Control Room including the construction phasing and temporary control room during construction and two Platform Train Interface projects for the DfT via Connected Places Catapult. The work streams are diverse and we are continuing to build the in house capability.
Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline or able to demonstrate an equivalent level of experience
Experience of applying ergonomics techniques and processes in the rail industry
Knowledge of the railway industry, railway infrastructure and operational roles
Previous Human Factors Experience
Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (preferably working towards Chartership)
Experience of managing and growing a team