Title:
Senior C&I and Functional Safety Consultant
Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 dependant on experience
Location: Bristol and Glasgow Flexible hybrid working between office, client sites and home.
Closing date: 2nd June 2026 however we encourage early applications encouraged.
Our C&I Engineers undertake a range of projects across all sectors from civil nuclear sites and defence facilities to renewable energy and storage systems. The projects vary from small scoping and feasibility studies for modifications or upgrades to the design of complex process plants including nuclear power stations and COMAH sites.
Our work often has a safety critical element and interfaces with other teams within Frazer-Nash to deliver a multi-disciplinary service offering, managing these interfaces and effective communication internally and to clients is an essential element of this role.
The candidate should have an extensive technical project delivery background; with experience which should include several of the following:
Oversee C&I projects from concept design through to commissioning.
Novel process control system design, including accompanying safety systems.
Delivery of innovation projects, taking new systems and technologies from concept through to acceptance.
Managing the production,verificationand approval of; electrical reports, specifications, and detailed design drawings.
Managing a project team to ensure production of deliverables to agreed timelines and within budget.
Client facing to develop requirements and negotiating contracts / agreements, and progress reporting and risk management.
This is an exciting time to join our team and help grow our electrical engineering capability. There is a real opportunity for the role to offer progression and professional development into new sectors.
Essential Requirements:
MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Or equivalent)
Extensive practical knowledge of process control systems, along with a solid understanding of EC&I documents such as SLDs, P&IDs, BCDs, and schematics.
Extensive experience developing solutions for safety-critical systems aligned with the following standards: IEC 61508, IEC 61511 ISO 13849, DO-178, and DO-254.
Experience with working to the requirements of ISO 9001.
Mentoring and development of electrical engineers.
Technical leadership on projects
Desirable Requirements:
It is to your advantage if you meet any or all the followingadditionalrequirements:
Experience of working with the following platforms:
Siemens TIA Portal
Pilz PAS4000
Rockwell Studio Logic
Formal functional safety certification/accreditation (such as TUV Functional Safety Professional)
Understand or awareness of Cyber Security standards such as IEC 62443.
Familiarity with change control and defect tracking tools and processes.
Chartership
Interfacing with Regulators (ONR, DMR, CAA, MAA, Ofgem, ORR, etc)
Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.
Benefits
We provide our people with a comprehensive benefits package that comprises
Happy To Talk Flexible Working
Competitive salary
25 days' holiday entitlement
Holiday purchase scheme
Company pension scheme
Targeted professional development
Life assurance
Private healthcare membership
Bonus scheme linked into company performance
Paid membership fees to a professional institution
Support in attaining professional membership
Cycle to work scheme
Share purchase scheme
Season rail ticket loan
With offices in the UK and Australia, Frazer-Nash is a leading systems, engineering and technology company. Our work makes a difference to things that matter in the world.
Our c.1500 employees work from a network of fourteen UK and four Australian locations. They apply their expertise to develop, enhance and protect our clients' critical assets, systems and processes.
We contribute to national security in a huge number of ways, helping to ensure that power is generated and distributed to everyone who needs it. We support moving people and goods around and between the big cities of an increasingly urbanised society. We work to make the world a more sustainable place. We ensure governments save time and money when public spending globally is under huge pressure. And we help our clients wrestle with the challenges and opportunities of an ever-accelerating digital revolution.
A career with Frazer-Nash - we have opportunities in Australia and throughout the UK.
We recruit from a diverse range of backgrounds. ‘Innovators’, ‘problem solvers’, ‘thinkers’ and ‘doers’ are just some of the words that are used to describe our employees. So, whether you’re a graduate, an experienced professional or wish to be included on our Associates Register, there may be a place for you at Frazer-Nash. We also welcome applications from ex-military specialists, as we know military skills, experience, and knowledge can translate seamlessly into our commercial environment.
Our Australian business is going from strength to strength - so we're particularly keen to hear from you if you're looking for your next move in Adelaide, Melbourne or Canberra. You can find out more by visiting our Australian careers site, fncaustralia.com.au. And if you're in the UK, you can explore our current opportunities on our website at the link below.
Registered address: Springfield Drive, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7NL
