Operations and Safety Consultant - Human Centred Design

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP is looking for Human Factors consultants to join its growing Human Centered Design expertise area within our Intelligent Infrastructure Operations and Safety (O&S) team.

At WSP, you’ll find yourself exploring new opportunities to make the most of your expertise, work with deep technical experts across multiple sectors, and help to develop and grow a crucial area of WSP business – Intelligent Infrastructure.

A Little More About Your Role…

Our Human Centred Design experts within Intelligent Infrastructure inform our work to ensure that all aspects of design meet the needs of infrastructure users, prioritising safety and efficiency. By putting users and their needs at the centre of our design work and through providing supporting research and analysis, we shape robust systems in the highways domain and beyond that meet the needs of both users and our clients.

We work across the whole lifecycle of projects and policy, providing expertise in areas including:

• Safety, for example safety risk assessments and safe systems approaches, understanding user error as a consequence rather than a cause of incidents.
• Operations, all transport operations including station and stop designs, signaling, driving behaviors, digital design, influence on engineering or enforcement measures on user behavior.
• Research, both qualitative and quantitative, including simulation studies, feasibility studies, surveys, focus groups and workshops.
• Transport futures, including a user focus on emerging mobility trends and future ready transport.
• Environment, including sustainability, decarbonization, mode shift and active travel.
• Development of training material and manual (SOP) on data analytics and data-driven decision making.

• supporting UK local and regional bodies in the deployment of user focused transport technology and better uses of data,
• delivering solutions to maximize road safety on motorways and major roads including user focused appraisal and assurance of measures,
• cross-business collaboration to set and appraise policies and measures in support of vital net zero and air quality goals,
• shaping operational systems and services for control centers to reduce congestion and improve road user satisfaction,
• electric vehicle deployment and charging,
• assessing safety and user impacts of automated vehicles

• You will apply and integrate key principles of human factors, ergonomics and behaviour change to transportation or infrastructure projects and policies
• You will undertake research design, execution and reporting, covering quantitative and qualitative research
• You will undertake user identification and profiling including behavioural insights
• You will undertake Human Factors assessments such as task analysis and in-depth risk analysis to inform infrastructure scheme and operational designs
• You will support the Expertise Lead with the preparation of client proposals and managing a pipeline of future opportunities
• We have experience in qualitative, participatory research, persona development, customer journey mapping, and or visualising other user-experience flows.

• A degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (e.g. post graduate degree in ergonomics, human factors) and an appropriate level of experience
• Experience in human-centered design thinking, co-creation and innovation; experience in action-oriented research in development issues.
• A demonstrable ability to work in multidisciplinary teams to tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, the ability to undertake qualitative and quantitative research and analysis and to create technical outputs (reports, presentations) within time and cost and to high quality.
• Appreciation of the role of Human Factors and human reliability as part of safety cases.
• An understanding of the role of Human Factors in complex and safety-critical systems.

Join our close -knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

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.

Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP

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.