Job Specification: Safety Case Manager

Lead the Safety Strategy Behind Tomorrow’s Critical Infrastructure!

Location: Glasgow (Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days WfH) Hours: Up to 40 per week Clearance: Security Check (SC) required Engagement: Inside IR35 Hourly rate DOE Overview

We are seeking an experienced Safety Case Manager to lead and coordinate safety case development and assurance activities for major infrastructure works. This role involves managing the safety case process from planning through to delivery, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, guidance, and organisational safety requirements.

You will provide technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, and subject matter expertise across the full safety case lifecycle. The role also includes the oversight and review of safety case documentation and, where required, direct authorship of safety cases or supporting safety management arrangements.

This position includes the management of a small safety case team and requires strong coordination skills across multidisciplinary internal and external stakeholder groups.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain Safety Case Strategies and supporting safety assurance guidance. Provide expert safety input at design reviews, technical meetings, workshops, and optioneering activities. Evaluate the acceptability of safety and environmental aspects associated with infrastructure designs and operational concepts. Review safety case documentation for compliance with relevant standards, regulatory expectations, and recognised good practice. Lead and mentor safety case team members, ensuring consistent and high-quality outputs. Facilitate collaboration between engineering, assurance, project, and operational stakeholders. Produce or contribute to safety case documentation and safety management arrangements when required. Support integration of safety case outputs into wider programme governance and assurance processes. Participate in site walkdowns or reviews as needed (limited travel). Essential Experience

Demonstrable experience developing safety assurance strategies for complex engineering or infrastructure projects. Proven experience in the delivery, authorship, or assessment of safety cases within a regulated environment (e.g., nuclear, defence, transportation, energy, manufacturing, chemical processing). Strong stakeholder engagement skills across the safety case lifecycle. Desirable Experience

Familiarity with safety assurance frameworks in regulated or high-hazard industries. Experience using claims/arguments/evidence (CAE) structures for safety functional requirements. Safety case delivery experience within complex engineered systems or high-integrity operational environments. Essential Qualifications & Training

SC Clearance (or ability to obtain). Degree (or equivalent qualification/experience) in a relevant STEM discipline. Demonstrable competence in safety case development and assurance. Desirable Qualifications

Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional status. If you are interested apply today!

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.  We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included