Abbie Learoyd-Smith

Safety Engineer

United Kingdom

About

I am a Safety Engineer with an interest in Sustainability and Environmental Engineering. I have a history of work experience in the engineering industry, and I am currently a Safety Engineer at Babcock. I have experience in developing Safety and Environmental cases, following the requirements and guidance provided in Def-Stan 00-56 and POEMS.

Experience

  • Safety Engineer at Babcock International Group
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • System Safety Engineer at Infinity Systems Engineering LTD.
    Mar 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) (City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom)
    • Environmental Manager
      Sep 2023 - Mar 2024 · 7 mos

    • Graduate Aerospace Engineer
      Aug 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Part of the Defence Equipment & Support rotational graduate scheme within the Air domain, with my first placement taking on an Engineering role and my second placement taking on a Safety role.

  • Graduate Research Engineer (Secondment) at National Composites Centre
    Aug 2022 - Mar 2023 · 8 mos

    I worked within the Defence and Space Team, and the Sustainability Team as a Research Engineer.

  • University of the West of England (1 yr 11 mos)
    • Lead Department Representative
      Sep 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr

      This role followed on from my role as a Student Representative last year. I enjoyed this role and felt that I could give more input and time, using the connections I have made in my time as a Student Representative. As the Lead Department Rep I was in the senior branch of the representation system. I worked closely with the senior staff team, the Students' Union and the fellow Department Reps, to ensure that students' voices are heard loud and clear. In this role I was tasked with providing critical feedback in meetings on the extent to which the student voice is represented, thus allowing the Students’ Union to monitor best practice and track engagement across the university governance structure. In this role I was shortlisted for the teamwork and the leadership award for the student experience awards, going on to win the leadership award.

    • Student Representative
      Oct 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr

      As a student rep I was the vital link between the University, the Students Union and the Student body. This role involved gathering and communicating the views of fellow students.