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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support the design, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Site Safety Management System
- Provide assurance that SMS elements are effectively implemented across Engineering, Operations, Projects, and Support Functions
- Verify that systems, procedures, and standards are operating as described in the Safety Report and supporting documentation
- Test the effectiveness of SMS arrangements through structured reviews, audits, performance indicators, and sampling
- Identify gaps between documented arrangements, legislation and actual practice
- Provide independent assurance that process safety and environmental controls are functioning as intended
- Verify that safety‑critical and environmentally‑critical controls are defined, implemented, and maintained
- Review process safety and environmental risk assessments (e.g. HAZOP)
- Ensure compliance requirements are consistently integrated into engineering, operational and project activities
- Review and lead Management of Change (MoC) arrangements
- Support compliance with COMAH and Environmental Permit requirements
- Review and assure the quality and consistency of compliance‑critical documentation
- Indentify systemic weaknesses through incidents, near misses, audits, and performance trends
Requirements
What you’ll need- Degree in Chemical, Process, Environmental Engineering or related Science Based Degree (or equivalent experience)
- Training in key process safety methods (e.g. HAZOP, LOPA, SIL / Functional Safety)
- Understanding of COMAH regulations and regulatory expectations (e.g. Health and Safety Executive guidance)
- Environmental management awareness (e.g. ISO 14001)
- Desirable: Postgraduate qualification in process safety, environmental management, or risk
- Lead/internal auditor qualification or human factors training
- NEBOSH General Certificate
- IOSH Managing Safety and membership
- Ideally you will have a degree in Chemistry / related scientific subject or a science background cover as much as possible with regard to essential criteria
- Experience working within a COMAH or other major hazard regulated environment preferred
- Strong understanding of Safety Management Systems and their practical application
- Experience reviewing or assuring compliance with process safety and environmental requirements
- Understanding of how engineering, operations, maintenance, and projects interact within an SMS
- Familiarity with regulatory inspections, audits, and compliance assurance activities
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Opportunity to purchase additional holiday
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Private medical and dental schemes
- Pension scheme with 9% employer contribution
- Life assurance
- Group income protection
- SAYE schemes
- Free shares
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Responsibility based flexibility
- Opportunities to be involved in community and charity projects
- Subsidized social events
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Hard Skills & Tools
process safetyHAZOPLOPASILFunctional Safetyenvironmental risk assessmentssafety management systemscompliance assuranceincident investigationauditing
Soft Skills
independent assurancegap analysisleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingattention to detailorganizational skillscollaborationcritical thinking
Certifications
NEBOSH General CertificateIOSH Managing Safetylead/internal auditor qualificationhuman factors trainingpostgraduate qualification in process safetypostgraduate qualification in environmental managementdegree in Chemical Engineeringdegree in Process Engineeringdegree in Environmental Engineeringdegree in Chemistry