• 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
- 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
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Hard Skills
- process safety
- HAZOP
- LOPA
- SIL
- Functional Safety
- environmental risk assessments
- safety management systems
- compliance assurance
- incident investigation
- auditing
Soft Skills
- independent assurance
- gap analysis
- leadership
- communication
- problem-solving
- analytical thinking
- attention to detail
- organizational skills
- collaboration
- critical thinking
Certifications & Qualifications
- NEBOSH General Certificate
- IOSH Managing Safety
- lead/internal auditor qualification
- human factors training
- postgraduate qualification in process safety
- postgraduate qualification in environmental management
- degree in Chemical Engineering
- degree in Process Engineering
- degree in Environmental Engineering
- degree in Chemistry
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