Senior EHS Advisor - Secondment​/FTC

Business Introduction We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7billion packs of medicines and 409million vaccine doses in2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations;

it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply. We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

The EHS Advisor will promote excellence in EHS performance through the effective implementation of the EHS Management System, ensuring compliance with legal, GSK and other applicable standards while driving continuous improvement through risk management. The role provides technical guidance, training and support to managers and employees, leads incident prevention and investigation activities, monitors and reports EHS performance, conducts audits, and contributes to EHS strategies, plans and procedures.

A key aspect of this role will be providing dedicated EHS support to a manufacturing business unit as it transitions from active operations through decommissioning and ultimately to a safe, compliant end state. The successful candidate will bring experience in complex industrial shutdown activities, including hazardous energy and service isolation, plant and equipment decommissioning, demolition planning, contractor management, and control of high‑risk work.

They will work closely with operational, engineering and project teams to identify and mitigate emerging risks, ensure regulatory compliance, maintain effective stakeholder engagement, and support the safe execution of all decommissioning and demolition activities while protecting people, the environment, and site assets.

• Decommissioning & Transition EHS Leadership – Provide EHS leadership for the safe transition of manufacturing operations from active production through decommissioning, dismantling and final site handover, ensuring risks are identified, assessed and effectively controlled.
• Support the planning and execution of decomissioning and dismantling activities through effective contractor management, permit‑to‑work oversight and governance of high‑risk activities including confined space entry, lifting operations, hot work and work at height.
• EHS Advice & Subject Matter Expertise – Provide practical EHS guidance and support to managers and employees, acting as the site SME for assigned EHS topics.
• Performance Monitoring & Reporting – Manage EHS metrics, adverse event reporting and KPI analysis, identifying trends and ensuring compliance with legal and company reporting requirements.
• Project Risk Management & Regulatory Compliance – Provide technical EHS guidance to project teams, ensuring compliance with legal, company and industry standards while embedding EHS requirements throughout the decommissioning project lifecycle.
• Audit, Assurance & Incident Prevention – Conduct inspections, audits and assurance activities to verify compliance, identify emerging risks, investigate incidents and near misses, and drive timely completion of corrective and preventive actions.
• Stakeholder Engagement, Training & Change Management – Deliver EHS…