Health, Safety, Environment and Biosafety Advisor

Location: City of London

Health, Safety, Environment and Biosafety Advisor
London
£60,000 - £65,000 Plus Benefits

Are you a Health, Safety and Environment professional with experience in laboratory or highly regulated environments, looking for a role where you can genuinely influence safety culture and standards?

This is an opportunity to join a well established, science led organisation operating at the forefront of research and innovation. You'll play a key role supporting HSE and biosafety activities across a specialist facility, working closely with scientific and operational teams to ensure high standards of compliance, risk management and continuous improvement.

Based in Central London, the role will suit someone comfortable working in a regulated laboratory environment, with exposure to biological hazards and a strong interest in biosafety as part of a broader HSE remit.

Responsibilities of the Health, Safety, Environment and Biosafety Advisor will include:

Providing competent HSE and biosafety advice to laboratory and operational teams
Supporting the development, review and implementation of risk assessments, COSHH and biosafety documentation
Ensuring compliance with UK HSE legislation, biological safety standards and internal procedures
Supporting audits, inspections and regulatory visits
Assisting with incident investigations, root cause analysis and close-out of corrective actions
Promoting positive safety behaviours and embedding a proactive safety culture across the site

The successful Health, Safety, Environment and Biosafety Advisor will have:

NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) as a minimum
Experience in a Health, Safety or HSE Advisor role within a laboratory, research, pharmaceutical, biotech or scientific environment
A strong understanding of risk assessment processes, COSHH and UK HSE legislation
Exposure to biosafety and biological risk management
The confidence to work with scientists, technical specialists and senior stakeholders

This is an excellent opportunity to work for a world leading brand within their field in a professional working environment. If the role is of interest, please contact Scott Whyte on or (phone number removed).

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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