Health & Safety Consultant
hace 2 días
Saint Albans
H&S Advisor \n\n • Location: St Albans, AL4\n, • Job Type: Contract (3-4 months)\n, • Salary: Competitive\n\n My client is looking for a Health & Safety Consultant to join the organisation on a fixed term contract basis and play a pivotal role in enhancing Health & Safety compliance across the organisation. This hands-on role involves conducting audits, identifying compliance gaps, implementing solutions, and driving continuous improvement to maintain regulatory compliance and inspection readiness. \n Day-to-day of the role: \n\n • Take ownership of achieving compliance with UK HSE regulations within the contract period.\n, • Lead activities to bring the organisation to inspection-ready status, ensuring all compliance gaps are resolved.\n, • Conduct detailed audits across various facilities including laboratories, production areas, and offices.\n, • Review and ensure the adequacy of Health & Safety policies, SOPs, risk assessments, and COSHH documentation.\n, • Collaborate with stakeholders to address and implement solutions to identified gaps in line with HSE requirements.\n, • Update, standardise, and embed compliant processes and documentation.\n, • Deliver or support Health & Safety Awareness Training.\n, • Ensure compliance with PPE, signage, fire safety, and first aid requirements.\n, • Manage COSHH and ensure GMP-compliant handling of chemicals and materials.\n, • Strengthen waste management compliance and improve housekeeping standards.\n, • Review incident reporting and investigation processes, implementing robust root cause analysis and corrective actions.\n\n Required Skills & Qualifications: \n\n • Relevant qualification in Health & Safety (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent).\n, • Proven experience in Health & Safety, Compliance, or Audit roles, preferably in regulated environments such as pharmaceuticals or laboratories.\n, • Strong knowledge of COSHH and regulatory frameworks.\n, • Experience delivering rapid compliance improvements in GMP facilities.\n, • Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.\n, • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.\n, • Highly organised and results-driven, with the ability to work independently and drive outcomes quickly.\n\n Key Deliverables (Within 3-4 Months): \n\n • Completion of full Health & Safety and compliance audits.\n, • Implementation of required improvements to achieve HSE compliance.\n, • Closure of critical and high-risk compliance gaps.\n, • Updated and fully compliant documentation (SOPs, Risk Assessments, COSHH, etc).\n, • Demonstrable inspection readiness.\n, • Enable departmental Health & Safety representatives to effectively maintain ongoing compliance and safety standards.\n, • Embedded systems/processes to sustain compliance post-contract.\n