Head of Environmental Safety and Compliance

1 day ago


Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom Pirbright Full time
Head of Environmental Safety and Compliance

The Head of Environmental Safety and Compliance provides strategic leadership and vision to develop and maintain effective management of environmental risks. This role ensures rigorous compliance with regulatory requirements for environmental safety, fosters collaborative working relationships, builds robust assurance for stakeholders, and facilitates science productivity and innovation.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Lead the management of environmental risk across the organisation, enabling the Institute to achieve its strategic science objectives while controlling risks and achieving full regulatory compliance.
  • Maintain a service-driven delivery model to ensure prompt, effective, and outstanding support to risk owners.
  • Develop and implement management systems and processes that are robust, streamlined, and deliver effective control of environmental risk and full environmental regulatory compliance.
  • Support the development of science strategies by ensuring all aspects of environmental safety relevant to the control of bio-risks, maintenance of biological containment, and compliance with applicable regulatory duties under SAPO, COSHH, and GMOCU are fully aligned, integrated, and supportive of management of this critical Major Hazard.
  • Build robust stakeholder assurance through development of Safety Performance Indicators, workplace inspections, internal audit programmes, incident investigations, Learning from Experience exercises, benchmarking against comparators, and cooperation with and support for HSE Planned Interventions. This includes RIDDOR reporting and supporting response to HSE investigations or civil claims.
  • Identify environmental competency requirements and build and deliver a programme of internal and external training to satisfy those requirements.
  • Contribute to the corporate Risk & Opportunities Register and use organisational and departmental environmental risks identified and quantified as a basis for SMART operational planning.
  • Assist in the development of occupational health provision, particularly health surveillance, immunisation, and identification and management of work-related illness.
  • Assist in the development of process safety management to ensure the highest levels of reliability and resilience of maintained assets.
  • Foster a positive environmental culture by building excellent working relationships, involving and consulting staff, and developing initiatives to raise awareness, participation, and engagement.
  • Undertake external engagement with national and international bodies and groups to share best practice, benchmark performance, build collaborative links, and establish Pirbright as a centre of excellence in environmental risk management.

Estimated salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum.

Requirements:
  • NEBOSH Level 6 National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals, or equivalent qualification in health & safety management.
  • Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Health & Safety, or equivalent accreditation.
  • IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management, or equivalent or higher qualification in environmental management.
  • Experience of environmental management and/or hazardous waste management.
  • Qualification and/or experience in training.


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