Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability

**Site Name**: UK - County Durham - Barnard Castle, UK - Hertfordshire - Ware, UK - West Sussex - Worthing
**Posted Date**: Sep 15 2025

**Roles Available in Location**: Barnard Castle, Ware and Worthing

Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Environmental Engineering or any other STEM related degree.

**Other requirements**: You will have completed a minimum of 2 years of your undergraduate degree but will not have graduated at the start of your placement. You must be enrolled at a UK (United Kingdom) or ROI (Republic of Ireland) University for the duration of your placement.

**If you have already graduated with a bachelor’s degree and are currently studying a postgraduate Masters, you are not eligible for this programme.**

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

**Expected Start date**: July 2026

**Duration**: 1 year (approximately)

**Salary**: A salary of £25,400 plus a bonus.

**Workplace Arrangements**: Full time on site required

**Are you looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the lives of others?**

A GSK internship offers you the opportunity to kickstart your career - to take on a real role with genuine impact. You’ll take on challenging tasks within live projects or assignments. You’ll also get to learn from others in your team and other parts of GSK whilst developing your skills and gaining valuable experience for wherever the future takes you.

**What do we offer you?**
- A competitive salary, with an annual bonus based on company performance.
- Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements.
- Access to our cutting-edge wellbeing platform: personalise your experience, help reduce stress, increase focus, build connections and resilience. You will also have access to a confidential helpline 24/7, mindfulness, health screenings and financial wellbeing support.
- Access to Private Healthcare Insurance, including 24-hour access to an online GP.
- Optional Support: Includes identity protection, long-term care insurance, home, auto, and pet insurance
- Opportunities to work with Employee Resource Groups, providing opportunities to network, gain mentorship, and develop personally and professionally.
- Access to IPUnite which is a community of Early Careers programme participants offering development, networking and social connections to help you make the best of your programme. You will also be invited to join LinkedIn groups and pre-joining webinars, to enable you to connect and network with new students.
- 2 volunteering days per year

Typical skills you can expect to learn on this placement will include:

- Teamworking through working with multidisciplinary teams
- Communication (written & verbal)
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Networking
- Data analysis and management
- Technical skills (detailed within each role description)

**The Roles (3 available)**

**Role 1 - Environmental, Health and Safety - Barnard Castle**

Workplace Arrangements: Full time onsite required

Overview of the Department

The EHS function at the Barnard Castle site is responsible for ensuring the highest standards of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) performance across the site. We work to maintain compliance with legal and corporate requirements, reduce environmental impact, and promote a strong safety culture. The team supports risk management, incident investigation, sustainability initiatives, and continuous improvement projects to protect people, the environment, and business operations.

Key Placement Learnings
- Assist with environmental, health, and safety (EHS) inspections and audits across the site to ensure compliance with internal standards and legal requirements.
- Risk Assessment & Hazard Identification - Understanding how to evaluate workplace risks and implement control measures.
- Problem-Solving & Root Cause Analysis - Learning structured approaches to investigate incidents and prevent recurrence.
- Regulatory Awareness - Gaining knowledge of environmental and health & safety legislation and compliance requirements and contribute to sustainability and waste management initiatives, including data collection and reporting.
- Data Analysis & Reporting - Collecting, interpreting, and presenting EHS performance data including supporting the review and update of EHS documentation, such as procedures, checklists, and safety data.
- Communication & Collaboration - Working with cross-functional teams to promote a strong safety culture including assisting in developing and delivering EHS awareness campaigns and training materials for site teams.
- Project Management - Supporting EHS projects from planning through to implementation.

**Role 2 - Environmental Health and Safety Support - Ware**

Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required

Overview of the Department

The site EHS team at Ware are responsible for the safety of staff, contractors and visitors on s