Environment Health and Safety Specialist

Environment, Health & Safety SpecialistWorthing, West Sussex | 18-Month Fixed Term Contract

Please note: This is a predominantly site-based role located in Worthing, West Sussex.

Are you an experienced EHS professional looking for an opportunity to make a real impact within a highly regulated manufacturing environment?

We're recruiting for an Environment, Health & Safety Specialist to join a specialist EHS team on a major pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Worthing. This role offers the opportunity to work directly with senior stakeholders, influence site-wide safety performance, and play a key role in supporting significant capital investment and infrastructure projects.

This is a highly visible position reporting into the site's EHS Director, with a particular focus on Construction Safety, Demolition Activities, Environmental Compliance, and Contractor Management.

What You'll Be Doing

-Leading the site's Construction Safety programme and driving continuous improvement across multiple projects.

-Providing expert guidance on construction, demolition, contractor safety, permits to work, and risk management.

-Supporting environmental compliance activities including energy, water, waste, wastewater and sustainability initiatives.

-Conducting audits, inspections and compliance reviews across EHS programmes.

-Partnering with engineering, operations and project teams to ensure safe delivery of capital projects.

-Reviewing and approving RAMS, Construction Phase Plans and associated project documentation.

-Supporting incident investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.

-Building EHS capability through coaching, training and engagement with employees and contractors.

-Acting as a key point of contact for regulators, auditors and senior site stakeholders.

What We're Looking ForWe're keen to hear from candidates who bring a strong combination of environmental, health & safety and construction safety expertise gained within a regulated or high-hazard environment.

You should have:

-NEBOSH qualification or equivalent in Health & Safety, Construction Safety or Environmental Management.

-Degree qualification in Engineering, Science, Environmental, Health & Safety or a related discipline.

-Experience working within manufacturing, process, pharmaceutical, FMCG, utilities, chemical, energy or other high-risk industrial environments.

-Strong knowledge of contractor management, CDM, construction and demolition safety practices.

-Experience supporting engineering, maintenance, utilities, reliability or capital project teams.

-Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

-The ability to lead audits, investigations and compliance programmes.

Desirable

-Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.

-Chartered status within a relevant discipline.

-Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA) qualification.