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An established industry player is seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to join its renowned scientific research campus. This dynamic role involves acting as the key operational liaison for health and safety, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and managing contractor inductions. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, utilizing their expertise to enhance safety protocols and engage with senior management. This position offers an exciting opportunity for professionals eager to advance their careers in health and safety within a vibrant life sciences ecosystem.
Job Description
Wellcome Genome Campus Ltd (WGCL) is seeking to recruit a Health & Safety Advisor to play a key role on its renowned scientific research campus.
The Wellcome Genome Campus is a leading genomic research campus and home to some of the world's foremost institutes and organisations in genomics and computational biology, including the Wellcome Sanger Institute (Sanger) and the European Bioinformatics Institute. Sanger is Wellcome’s largest charitable initiative, having founded and funded the Campus and Sanger since 1992. Today, over 2,500 people work at the Campus that comprises c.1 million square feet of space set within a beautiful 135-acre estate in Hinxton, 9 miles south of Cambridge.
The Campus is situated within one of the most dynamic and innovative life sciences ecosystems in Europe. The region is home to over 30 science and technology parks within a 10-mile radius of Cambridge, making it Europe's largest biotechnology cluster.
Reporting to the Head of Health, Safety and Risk, the Health and Safety Advisor will act as the primary operational liaison between WGCL and our campus occupiers on health and safety matters. They will be responsible for managing and monitoring statutory compliance requirements and assurances relating to contractor inductions, delivering the campus fire risk assessment plan, and taking ownership of the permit to work processes including the delivery of our new e-permit system.
The successful candidate will be a Health & Safety professional with experience of working in a comparable large scale, commercial, campus environment. You will be process and data driven with excellent interpersonal skills and possess the professional credibility to interact with senior management and stakeholders across the campus. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates seeking to progress their Health and Safety career within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
To learn more, visit the candidate brochure at https://online.flippingbook.com/view/665018336/
To arrange a confidential briefing conversation please contact our advisor Sian Gardiner (sian.gardiner@mrgglobal.com) at MRG. Applications should consist of a CV and covering letter and can be sent to sian.gardiner@mrgglobal.com
The closing date for applications is Monday 21st April 2025.