AI Specialist (EHS)

Ideagen Plc; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work pattern

Salary to be discussed

Permanent role

Job summary

Ideagen is seeking an AI EHS Specialist in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, working on a hybrid pattern with three days in head office. The role sits in the Product R&D department and offers a permanent position with salary to be discussed at the next stage.

The candidate will label EHS data, evaluate AI outputs, and test capabilities in high-risk scenarios, contributing to safe, responsible decision-making.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated EHS experience including incident investigation and risk assessment.
• Recognised EHS qualification with applied real-world use.
• Clear written communication to explain why an EHS response is safe or unsafe.
• Able to perform detailed evaluation work at scale with accuracy.
• Confident applying professional judgement in high-risk situations.
• Interest in AI used in safety-critical environments, even without a technical background.

Responsibilities

• Label EHS training data in line with annotation guidelines (incident classification, permit-to-work validation, SIF severity, hazard tagging).
• Evaluate AI model outputs during testing, scoring against rubrics and documenting correct EHS responses and rationale.
• Test AI capabilities in high-risk scenarios as a competent EHS professional would.
• Contribute to EHS red-team testing by identifying edge cases and regulatory overlaps.
• Support curation of the EHS regulatory corpus by flagging gaps and outdated guidance.
• Participate in calibration sessions to maintain labeling consistency.
• Collaborate with AI engineers and domain leads to translate practitioner feedback into improvements.
• Ensure the AI system genuinely supports safe and responsible decision-making.

Skills

EHS experience

Incident investigation

Risk assessment

Permit-to-work

Regulatory awareness

Safety communication

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate

Job description

Salary: £40,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven operational EHS experience, such as incident investigation, risk assessment, permit-to-work systems, or similar frontline safety responsibilities
• A recognised EHS qualification, such as a NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent, with evidence of applied, real-world use
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain why an EHS response is safe, correct, or unsafe
• Comfortable performing detailed evaluation work at scale while maintaining accuracy and consistency
• Confident applying professional judgement in ambiguous or high-risk situations
• Willing to challenge outputs that sound credible but could compromise worker safety
• An interest in contributing to AI used in safety-critical environments, even without a technical background

Responsibilities:

• Label EHS training data in line with defined annotation guidelines, including incident classification, permit-to-work validation, SIF severity assessment, and hazard tagging
• Evaluate AI model outputs during testing cycles, scoring responses against expert rubrics and clearly documenting what the correct EHS response should be and why
• Test AI capabilities against realistic, high-risk operational scenarios using the standard a competent EHS professional would apply in practice
• Contribute to EHS red-team testing by identifying edge cases, unusual incident patterns, regulatory overlaps, and scenarios likely to expose model weaknesses
• Support the curation of the EHS regulatory corpus by identifying gaps, flagging outdated guidance, and recommending authoritative sources
• Participate in calibration sessions to maintain consistency across labelling and evaluation decisions, resolving differences through clear, evidence-based reasoning
• Work closely with AI engineers and domain leads, translating practitioner feedback into concrete improvements in model behaviour
• Help ensure the AI system doesnt just sound plausible, but genuinely supports safe and responsible decision-making

Technologies:

• AI
• Support

More:

We are Ideagen, building AI for environments where safety, accuracy and professional judgement truly matter. This is an AI EHS Specialist role based in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, within our Product R&D department, working on a hybrid pattern of three days a week in our head office. We offer benefits at Ideagen, a permanent role, and salary to be discussed at the next stage. We have offices around the world, including America, Australia, Malaysia and India, and we support millions of people every day through software that helps keep airplanes flying, food safe, and healthcare moving. We value work-life balance, welcome flexible arrangements, and are building a future-ready team where AI helps us work smarter.

last updated 36 week of 2026