AI Specialist (EHS)

Ideagen-; Ruddington; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Benefits at Ideagen

Job summary

Ideagen is seeking an AI EHS Specialist to apply real-world safety expertise to how AI systems understand and respond to risk. The role focuses on data labeling, incident classification, and regulatory interpretation in safety-critical contexts.

The position is hybrid, with three days a week in the head office in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. You’ll collaborate with AI engineers and safety leads to ensure safe, compliant decision-making at scale.

Qualifications

• Operational EHS experience including incident investigations.
• Evidence of applied EHS qualifications (e.g., NEBOSH GC).
• Ability to explain why EHS responses are safe or unsafe in writing.
• Comfort evaluating decisions at scale with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Label EHS training data per guidelines (incidents, permits, SIF, hazards).
• Evaluate model outputs against rubrics and justify correct responses.
• Test AI on high‑risk scenarios to reflect real operations.
• Identify edge cases in red-team exercises and regulatory overlaps.
• Help curate EHS regulatory sources and guidelines.
• Work with AI engineers to turn practitioner feedback into model improvements.
• Ensure AI decisions support safe, responsible actions.

Skills

Incident investigation

Risk assessment

Permit-to-work

EHS compliance

NEBOSH qualification

Written communication

Judgement under high risk

AI/Tech interest

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate

Job description

Role Purpose

Location- Ruddington, Nottinghamshire

Level - Professional

Department - Product R&D

Working Pattern - Hybrid (three days a week in the head office)

Benefits -Benefits at Ideagen

Salary - To be discussed at next stage

Ideagen is building AI for environments where safety, accuracy and professional judgement truly matter.

As an AI EHS Specialist, you’ll apply your real‑world EHS experience to shape how AI systems understand, assess and respond to safety‑critical scenarios. This role is designed for practitioners who have worked operationally - investigating incidents, managing permits, assessing risk, and making decisions that directly affect worker safety and now want to apply that expertise at scale.

Rather than managing EHS within a single organisation, you’ll help define what good and safe practice looks like for an AI platform used by thousands of safety professionals. Your judgement will directly influence how models classify incidents, assess serious injury and fatality (SIF) risk, validate permits‑to‑work, and interpret regulatory requirements.

You don’t need AI experience for this role. What matters is operational credibility, strong professional judgement, and the ability to evaluate decisions rigorously and consistently.

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 doesn’t just sound plausible, but genuinely supports safe and responsible decision‑making

Skills and Experience

• Proven operational EHS experience, such as incident investigation, risk assessment, permit‑to‑work systems, or similar frontline safety responsibilities
• A recognised EHS qualification (e.g. 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

About Ideagen

Ideagen is the invisible force behind many things we rely on every day - from keeping airplanes soaring in the sky, to ensuring the food on our tables is safe, to helping doctors and nurses care for the sick. So, when you think of Ideagen, think of it as the silent teammate that’s always working behind the scenes to help those people who make our lives safer and better. Everyday millions of people are kept safe using Ideagen software. We have offices all over the world including America, Australia, Malaysia and India with people doing lots of different and exciting jobs. We’re building a future‑ready team, and AI is part of how we work smarter. If you're curious, adaptable and open to using AI to improve how you work, you’ll thrive at Ideagen!