Chemical Safety Advisor

ASSYSTEM; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSYSTEM seeks a professional for a chemical safety role on a major nuclear construction project in Bridgwater. The ideal candidate will manage chemical hazards, ensure compliance with safety regulations, and support cross-functional teams to promote environmental protection and safety excellence.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative and inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience managing hazardous chemical risks required.
• Strong ability to advise stakeholders strategically.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for chemical safety and emergency planning.
• Manage chemical inventory ensuring compliance with REACH and COMAH.
• Support rollout of a site-wide chemical management system.

Skills

Scientific degree

Risk Assessment

Hazardous chemical management

Organisational skills

COSHH principles

Education

NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety

BOHS P304

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This role supports chemical safety excellence on a major nuclear construction project.
You'll help manage chemical hazards to protect people and the environment.
Collaborate with experts across safety, environment, and emergency preparedness.

️ Provide technical support across chemical safety, CoSHH, environment, fire, and emergency planning
️ Manage and assure chemical inventory, ensuring REACH and COMAH compliance
️ Review contractor requests to use chemicals, ensuring risk is understood and approved
️ Support rollout of a site-wide chemical management system
️ Champion a chemical safety Community of Best Practice on-site
️ Assist in preparing for COMAH regulation implementation as the project evolves
️ Enhance contractor capability in chemical risk assessments and hazard control
️ Contribute to cross-functional risk mitigation planning and implementation

Job Description

The Job Mission

This role supports chemical safety excellence on a major nuclear construction project.
You'll help manage chemical hazards to protect people and the environment.
Collaborate with experts across safety, environment, and emergency preparedness.

️ Provide technical support across chemical safety, CoSHH, environment, fire, and emergency planning
️ Manage and assure chemical inventory, ensuring REACH and COMAH compliance
️ Review contractor requests to use chemicals, ensuring risk is understood and approved
️ Support rollout of a site-wide chemical management system
️ Champion a chemical safety Community of Best Practice on-site
️ Assist in preparing for COMAH regulation implementation as the project evolves
️ Enhance contractor capability in chemical risk assessments and hazard control
️ Contribute to cross-functional risk mitigation planning and implementation

Qualifications

Essential Skills
Scientific degree or equivalent qualification

BOHS P304 – COSHH Risk Assessment

NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety

Experience managing hazardous chemical risks
Working knowledge of REACH and COMAH regulations
Ability to advise diverse stakeholders strategically and tactically
Strong organisational skills and multitasking ability
Proactive, autonomous, and capable of broad compliance oversight
Understanding of COSHH principles and safe chemical use
Experience supporting cross-functional teams in regulated environments

Desired Skills
️ Awareness of DSEAR/ATEX, fire safety, and occupational health

️COMAH compliance
️ Experience with chemical inventories or approved substance lists
️ COSHH, emergency response or spill training delivery experience
️ Excellent written and verbal communication
️ Strong relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders

Additional Information

What We Offer

Competitive salary and benefits package. Opportunity to work on one of Europe’s largest nuclear construction projects. Professional development and training opportunities. Collaborative and inclusive work environment. Join Assystem and contribute to delivering sustainable and innovative engineering solutions for the Hinkley Point C project. We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.