Chemical Safety Advisor

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

Job summary

Join a leading nuclear engineering company as a Chemical Safety Specialist, where you'll manage chemical hazards on major projects. Collaborate with experts to ensure safety and compliance while contributing to the Hinkley Point C project. Enjoy a competitive salary, professional development, and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Professional Development Opportunities

Collaborative Work Environment

Qualifications

• Experience managing hazardous chemical risks.
• Working knowledge of REACH and COMAH regulations.
• Understanding of COSHH principles and safe chemical use.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Organizational Skills

Multitasking

Stakeholder Management

Chemical Risk Management

Education

Scientific Degree

Job description

Job Description

Company Description

About Assystem: At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the energy transition worldwide. With over 55 years of expertise in highly regulated sectors, our 7,750 Switchers globally deliver cutting-edge engineering and project management solutions. Join us and be part of one of the top three nuclear engineering companies in the world!

Why Join the Community of Switchers?

As a member of Assystem, you’ll help shape tomorrow’s energy solutions. Join one of the three largest nuclear engineering companies globally and contribute to world-class projects such as Hinkley Point C. Be part of a mission-driven team focused on improving safety and performance across the low-carbon energy sector.

Job Description

The Job Mission

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

Responsibilities include:

1. Providing technical support across chemical safety, CoSHH, environment, fire, and emergency planning.
2. Managing and ensuring chemical inventory compliance with REACH and COMAH regulations.
3. Reviewing contractor requests to use chemicals, ensuring risks are understood and approved.
4. Supporting the rollout of a site-wide chemical management system.
5. Championing a chemical safety Community of Best Practice on-site.
6. Assisting in preparing for COMAH regulation implementation as the project evolves.
7. Enhancing contractor capability in chemical risk assessments and hazard control.
8. Contributing to cross-functional risk mitigation planning and implementation.

Qualifications

Essential Skills:

• Scientific degree or equivalent qualification.
• Experience managing hazardous chemical risks.
• Working knowledge of REACH and COMAH regulations.
• Ability to advise diverse stakeholders strategically and tactically.
• Strong organizational 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, fire safety, and occupational health.
• Experience with chemical inventories or approved substance lists.
• COSHH, emergency response, or spill training delivery experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• 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 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.