EHS Advisor

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

Job summary

Join Assystem, a leading company in nuclear engineering, as a Chemical Safety Manager. This role focuses on managing chemical hazards, ensuring compliance with regulations such as REACH and COMAH, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders on a major project. Ideal candidates hold a NEBOSH Certificate and possess strong organizational and communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunity for professional development and training

Collaborative and inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience with REACH and COMAH regulations.
• Ability to advise diverse stakeholders strategically.
• Experience in supporting cross-functional teams in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Support chemical safety excellence on a nuclear construction project.
• Manage chemical hazards and compliance.
• Review contractor requests for chemical use.

Skills

Management of hazardous chemical risks

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Strong organizational skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Relationship-building skills

Education

NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety

Job description

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’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

My profile

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

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.

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.

Are you a prospective or recent graduate?

Assystem offers you the opportunity to join our Switch to Grow UK Graduate Scheme, where you’ll gain hands on experience in engineering, digital services, and project management by working on some of the world’s most critical energy projects.

Be part of the challenge of the century; accelerating the switch to low carbon energy!