Lab Operations Lead | Energy Storage R&D

Brightsmith; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightsmith is seeking a Lab Manager in London to lead day-to-day lab operations, ensure safety and COSHH compliance, and support R&D activities for their energy storage platform. You’ll own lab processes, manage inventory, calibrate equipment and work closely with engineers on test rigs and experiments.

The role offers hands-on involvement in electrochemistry, batteries and flow-battery testing, with a clear path to scale the lab as the company grows.

Qualifications

• Experience in a laboratory, R&D, or engineering environment.
• Hands-on safety, COSHH, and SOPs management.
• Experience with chemicals, electrochemistry, or battery testing.
• Ability to set up and maintain test rigs.
• Willingness to own lab operations as the company scales.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of the day-to-day running of the laboratory and test areas.
• Managing lab H&S, COSHH, risk assessments, SOPs and safe systems of work.
• Handling chemicals and hazardous materials safely, stored correctly and disposed of properly.
• Building better systems around inventory, stock, purchasing and equipment.
• Keeping equipment maintained, calibrated, serviced and ready to use.
• Supporting test rigs, experimental setups and test builds.
• Preparing materials, samples, components and electrolytes for testing.
• Supporting engineers and scientists with experiments and longer-duration tests.
• Working with suppliers, contractors, calibration providers and external service teams.
• Helping build processes and systems the lab will need as the company scales.

Skills

Lab management

Safety compliance

COSHH knowledge

R&D support

Inventory management

Job description

Brightsmith is seeking a Lab Manager in London to lead day-to-day lab operations, ensure safety and COSHH compliance, and support R&D activities for their energy storage platform. You’ll own lab processes, manage inventory, calibrate equipment and work closely with engineers on test rigs and experiments.

The role offers hands-on involvement in electrochemistry, batteries and flow-battery testing, with a clear path to scale the lab as the company grows.