Pharma EHS Specialist: Construction Safety & Compliance

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Worthing; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virtual GP

Salary Finance

Choices lifestyle platform

Extra holidays

Critical illness insurance

Dental treatment

MiDeals discounts

Cycle-to-work

Life cover

Enhanced pension

Share plan

Mitie Stars prizes

Job summary

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services in Worthing, West Sussex, is seeking an Environment, Health & Safety Specialist on a major pharmaceutical site. You will lead construction safety across several projects, influence site-wide safety performance and support capital investment and infrastructure initiatives.

Reporting to the EHS Director, you will manage RAMS reviews, permits to work, incident investigations and contractor management, while coaching teams to raise EHS capability and ensure

Qualifications

• NEBOSH qualification or equivalent in Health & Safety, Construction Safety or Environmental Management.
• Degree qualification in Engineering, Science, Environmental, Health & Safety or a related discipline.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environments (pharmaceutical, FMCG, utilities, energy or other high-risk industries).
• Strong knowledge of contractor management, CDM, construction and demolition safety practices.
• Experience supporting engineering, maintenance, utilities, reliability or capital project teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to lead audits, investigations and compliance programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site's Construction Safety programme across multiple projects.
• Provide expert guidance on construction, demolition, contractor safety, permits to work, and risk management.
• Support environmental compliance activities including energy, water, waste, wastewater and sustainability initiatives.
• Conduct audits, inspections and compliance reviews across EHS programmes.
• Partner with engineering, operations and project teams to ensure safe delivery of capital projects.
• Review and approve RAMS, Construction Phase Plans and associated project documentation.
• Support incident investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build EHS capability through coaching, training and engagement with employees and contractors.
• Act as a key point of contact for regulators, auditors and senior site stakeholders.

Skills

NEBOSH

Engineering degree

Manufacturing experience

CDM knowledge

Contractor management

Stakeholder management

Audits & investigations

Education

Engineering/Science degree

Job description

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services in Worthing, West Sussex, is seeking an Environment, Health & Safety Specialist on a major pharmaceutical site. You will lead construction safety across several projects, influence site-wide safety performance and support capital investment and infrastructure initiatives.

Reporting to the EHS Director, you will manage RAMS reviews, permits to work, incident investigations and contractor management, while coaching teams to raise EHS capability and ensure