Senior Chemical Safety Lead - COMAH/DSEAR Expert (Flexible)

Nuclear Restoration Services; Thurso; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13.5% employer pension contribution

28 days annual leave + bank holiday

Company bonus scheme

Flexible working

Relocation assistance

Healthcare options

Job summary

NRS Dounreay is seeking a Chemical Safety Lead to provide technical leadership and specialist support to ensure COMAH, DSEAR and COSHH compliance at Dounreay. You will work with operations, regulators and stakeholders to develop robust management arrangements for hazardous substances and build chemical safety capability across the site.

This senior role offers the chance to influence safety standards within a complex decommissioning environment and contribute to ALARP demonstrations while

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Significant experience in a COMAH/DSEAR regulated industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of hazardous substance management, DSEAR implementation and safety assessment techniques such as HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA and Bowtie.
• Experience developing management arrangements, inventory controls and safe systems for dangerous substances.
• Proven ability to engage with regulators, lead compliance activities and provide expert technical guidance.
• Post specific physical capability assessment.
• Desirable: NEBOSH Certificate in Safety and Environment (or equivalent).
• Desirable: COMPEX EX14 Responsible Person qualification (or equivalent).
• Desirable: Experience of HAZMAT incident response and hazardous substance procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance with COMAH, DSEAR and COSHH regulations across the site.
• Provide specialist chemical safety advice and support to operational teams and stakeholders.
• Manage chemical safety processes, including inventory control, risk assessment and hazardous substance management.
• Engage with regulators and auditors, supporting compliance activities and ALARP demonstrations.
• Develop chemical safety capability through training, mentoring, incident learning and team leadership.

Skills

Hazardous substances mgmt

DSEAR implementation

HAZOP

HAZID

LOPA

Bowtie

Regulator engagement

Inventory controls

Safety systems

Education

Degree in Science/Engineering

NEBOSH Certificate in Safety and Environment

COMPEX EX14 Responsible Person qualification

Tools

COMPEX EX14 Responsible Person qualification

Job description

NRS Dounreay is seeking a Chemical Safety Lead to provide technical leadership and specialist support to ensure COMAH, DSEAR and COSHH compliance at Dounreay. You will work with operations, regulators and stakeholders to develop robust management arrangements for hazardous substances and build chemical safety capability across the site.

This senior role offers the chance to influence safety standards within a complex decommissioning environment and contribute to ALARP demonstrations while