PROCESS SAFETY ENGINEER

Process Safety EngineerGSC R&D Engineering Services provides Facilities Management and Capital Projects delivery for Technical R&D sites within GSC’s Engineering and EHS organisation.The primary purpose of the process safety engineer role is to provide on-going engineering support for managing infrastructure systems at the U.K R&D Sites. The role will manage consistent execution and ensure compliance within the mechanical engineering programmes across the site through provision of engineering and project management skills. The role will also support consistent delivery of facilities, engineering service and engineering compliance for EHS critical mechanical systems, including high hazard utilities such as boilers and bulk gases. The role will work closely with the site operations team, capital projects and service partner organisations.This role will foster a culture of transparency and trust with operations teams, service partners and customers with being present a minimum of 4 days on site per week.We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programmes.We embrace modern work practices; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.Discover more about our company-wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage In this role you will:Hold Technical Authority for assigned areas such as pressure systems, industrial steam boilers, bulk gases, chillers, control of legionella and hold responsible person duties for identifying, assessing, and selecting appropriate controls to prevent major accident hazard events from occurring with these systems.Oversee engineering safety programmes at the R&D sites in line with GSK’s Engineering & Statutory Duty Holder Framework. Champion a consistent approach for managing the assessment and mitigation of high hazard utility and mechanical systems using a process safety methodology (e.g. Hazard Identification HAZID, HAZOP, What If, Process Hazard Analysis).Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to improve safety and hierarchy of controls. Facilitate frequent walkthroughs (i.e., GEMBA) within the facilities involving SMEs in site operations, R&D business, and service partners.Act as technical engineering representative on capital projects to ensure projects are designed, modified, and delivered in accordance with external and internal GSK engineering/EHS standards.Support GSK 2030 Net Zero Carbon Initiatives and build relationships with key R&D customers to support R&D delivery and be ambitious for our patientsOversee and partner with our contracted service partners to deliver engineering services inline with GSK requirementsQualifications & Skills:We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:Hold a degree in Mechanical / Process Engineering or Building ServicesExperience with industrial engineering systems such as HVAC, steam and pressure systemsExperience with engineering safety management e.g supporting hazard identifications (HAZID), engineering risk assessments, hierarchy of control reviewsExperience in engineering or operations in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or other large, regulated industry.Aspiration to gain Professional Chartered Engineer status with a recognised instituteDrive to progress into a leadership/senior technical position within GSKPreferred Qualifications & Skills:If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:Displays knowledge of the Research & Development process and understands GxP requirements.Ability to understand and apply engineering principles and standards to a site.Ability to establish strong working relationships with key external contract partners, to deliver appropriate site services in agreement with established contracts.Strong ability to act as a motivator of change.Excellent interpersonal, presentation and persuasive skills to successfully interact with managers at all levels and the ability to manage internal relations with site customer base. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.