Health & Safety Consultant

H&S Advisor

• Location: St Albans, AL4
• Job Type: Contract (3-4 months)
• Salary: Competitive

My client is looking for a Health & Safety Consultant to join the organisation on a fixed term contract basis and play a pivotal role in enhancing Health & Safety compliance across the organisation. This hands-on role involves conducting audits, identifying compliance gaps, implementing solutions, and driving continuous improvement to maintain regulatory compliance and inspection readiness.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Take ownership of achieving compliance with UK HSE regulations within the contract period.
• Lead activities to bring the organisation to inspection-ready status, ensuring all compliance gaps are resolved.
• Conduct detailed audits across various facilities including laboratories, production areas, and offices.
• Review and ensure the adequacy of Health & Safety policies, SOPs, risk assessments, and COSHH documentation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to address and implement solutions to identified gaps in line with HSE requirements.
• Update, standardise, and embed compliant processes and documentation.
• Deliver or support Health & Safety Awareness Training.
• Ensure compliance with PPE, signage, fire safety, and first aid requirements.
• Manage COSHH and ensure GMP-compliant handling of chemicals and materials.
• Strengthen waste management compliance and improve housekeeping standards.
• Review incident reporting and investigation processes, implementing robust root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Relevant qualification in Health & Safety (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent).
• Proven experience in Health & Safety, Compliance, or Audit roles, preferably in regulated environments such as pharmaceuticals or laboratories.
• Strong knowledge of COSHH and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience delivering rapid compliance improvements in GMP facilities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Highly organised and results-driven, with the ability to work independently and drive outcomes quickly.

Key Deliverables (Within 3-4 Months):

• Completion of full Health & Safety and compliance audits.
• Implementation of required improvements to achieve HSE compliance.
• Closure of critical and high-risk compliance gaps.
• Updated and fully compliant documentation (SOPs, Risk Assessments, COSHH, etc).
• Demonstrable inspection readiness.
• Enable departmental Health & Safety representatives to effectively maintain ongoing compliance and safety standards.
• Embedded systems/processes to sustain compliance post-contract.