Chemical Safety & COSHH Advisor

Morson Talent are working on behalf of a major player within the Energy Sector who have a current requirement for an experienced Chemical Safety & COSHH Advisor to join an established site-based team in Somerset. This is a uniquely interesting opportunity to contribute towards one of Europe's largest infrastructure Projects.

Contract position (renewable) – inside IR35

Overview
The Chemical Safety & CoSHH Advisor will provide high-quality technical advice on the management of chemicals on Site. The role holder will support safety, health, fire and environment functions to deliver a safe working environment on one of Europe's largest and busiest construction sites. The role will involve providing support and coaching to contract partner COSHH Co-ordinators as well as supporting the site's migration into a COMAH-regulated site as commissioning of the power station approaches. The role will also involve providing advice to the Site's emergency response capability to ensure that the right response tools are in place.

Framework & Boundaries
The post holder will develop a ‘one-team' working relationship with all key stakeholders and external stakeholders always providing clear communication and support to internal departments, programme teams and external stakeholders ensuring emergency arrangements are suitable and sufficient against the current and future risk profile.

Principal Accountabilities

• Providing advice and support to safety, health, fire, environment and emergency response teams
• Managing and assuring the Site's chemical inventory - supporting compliance with regulatory requirements including COMAH
• Developing the arrangements associated with safe chemical storage and the operation of a COMAH Site
• Assessing contractor requests to bring products to site and ensuring that Subject Matter Experts are consulted as required
• Coaching and supporting contract partners to reach the high Project standards and chemical safety demanded on Site.
• Identifying hazards that require addition mitigation or response measures and advising the relevant stakeholders
• Supporting the delivery of an improved chemical management system for the unique circumstances on Site.
• Identifying chemical hazards and supporting specialists and contract partners to assess the risks and identify mitigation
• Supporting the development of an effective Chemical Management Community of Best Practice across the organisation

Qualifications & Experience
Essential

• A degree or equivalent in chemistry or a similar discipline
• Formal training in chemical risk assessment (at least P304)
• Experience managing chemicals on busy sites

Desirable

• Experience of building effective professional relationships in a construction environment
• Experience in waste classification and hazardous waste management
• Awareness of environmental management and toxicology assessments
• Experience of DSEAR assessments
• Experience in process safety

Knowledge & Behaviours
Essential

• Highly skilled in instruction and presentation skills and communicates effectively both orally and in writing.
• Maintains a confident and resilient attitude in highly challenging situations.
• Ability to build a wide network and works effectively with others.
• Understands, recalls, applies and adapts relevant information in an organised, safe and systematic way.
• Ability to provide strategic and tactical advice to multiple stakeholders understanding and acknowledging different stakeholder's needs.
• Good organisational skills with practical and with the ability to manage several concurrent activities.
• A dynamic individual who is a team player that is pro-active and flexible and who can work on their own initiative across a broad range of issues to review compliance.
• A broad knowledge of chemical hazards and mitigation including potential for interactions giving rise to new hazards
• Knowledge of relevant regulations and guidance

Desirable

• Effective negotiating and influencing skills with the ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with professional and managerial disciplines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to be self-motivating and manage own workload and priorities to meet the team's goals and targets.
• The ability to influence and to provide constructive challenge which is accepted by others.
• The ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of workflow management software tools, PowerBI and GIS
• HAZMAT Spill and Environmental emergency response.