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GSC 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 ongoing 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 services, 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 a minimum presence 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.
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In this role you will:
1. 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.
2. 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).
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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 patients.
6. Oversee and partner with contracted service partners to deliver engineering services inline with GSK requirements.
Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
* Hold a degree in Mechanical / Process Engineering or Building Services.
* Experience with industrial engineering systems such as HVAC, steam, and pressure systems.
* Experience with engineering safety management, e.g., supporting hazard identifications (HAZID), engineering risk assessments, hierarchy of control reviews.
* Experience in engineering or operations in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or other large, regulated industry.
* Aspiration to gain Professional Chartered Engineer status with a recognised institute.
* Drive to progress into a leadership/senior technical position within GSK.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
* Knowledge of the Research & Development process and understanding of 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 accordance 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 manage internal relations with the site customer base.
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose – to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together – to positively impact the health of billions and deliver sustainable shareholder returns. We focus on vaccines, medicines, and the science of the immune system, investing in core therapeutic areas.
Our success depends on our people. We aim to be a place where people thrive, feel inspired, encouraged, and challenged, and can be themselves, feeling valued and included. We support growth and wellbeing. If you share our ambition, join us in this journey.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants without regard to protected classes. In the US, we adhere to Affirmative Action principles, ensuring equal consideration for all applicants.
We promote an agile working culture. If flexibility is important, discuss available options with our hiring team.
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