Health & Safety Consultant

H&S Advisor

• Location: St Albans, AL4


• Job Type: Contract 6 Months


• Salary: £65k

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

• 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.

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