Job Title: Health & Safety Advisor
Wellcome Genome Campus Ltd (“WGCL”) is seeking to recruit a Health & Safety Advisor to play a key role on its renowned scientific research campus.
The Wellcome Genome Campus is a leading genomic research campus and home to some of the world's foremost institutes and organisations in genomics and computational biology, including the Wellcome Sanger Institute (“Sanger”) and the European Bioinformatics Institute. Sanger is Wellcome’s largest charitable initiative, having founded and funded the Campus and Sanger since 1992. Today, over 2,500 people work at the Campus that comprises approximately 1 million square feet of space set within a beautiful 135-acre estate in Hinxton, 9 miles south of Cambridge.
The Campus is situated within one of the most dynamic and innovative life sciences ecosystems in Europe. The region is home to over 30 science and technology parks within a 10-mile radius of Cambridge, making it Europe's largest biotechnology cluster. The Campus is also well-positioned to capitalize on the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor initiative, which aims to boost the economy by £78 billion by 2035 through infrastructure development, fostering innovation, and attracting investment in high-tech industries, including life sciences.
In 2020, planning permission was granted to expand the Campus from 125 acres to 440 acres. This expansion includes up to 150,000 sqm of flexible space for R&D, laboratories, offices, and other employment uses, as well as 1,500 homes for Campus staff and their families, new community facilities, social infrastructure, and biodiversity enhancements. The project is underway, with highway and enabling works in progress and the first new buildings scheduled to start on site in 2025.
Reporting to the Head of Health, Safety and Risk, the Health & Safety Advisor will serve as the primary operational liaison between WGCL and campus occupiers on health and safety matters. Responsibilities include managing statutory compliance requirements, delivering the campus fire risk assessment plan, and overseeing permit to work processes, including the implementation of a new e-permit system.
The ideal candidate will be a health & safety professional with experience in large-scale, commercial campus environments. They should be process and data-driven, possess excellent interpersonal skills, and have the professional credibility to interact with senior management and stakeholders across the campus. This role offers an exciting opportunity for those seeking to advance their health and safety career within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
For more information, please visit the candidate brochure at this link.
To arrange a confidential briefing, please contact our advisor Sian Gardiner at emailprotected. Applications should include a CV and covering letter and can be sent to emailprotected.
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