Health and Safety Officer

  • hireful
  • Feb 05, 2026
Full time Healthcare & Medical

Job Description

Are you a Health & Safety professional, looking for an excellent career move into a growing UK company (100+ staff) in the scientific & bio research environment?


If so, we have a great role for a Health & Safety Officer, looking to grow their career into Health & Safety Manager & beyond!


Working closely with the Head of Facilities management, you ll own the H&S piece across 2 sites so a car & valid Licence is essential for the role.


Job title: Health & Safety Officer.

Location: North of Cambridge. Good commutes from St Ives, Ely, Cambridge, Huntington, March, down from Peterborough etc. We offer a hybrid working environment: 2 days in office work & 3 days from your home office, with flexibility of course to suit you, or workload requirements.

Salary: £40K Basic + Benefits package


The role:


- Perform and review H&S risk assessments to cover in-house activities at all sites (currently 2), and perform or arrange, fire safety risk assessments and water risk assessments, etc.

- Review, and support with, the writing of COSHH assessments relating to use of chemicals, reagents and solvents used across sites.

- Work with the Biological Safety Officer (BSO) to ensure safe practices in activities involving biological material and assess the competence of persons to work safely.

- Ensure all staff are adequately trained in H&S, including essential H&S onboarding, first aiders, fire wardens etc.

- And the usual H&S activities! Chair H&S meetings with FM, write & review H&S policies, audit & benchmark against best practice, etc.


Experience you d bring:


- A good understanding of H&S legislation, including COSHH regulations.

- Understanding of the legal framework surrounding use of biological materials (e.g. GMO (Contained Use) regulations, SAPO, ACDP guidance etc.) is desirable but not essential.

- Experience working in laboratory environments is essential

- Holds a H&S qualification, such as IOSH or NEBOSH. (Either one)


We d love to hear from you please apply now for a speedy response.