Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Business Partner

at  Tokamak Energy

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

Please note this role does offer hybrid working, our model sets out a minimum 60% onsite / 40% home working split

REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant working knowledge of HSE requirements
• Previous experience within a health & safety role ideally within an engineering environment.
• Excellent working knowledge of UK health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Good knowledge and practical application of HSE legislation.
• Experience of working to ISO45001/OHSAS18001 and ISO14001 standards.
• Competent communicator (both written and verbal).
• Relevant membership of IOSH

ABOUT US

What if there was a limitless, safe, clean, low-cost energy source, providing much needed global energy security? What if that energy source could also help reduce climate change? We believe that’s fusion energy. Tokamak Energy is a leading global commercial fusion energy company based near Oxford, UK. We have an unrivalled track record designing and operating spherical tokamaks; the optimal route to commercial fusion energy.
In addition to fusion energy, Tokamak Energy is recognised as the leader in High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) magnet, design, numerical modelling, and prototyping. Our dedicated HTS magnet team, in collaboration with key manufacturing partners, is focussed on becoming the leading supplier of HTS magnets to multiple markets.
The company, founded in 2009 as a spin-off from the UK’s Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, currently employs a growing team of over 250 people with experts from the UK and around the world. It combines world leading scientific, engineering, industrial and commercial capabilities. The company has 70 families of patent applications and has raised $250 million, comprising $200m from private investors and $50m from the UK and US governments. Our US subsidiary, Tokamak Energy Inc, was established in 2019.
Come and be a part of a dynamic and innovative team who are striving to provide a solution to one of humanity’s greatest challenges: clean and sustainable energy for all.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be part of a proactive EHS team that works across the company and with all stakeholders to implement and maintain a world class safety culture.
• Provide competent advice and guidance on all aspects of health, safety, environment and quality including hazard identification, the preparation and implementation of safe systems of work and risk assessments and make them a reality for everyone.
• Compile accident and incident reports and undertake incident investigations as required.
• Collate accident statistics, categorise accidents and undertake trend analysis, root cause identification, and recommended preventive action.
• Conduct safety and environmental audits and implement corrective measures as required.
• Prepare collate and review safety related documentation submitted by both internal and external stakeholder’s including - Safety Plans, Training documents, Confined spaces, noise and vibration assessments, MSDS / COSHH data and assessments and environmental risk assessment’s
• Implement proactive and reactive safety measures as required
• Liaise with Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency or other government appointed body as required
• Ensure site compliance with the Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Promoting a positive and proactive culture towards health, safety, and environmental matters at all levels within the business.
• Support the delivery internal EHS training/coaching sessions as necessary to new and existing employees and members of the supply chain as required. This may include developing tool box talks and safety inductions.

HAZARD-SPECIFIC / SAFETY-CRITICAL DUTIES

This job includes the following hazards or safety-critical activities which will require successful pre-employment health screening through our occupational health service before the successful candidate will be allowed to start work:

• Very occasionally night working (11pm-6am)
• Work with cryogenic fluids including liquid nitrogen
• Working with or in the vicinity of equipment that produces high magnetic fields
• Working with class 3B or 4 lasers
• Working with materials that are managed under the control of substances hazardous to health regulations (COSHH)