Launch Site Health & Safety Lead

Your Tasks

• Lead in the iteration and implementation of RFA health and safety policy and procedures at the launch site
• Produce, implement and maintain required procedures to ensure safe day-2-day operations at the launch site.
• Ensure suitable emergency procedures are produced and maintained and that staff are aware and competent in their execution.
• Arrange and, where suitable, carry out trainings on safety systems and site inductions
• Work with the procurement teams to ensure that suitable PPE, and other safety related equipment is in place and kept to a suitable standard.
• Outside of core Health and Safety related responsibilities, support the build, maintenance and operation of the launch site
• Manage and produce documentation for day-2-day operations on site (RAMS, COSH) relevant for a wide range of work; lifts, work at height, enclosed space work, hot works and work with electrical and pressure systems.

Your Qualifications

• Proven experience leading the implementation and management of health and safety processes on construction sites, test facilities, or engineering development environments, ideally during early-stage build or commissioning phases.
• Hands-on experience as a technician, mechanic, or engineer within an industrial or aerospace, environment, with a strong practical understanding of site activities and hazards.
• Experience with cryogenic systems, high-pressure systems, hazardous gases, and hydraulics.
• Experience of work at heights and lifting operations.
• Practical understanding of UK health and safety legislation, including but not limited to:
  • Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
  • COSHH
  • PUWER and LOLER
  • PSSR
• Desirable professional certifications:
  • NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum)
  • CSCS Gold Card (or equivalent) .
• Experience working in fast-paced development programmes where safety systems must adapt rapidly without compromising standards. Experience with cryogenic systems, high-pressure systems, hazardous gases, or aerospace/spaceport operations is desirable.
• Working knowledge of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, including roles, duties, and practical application on complex or high-risk projects is a plus.

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