Design Safety Lead

Overview

Lead design safety for pharmaceutical and life science projects

Key Responsibilities

• safety coordination
• client relations
• risk assessment
• safety documentation
• document review
• action closure

Tasks

-Act as the primary Health & Safety Coordinator during the design phase (PSDP role). -Support business development and maintain client relationships. -Lead and document multidisciplinary Risk Assessment exercises, including HAZID/HAZOP/LOPA. -Oversee and maintain Design Safety documentation (e.g., Basis of Safety, Preliminary Health & Safety Plan). -Ensure adherence to Arcadis General Business Principles, codes, and standards. -Conduct detailed reviews of safety-related documentation (e.g., Hazardous Area Classifications, Risk Assessments, and Emergency Relief Calculations). -Coordinate action closures from risk assessments and ensure project Safety File handover.

Requirements

• process safety
• engineering degree
• 10+ years
• communication
• self-motivated
• api design

What You Bring

-Background in Design or Process Safety (PSDP experience desirable). -Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, and multitasking skills. -Engineering qualification (Third Level) with 10+ years in a multi-disciplinary design office or client engineering team. -Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and capable of working independently. -Familiarity with designing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing facilities is an advantage.

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Benefits

At Arcadis, we empower everyone to be their best because your contribution matters. We take a skills-based approach, allowing you to shape your career and maximize your impact. By joining us, you’ll do meaningful work, delivering sustainable solutions for a better planet and leaving a lasting legacy.

About Dps Group Global

-Built a reputation designing complex life-science and semiconductor plants for industry giants. -In 2022, they merged into Arcadis, combining strengths to offer end-to-end services across the built environment. -Their projects span high-tech manufacturing: biotech labs, pharma plants, EV battery gigafactories, data-centers, and advanced R&D hubs. -Their engineering teams guide clients from concept through qualification, commissioning, and validation. -They thrive in tightly regulated sectors, solving intricate process-design and facility-integration challenges. -Unusually, they combine deep sector expertise with full construction oversight—no handoffs, single trusted advisor.

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