Senior Facilities and Environmental Officer

Job Title: Senior Facilities and Environmental Officer

Industry: Analytical Chemistry

Location: Teddington, TW11 8NY

Salary: £40,000 to £43,000 per annum depending on experience + Discretionary bonus scheme

Job type: Full-time, permanent

Start date: ASAP

Butterworth Laboratories is a busy contract analytical chemistry laboratory working primarily for the pharmaceutical industry. The company is independent and prides itself in providing a high quality, reliable analytical service to its clients.

The role:

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Facilities and Environmental Officer to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. In this role, you will assist with the day-to-day operations of facilities management, help monitor environmental compliance, coordinate maintenance tasks, and act as a key support in ensuring our facilities run efficiently and safely. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in facilities and environmental management within a dynamic organisation.

The role is very hands-on, and you will be required to use your technical and administrative skills to support the Company in providing its high-quality, service-oriented services to the Pharmaceutical industry.

Please note: This role is based at our site in Teddington; candidates must be able to commute to Teddington daily and for emergency out-of-hours callouts as and when necessary.

Job Responsibilities of a Senior Facilities and Environmental Officer:

In this multifaceted role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Building Maintenance: Liaising with Building Maintenance, Construction Engineers, and Tradespersons and assisting with building maintenance tasks, including routine inspections, minor repairs, and coordinating external contractors for larger repairs and upgrades.
• Vendor & Contract Coordination: Coordinating maintenance schedules, contractor services, and vendor communications. Liaising closely with Contractors, Laboratory Managers & Analysts, and the QA Department.
• Equipment Maintenance: Overseeing and performing maintenance on laboratory equipment, such as fume hoods, safety cabinets, and hotplates.
• Facilities Maintenance: Coordinate internal maintenance requests and ensure prompt responses to urgent facilities issues.
• Environmental Compliance: Monitor and log activities, such as fixed-temperature devices (fridges, freezers, ovens and incubators), fume extraction systems, waste disposal and emissions tracking.
• Emergency Response & Security: Acting as an emergency responder, coordinating out-of-hours (OOH) staff, and ensuring site security during contractor activities.
• Inventory & Purchasing Support: Maintaining an equipment master manual and assisting in purchasing lab equipment and handling facility deliveries.
• SOP Management & Documentation: Creating and updating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Facilities & Environmental tasks, ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards
• Environmental Support: Assisting the Facilities and Environmental Manager in the company's approach to Sustainability Goals.
• Administrative Support: To the Facilities & Environmental Manager in all areas of facilities and environmental operations.

Experience / Knowledge/ Qualifications

Required:

• Proven experience working in a similar capacity.
• Strong communication skills, particularly in liaising with multiple departments and external contractors
• Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and adhere to strict deadlines.
• Full UK driving license and use of own car for work purposes (out-of-hours call-out related mileage will be paid).

Desired:

• Working in a Laboratory environment
• Knowledge of lab equipment and environmental monitoring procedures
• Working to a Quality standard

The ideal candidate should have the following qualities and skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confident and friendly telephone manner, providing excellent customer service at all times
• Able to adapt communication to diverse audiences with varying needs
• Comfortable with scientific complexity
• Able to work autonomously, prioritising, organising and completing multiple tasks within set deadlines
• Comfortable working under pressure and requesting support where needed
• Demonstratable organisational, problem solving and team working skills
• Adaptable, with a can-do attitude and willing to adopt improved working practices
• Able to identify areas for improvement within the working remit and participate in solution implementation
• Comfortable working as part of a team and collaborating with wider teams and individuals
• Naturally inquisitive and assiduous personality, with a high level of attention to detail.

Benefits

• Training provided as necessary
• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Group Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Applicants must have the legal right to work full time in the UK.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Facilities Officer, Senior Facilities Officer, Facilities Coordinator, Premises & Facilities Officer, Estates Officer, Estates Assistant may also be considered for this role.