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Facilities Manager & EHS Lead

LGC Group


Job Location:

Oxford - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 5 November 2026 (16 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 2 February 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Facilities Management

Lead all site facilities activities ensuring the effective operation maintenance and continuous improvement of buildings infrastructure laboratory equipment  utilities and workplace services.

  • Develop and manage planned preventive maintenance programmes for site facilities infrastructure and relevant equipment.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for facilities-related issues and coordinate timely investigation escalation and resolution.
  • Manage facilities and Lab equipment  service contracts including cleaning waste management security grounds maintenance pest control utilities and specialist contractors.
  • Manage office accommodation workspace planning meeting-room provision communal areas and facility improvement projects.
  • Support capital projects facility modifications equipment installations commissioning qualification and infrastructure upgrades.
  • Maintain facility and equipment documentation maintenance records service reports statutory inspection records and asset registers in an accurate and audit-ready state as required for ISO9001
  • Monitor site utilities facilities performance reliability and cost effectiveness identifying opportunities for improvement.

Environmental Health & Safety Leadership

Act as the site lead for Environmental Health & Safety programmes standards and improvement initiatives. Works in conjunction with the EHS Manager responsible for the site.

  • Ensure compliance with applicable UK health safety and environmental legislation LGC policies and relevant regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain the site risk-assessment programme and ensure suitable controls are implemented communicated and periodically reviewed.
  • Lead the programme for reporting and investigation of incidents near misses and hazards ensuring corrective and preventive actions are assigned tracked and completed.
  • Plan and conduct EHS inspections audits and compliance assessments and support regulatory or customer inspections.
  • Develop coordinate and maintain site EHS training induction and awareness programmes in-line with LGC EHS training matrices
  • Chair or coordinate site EHS committee meetings and promote employee engagement in safety and environmental initiatives.
  • Monitor EHS performance indicators and report trends risks actions and improvement priorities to site leadership.
  • Lead or support emergency preparedness fire safety first-aid arrangements evacuation planning business continuity and crisis-management activities.
  • Act as the primary site contact for external authorities and specialist advisers in relation to facilities and EHS matters as appropriate. Supported by EHS Manager as required.

Qualifications :

  • Experience managing facilities and EHS activities within a regulated manufacturing laboratory pharmaceutical biotechnology life-sciences or comparable environment.
  • Practical knowledge of applicable UK health safety and environmental legislation and recognised good practice.
  • Experience managing contractors facilities service providers and permit-to-work controls.
  • Experience completing or coordinating risk assessments incident investigations inspections audits and corrective actions.
  • Experience supervising or line managing employees and supporting their development.
  • Ability to read and interpret technical safety and compliance documentation schematics and service information

Additional Information :

ABOUT LGC: 

LGC is a leading global life science tools company providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers products and workflows and are valued for their performance quality and range. 

OUR VALUES

  • PASSION
  • CURIOSITY 
  • INTEGRITY
  • BRILLIANCE
  • RESPECT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age disability race colour ethnic or national origin sex sexual orientation gender reassignment marital or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity religion or belief. Short listing interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender sexual orientation marital status colour race nationality ethnic or national origins religion or belief age or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC please visit our website 

#scienceforasaferworld 


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


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