Chemical Emergency Responder (Chemistry Graduate, Office Based)

Overview

Role: Chemical Emergency Responder (Chemistry Graduate, Office Based)

Location: Harwell, Oxfordshire

Salary range: £25,000 - £30,000 plus shift allowance

Role ID: 2023 - 2094

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world

If you're a Chemistry graduate with a strong passion for the field and seeking an engaging and stimulating role that goes beyond the confines of a traditional lab, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

We are looking for a Chemical Emergency Responder to join our team who provide global telephone-based Emergency Response (ER) services, including operating the UK’s National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC). Ricardo’s ER team deliver on our vision by providing real-time advice and support to incidents involving hazardous chemicals.

We encourage you to apply for this role if you have the following competencies and experiences:

• A degree or equivalent in Chemistry, or a related scientific / engineering degree supported by an A-Level Chemistry qualification.
• A strong logical approach, can think critically and laterally to solve problems.
• Motivated by working autonomously with responsibility, has the drive to independently solve challenges and progress their own career.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to provide excellent customer service, whilst communicating scientific concepts accurately.
• Willing and able to work a rotating shift pattern, providing the necessary 24-hour availability of the ER services.
• Experience working in a customer facing or technical chemistry focused role is desirable, but those without, should not be discouraged from applying.
• A current UK driving licence

As a Chemical Emergency Responder your main responsibilities will be:

• You will provide chemical advice and information over the phone to callers dealing with incidents such as chemical reactions, fires, spillages, and exposures.
• You will be responsible for maintaining uptime and availability of Ricardo’s continuous 24/7 ER services, during your shift.
• You will communicate directly with our customers in the chemical sector in relation to the incidents handled, by telephone and written report.
• You will work on projects to support and develop the ER services, in addition to other services within our technical consultancy area.
• Over time you will be expected to develop a strong understanding of level 1 chemical emergency response and grow your chemical and product safety knowledge.
• You will be expected to actively drive your own career development, whilst being supported by your team leader, in areas such as but not limited to: ER, chemical consultancy, team leadership, project management or business services.

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on.  Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance

The role is shift working and mostly office based to ensure 24/7/365 uptime of our ER services. Whilst this is maintained, we offer flexible approaches to working certain shifts, such as working from home. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Benefits

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.

Chemical Emergency Responder benefits include 23.5 days' annual leave, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Next steps

We are a disability confident employer, please advise the recruitment team via recruit.ee@ricardo.com if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.