Safety Risk & Compliance Manager

**Location: Costa Rica, India, Poland or As the role is truly global in nature, we reserve the option to modify the site location to align to the location of the successful candidate**

Business Introduction: GSK is focused on ambitious growth, aiming for £40 billion in annual sales by 2031. Our “Ahead Together” strategy emphasizes early disease prevention and support for healthcare systems. We offer vaccines, specialty, and general medicines, and are committed to developing innovative treatments that address major health challenges through ongoing scientific and technical excellence.

Team Introduction: The Workplace Real Estate and Facilities (WREF) organization oversees 126 sites worldwide, managing 2.5 million square feet of office space for more than 24,000 staff. This property portfolio has an annual operating spend of approximately £110 million.

Job Purpose: This role is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on employee safety, risk management, and compliance at GSK. This role is responsible for providing clear safety compliance support and oversight to Workplace Real Estate and Facilities (WREF) Operations in alignment with the overall company Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) strategy and Internal Control Framework. It will provide focused directions to facility operations, partnering with Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS), service provider professionals and with Corporate Functions to drive good safety compliance practice within Workplace Real Estate and Facilities (WREF), driving safety improvements, minimizing loss, enabling the management of operational risk and embedding a culture that prioritizes safety and compliance. Collaboration is key—you’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, local champions, and leadership to drive safety initiatives and compliance improvements. We value candidates who are proactive, detail-oriented, and passionate about creating a safe and inclusive work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide Safety & Compliance Guidance: Advise on safety, risk, and compliance for 125+ global locations, ensuring alignment with EHS and Engineering policies.
• Audit & Inspection Readiness: Embed a culture of safety and compliance across all operations and lead activities to ensure sites are prepared for audits and management monitoring.
• Implement Internal Controls: Promote and implement GSK's internal control framework (ICF) and embed key safety programs (e.g., permit to work, safe systems of work, contractor safety, working at heights).
• Real Estate Due Diligence: Assist with due diligence for real estate transactions, advising on risk mitigation and safety controls during site selection and leasing.
• Champion Risk Management: Lead the Department's risk management program, ensuring near-miss and incident reporting, and supporting incident investigations as needed.
• Reporting & Escalation: Report into company EHS systems and councils, escalating issues when appropriate, and monitor service providers’ compliance with agreed safety measures and KPIs.
• Facilitate Safety Councils: Prepare and facilitate Safety Council meetings to drive performance and continuous improvement in safety and compliance.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Risk Management, Environmental Occupational Safety & Health, or Workplace Safety.
• 8 years of experience in Real Estate, Facilities Management, or Workplace Safety.
• Broad knowledge of the Real Estate and Facility Management industry.
• Strong expertise in risk management, regulatory compliance, and safety environmental legislation.
• Demonstrated success in safety leadership and influencing roles and proven ability to manage teams, lead projects, and drive organizational change.
• Strategic thinker with outstanding leadership skills, capable of long-term planning and motivating stakeholders.
• Proficient in English, both written and spoken.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed or chartered engineer in the disciplines of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• OSHA 30 hr, IOSH, NEBOSH Certification or equivalent.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentational and persuasive skills to successfully interact with senior stakeholders internal and external to Workplace Real Estate and Facilities (WREF) and strong ability to act as a motivator of change and influence without authority.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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