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Project Coordinator (OSR Operations)

Location: Southampton, Leeds or Aberdeen / Remote (with occasional travel) Salary: up to £31,500 (DOE) Contract: Full-time, Permanent

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity to join DEKRA’s Consulting division as a Project Coordinator, supporting the delivery of complex OPS consulting projects with a focus on OSR operations.

Working closely with Project Managers, technical teams and clients, you’ll play a key role in ensuring projects run smoothly, on time and in line with DEKRA’s Project Management Approach (PMA). This role offers strong exposure to project delivery, stakeholder engagement and operational coordination within a global, highly respected organisation.

Duties of the Role:

· Support Project Managers in planning, scheduling and coordinating project activities

· Monitor project progress, updating timelines and tracking milestones

· Maintain accurate project documentation, including contracts, files and compliance records

· Prepare status reports, meeting agendas and client updates

· Organise and facilitate internal and client meetings, ensuring actions and decisions are recorded

· Coordinate project resources, schedules and logistics

· Act as a key point of contact for client queries, ensuring timely and professional responses

· Support the development and maintenance of strong client relationships

· Gather client requirements and ensure alignment with project objectives

· Coordinate OSR operational support including assessments, materials preparation and consultant logistics

· Ensure all activities align with DEKRA’s Project Management Approach (PMA) and internal processes

Key Attributes of the Ideal Candidate:

· Experience supporting or coordinating projects within a professional environment

· Strong organisational and multitasking skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

· Confident working with internal stakeholders and external clients

· High attention to detail with a commitment to quality and accuracy

· Proactive, solutions-focused approach

Desirable:

· Degree in Business Administration, Management or similar

· Experience using project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Trello)

· Experience in a client-facing or consulting environment

Key Competencies:

· Effective time management and prioritisation

· Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

· Team collaboration and interpersonal ability

· Adaptability in a fast-paced, changing environment

Any Additional Information: This role requires occasional travel to client sites and DEKRA offices.

Interested yet? Apply today!

No agencies please.

Sales Executive – Process Safety

Location: Home / Hybrid (with travel to Southampton office and client sites as required) Salary: £32-38 DOE + 10% Bonus. Contract: Full-time, Permanent

The Role

DEKRA has an exciting opportunity for a motivated sales professional looking to develop their career in a true end-to-end sales role.

This is not a traditional SDR or order-taking position you’ll be responsible for creating and converting your own opportunities, managing your pipeline, and developing your commercial capability within a structured and supportive sales environment.

You’ll play a key role in a growing commercial function, contributing to the shift from reactive sales to proactive, value-driven engagement, with clear progression opportunities as the team continues to evolve.

What’s in it for you:

· A true end-to-end sales role with ownership of your pipeline and results

· Clear targets, performance bonus, and visibility of success

· A balanced role combining inbound enquiries with proactive prospecting

· Opportunity to develop your sales capability in a technical, consultative environment

· Exposure across multiple safety-focused business areas

· Strong progression opportunities within a growing commercial function

Duties of the Role:

· Proactively prospect into target accounts using phone-first and digital outreach

· Follow up inbound enquiries and marketing-generated leads, converting them into opportunities

· Reactivate dormant and lapsed accounts, identifying new commercial potential

· Manage and close smaller, transactional opportunities end-to-end

· Qualify and escalate larger or more complex opportunities to senior sales colleagues

· Maintain consistent follow-up across all opportunities to drive pipeline momentum

· Accurately update CRM systems to ensure visibility of pipeline, activity, and progress

· Work closely with Sales Managers and Sector Leads to progress and hand over opportunities

· Share customer insights and market intelligence with the wider sales team

Key Attributes of the Ideal Candidate:

· Previous experience in a sales, BDR, SDR or customer-facing commercial role

· Confident communicating via phone and digital channels

· Driven, proactive, and motivated to develop a career in sales

· Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple opportunities

· Commercial awareness with a focus on results and performance

· Resilient with a positive, high-energy approach

· Background of technical knowledge, particularly of chemistry or chemical engineering would be a significant benefit.

What Success Looks Like:

· Comfortable leading sales conversations across the full sales cycle

· Consistent and disciplined in follow-up activity

· Able to manage high volumes of activity without compromising quality

· Understands when to close independently and when to escalate

· Takes ownership of pipeline, performance, and personal development

Benefits:

· Competitive salary and bonus structure

· Career development and progression opportunities

· Collaborative and supportive team environment

· Exposure to a global, industry-leading organisation

Additional Information: This role includes occasional travel to DEKRA offices and client sites.

No agencies please.

Process Safety Trainer – Associate

Location: UK – Remote (Home-Based) with access to DEKRA offices in Southampton, Leeds, or Aberdeen and travel to client sites as required Day Rate: £800-1,000 per day Contract: Associate / Contract

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Process Safety Trainer – Associate to deliver high-quality training across DEKRA’s Process Safety portfolio.

This role is ideal for a technically strong process safety professional with a passion for knowledge sharing and facilitation. You will deliver engaging, structured training to a range of audiences via both virtual platforms and in-person sessions, ensuring a consistent and high-quality learning experience.

To deliver DEKRA Process Safety training courses using approved materials, ensuring professional, consistent, and engaging delivery across both open and in-house client programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Training Delivery & Facilitation

· Deliver training courses such as HAZOP, DSEAR, and Process Safety Management to mixed delegate groups

· Facilitate both virtual (Teams) and in-person training sessions

· Use interactive delivery methods including workshops, group discussions, and practical exercises

· Manage classroom dynamics to ensure inclusive and effective participation

· Respond to technical queries within scope and escalate where required

Course Preparation & Consistency

· Prepare for delivery by reviewing course content, agendas, and delegate requirements

· Deliver all training in line with DEKRA’s approved materials and learning outcomes

· Support updates and enhancements to training content where required

· Maintain a high standard of professionalism in all delivery environments

Quality & Continuous Improvement

· Capture and provide structured feedback from delegates

· Identify recurring learning gaps and suggest improvements

· Participate in “train-the-trainer” sessions and standardisation activities

Administration & Compliance

· Confirm delegate attendance and completion requirements

· Ensure compliance with GDPR and internal processes when handling delegate data

Customer Service & Teamwork

· Deliver a professional and engaging service to all clients and delegates

· Build strong working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders

· Represent DEKRA positively at all times

· Collaborate across departments to support continuous improvement

Measures of Success

· Delegate satisfaction and feedback scores

· Consistency of delivery against course objectives

· Professionalism, preparation, and reliability

· Contribution to training quality and continuous improvement

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

· 10+ years’ experience in Process Safety, with strong expertise in DSEAR, HAZOP, Process Safety Management or COMAH.

· Strong practical understanding of DSEAR requirements in operational environments

· Experience with Process Safety Management frameworks, risk assessment, and hazard studies

· Confident trainer and facilitator with experience delivering to mixed audiences

· Strong communication and presentation skills

· UK-based with flexibility to travel

· Onboard under limited company with Public Liability and Professional Indemnity and Employers insurance aligned with DEKRA’s minimum requirements or onboard through an umbrella company.

Desirable

· Experience chairing HAZOP studies (preferred)

· Previous experience delivering process safety training

· Knowledge of hazardous area classification and ignition risk

· Professional membership (e.g. IChemE)

· Training or facilitation qualification

· Experience across multiple sectors (e.g. chemicals, pharma, energy, manufacturing, utilities)

Personal Attributes

· Engaging and confident communicator

· Professional, reliable, and well-prepared

· Collaborative and team-oriented

· Passionate about developing others

· Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality

DEKRA Values & Behaviours

All activities are aligned with DEKRA’s core values:

· Responsibility for Safety

· Entrepreneurship

· Customer Orientation

· Integrity

· Team Spirit

Additional Information

· Home-based role with UK-wide travel required

· Delivery via both virtual platforms and in-person sessions

· Flexible associate engagement based on project demand

Interested? Why not apply today!

No agencies please.

Executive Management Associate Consultant - Safety

Location: Remotely based – National and international travel is required, approximately 70% Salary: £125 - £200 per hour. Pay is based on several factors including market location position-related knowledge, skills, and experience, and placement in a specific consulting level based on experience and work history. Contract: Associate / Contractor / Self Employed basis

We are DEKRA UK, part of a global organisation employing over 49,000 people in more than 60 countries! In the UK, we deliver a wide range of services spanning all industry types including but not limited to automotive, oil and gas, insurance, manufacturing, and chemical and process safety industries.

We are now recruiting for an Executive Management Associate Consultant to work on a contractor basis, managing the highest executive relationship with the client and assuming responsibility for guiding the entire project.

You will have overall responsibility for project execution, client results and the client relationship.

This role serves as the overall Program Manager and may have additional Lead Consultants / Project Managers reporting to them.

As an Executive Management Associate Consultant, you will play a key role in driving meaningful change for our clients by both developing and coaching project teams to strengthen their consulting capabilities, and delivering practical, results-driven solutions that improve safety performance and deliver measurable ROI.

This is a senior, client-facing position where you will build lasting relationships with executives, acting as a trusted advisor who understands their strategic priorities and uncovers opportunities to broaden and deepen engagement over time.

Additionally, as our Executive Management Associate Consultant you will be responsible for:

· Acting as a trusted advisor to client executives and senior leaders, providing coaching and strategic guidance.

· Delivering DEKRA’s Executive Leading with Safety® and other consulting solutions with fluency and credibility.

· Understanding client objectives and adapt DEKRA’s models to maximise success and measurable outcomes.

· Leading, supporting and coordinating project teams to ensure delivery of integrated, aligned solutions.

· Tracking and managing progress against client objectives, making adjustments as needed to achieve results.

· Maintaining effective communication with both client leadership and internal delivery teams.

· Providing clear performance feedback and support development of project team members.

· Managing project delivery plans, ensuring effective resource utilisation and financial performance.

· Identifying and developing opportunities to expand and deepen client relationships and engagements.

· Upholding DEKRA’s commitment to a safe, healthy, and high-performance working environment.

In order to be successful in this role you must have:

· 15+ years of experience in leadership roles including executive experience with safety responsibility

· Advanced degree or Certification preferred

· Presence in front of C-suite Leaders

· Demonstrated cognitive flexibility

· Ability to function with ambiguity

· Deep knowledge of DEKRA solutions

· Ability to interpret the impact of non-safety processes on safety and culture

· Ability to develop a strategic plan which supports the scope of work and overall safety excellence

· Ability to manage client excellence and DEKRA business

· Ability to create a project team culture that supports and aligns with OSR values

· Fluency with various Governance structures and how they “fit” and function in various situations

· Fluency with Metrics and the ability to propose specific metrics for the client

· Fluency in applying effective change management

· Fluency in SMS best practices and ability to propose enhancements to close gaps

· Ability to lead a matrixed team

· Ability to develop others

· Technical aptitude

· International business experience and speaking additional language(s) is desirable

· A limited company with Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance aligned with DEKRA’s minimum requirements or onboard through an umbrella company.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on “APPLY” today!

No agencies please.

Executive Management Consultant - Safety

Location: Remotely based – National and international travel is required, approximately 70% Salary: £90,000 - £120,000 DOE + Car Allowance Contract: Full time, Permanent & Fixed Term Contract Opportunities Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Holiday buy and sell scheme, Private health insurance, Pension contribution, Employee referral scheme, Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, , Eye test vouchers and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

We are now recruiting for an Executive Management Consultant, managing the highest executive relationship with the client and assuming responsibility for guiding the entire project.

You will have overall responsibility for project execution, client results and the client relationship.

This role serves as the overall Program Manager and may have additional Lead Consultants / Project Managers reporting to them.

As an Executive Management Consultant, you will play a key role in driving meaningful change for our clients by both developing and coaching project teams to strengthen their consulting capabilities, and delivering practical, results-driven solutions that improve safety performance and deliver measurable ROI.

Additionally, as our Executive Management Consultant you will be responsible for: