Health and Safety Business Partner

Hybrid working: a combination of working from home, with a based at one of our national offices, such as Durham, Newcastle, Welwyn Garden City, or Farringdon/London.

Permanent, Full time (37.5 hpw)

Salary Circa: £50, 000 pa depending on experience, a car allowance will be included too. With some great benefits including a health cash plan

Home, a place where you belong

You’ll be an important member of our highly respected and specialist health and safety team. We are awesome (if we say so ourselves) we currently hold a 5* rating with the British Safety Council. Critical to making the service we deliver a success are, the strong relationships we’ve developed across the wider business and with our external partners.

We are super passionate about developing and implementing the Health and Safety strategy, plan, and policies for Home Group so that there is a clear framework that drives compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.

Typical day as a Health and Safety Business Partner

• As Health and Safety Business Partner, you will work with your stakeholders within your region

• Supporting our Operational management teams (for example: developing suitable training programmes)

• Carry out appropriate health and safety checks of colleagues & contractors, high-quality in-house Health and Safety audits/inspections and create accurate monthly management reports from our performance data

• Support, advise, and guide the contractor procurement process as well as build and effectively maintain relationships with the supply chain

• Collaboration and engage with other colleagues within the Health and Safety team.

And we really are great, we are ranked as one of the top 10 Great Place to Work in the UK!

You have

• NEBOSH Occupational Health and Safety and/or NEBOSH construction management Grad IOSH as minimum, actively working towards CMIOSH, maintaining your CPD as per the IOSH Blueprint programme

• Experience in a Maintenance/Construction H& S Management or equivalent role

• Experience in compiling and reviewing detailed risk assessments and method statements (RAMS)

• Experience in supporting/advising with construction related health and safety, included guided training on various risks e.g., working at heights, CDM, asbestos, vibration, and dust etc.,

• Analyse accidents/incidents and investigations completing comprehensive investigation reports

• Experience in writing and reviewing health and safety policies and procedures

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

• A full current UK driving licence for business use and commuting.

Our team

Looking for a job where you really belong? Where you can be, well you! Bring your uniqueness, brilliant skills, and awesome experience to deliver amazing things for our customers. You’ll join our team, who come from different walks of life and are here to support you as you make yourself at Home.

Job details

• Working week is Monday to Friday

• Responsibility for the health and safety across your region. With occasional travel throughout the country

• You will have the flexibility of working either from home or in one of our local offices and we’ll give you the technology and kit to make that easy

• You will have the chance to shape your own diary, however, will likely spend around 2-3 days or so, per week on the road, and working from offices and home the rest of the time.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers, and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a me day to take off for whatever you fancy). You can also buy 5 more and take time off for volunteering too!

• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies, and lots more

• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays, and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike, or car? Save money with us

• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary

• Explore our benefits in detail on our website.

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