Overview
Health and Safety Business Partner – Development – Nottingham or London, EC1N 8JS
Health and Safety Business Partner (Development)Nottingham and Midlands: £59,232 – £62,350London: £66,068 – £69,545
Permanent, Full Time Opportunity (37.5 hours)
We’re looking for an experienced and self-motivated Health and Safety Business Partner to join our team This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident professional with broad health and safety knowledge and experience, particularly within the social housing and construction sectors.
In this role, you will provide support and guidance to our Development Directorate, ensuring they meet all regulatory requirements and adhere to our corporate health and safety standards. You’ll also bring the flexibility to support other areas of the organisation when needed.
The successful candidate will contribute to shaping a consistent and proactive approach to health and safety across MTVH.
What You’ll Do
Provide hands-on, professional occupational health and safety advice and support at all organisational levels
Build collaborative relationships within the Health and Safety Team, your directorate, and across MTVH
Coordinate and conduct audits and inspections, ensuring actions are communicated, tracked, completed, and escalated where necessary
Ensure consistent application of CDM regulations
Lead on serious accident/incident and near-miss investigations and support others to identify the root causes and establish meaningful preventive measures
Ensure risk profiling, prioritisation and assessment are conducted and managed
Deliver health and safety training, workshops and coaching, where required
Adapt to support other directorates as and when necessary to ensure continued competent health and safety support
Attend and contribute to applicable health and safety meetings, steering groups, and assurance panels
Prepare timely, accurate monthly health and safety performance reports
Promote compliance with health and safety management system KPIs
Develop, implement, monitor, and proactively communicate health and safety policy and procedures.
What You’ll Bring
Experience in the Social Housing and Construction Sectors
Appropriate health and safety qualifications with a minimum equivalent of a NEBOSH Construction Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Extensive health and safety regulatory knowledge and experience to support your directorate with professional and accurate advice.
Expert knowledge and practical application of the CDM Regulations 2015, especially client duties
Excellent communication skills with the ability to champion health and safety discussion and positively influence behaviour
Expertise in accident and incident investigation with a focus on preventive action and broader lessons learnt
Experience of developing policies, procedures, and management systems
Professional curiosity and diligence, particularly in relation auditing and inspection
Competency in preparing timely, accurate health and safety performance reports and explaining complex legal information to a variety of audiences
Additional Information: This is a national role, so a full driving licence and access to own vehicle for business use are essential.
Key dates: First-round MS Teams interview will be scheduled on an ongoing basis.Second-round in-person interviews will be scheduled once the job advert has closed.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
