Health and Safety Business Partner

Stonewater; City Of London; Remote; GBP 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing provider is seeking a Health & Safety Business Partner to enhance the safety culture across the organization. In this remote role, you will provide expert guidance, ensure compliance with UK health and safety legislation, and lead initiatives to foster a positive environment. The ideal candidate holds a NEBOSH Diploma and has experience in H&S advisory roles, coupled with strong communication skills. This position offers a chance to make a real difference in the lives of colleagues and customers.

Qualifications

• Minimum NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Proven experience in H&S advisory or leadership roles.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor for health and safety matters.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.
• Design and deliver training and workshops.

Skills

NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

Expert knowledge of UK health and safety legislation

Strong communication skills

Experience in H&S advisory or leadership

Practical experience of ISO 45001 management systems

Proactive and solutions-focused mindset

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

Job description

Health & Safety Business Partner

Workplace Safety

Location : Remote

Salary : £56,375 per annum

Vacancy Type : Full Time

Closing Date : 18 December 2025

Play a leading role in building a proactive, risk-led safety culture where every colleague is safe and well, every day.

Were looking for a

Health & Safety Business Partner

to join our Building Safety & Compliance team. In this pivotal role, youll act as a trusted advisor, working across all directorates to embed a proactive, positive health and safety culture.

Youll provide expert advice and guidance to managers and teams, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation and best practice. From leading investigations into incidents and near misses to developing and reviewing policies, procedures, and projects (including ISO 45001 and RoSPA certifications), youll play a key role in driving continuous improvement. Youll also design and deliver engaging training, workshops, and communications to build competence and ownership across the organisation. You will also undertake audits and inspections in workspaces, community spaces, and hubs to ensure robust risk management. By analysing performance data and trends, youll inform decision-making and strengthen our safety culture at every level.

What were looking for :

• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety and GradIOSH status. (as a minimum)
• Expert knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, ACOPs and recognised best practice
• Proven experience in H&S advisory or leadership roles, with the ability to drive positive cultural change through strong communication, coaching and relationship-building.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, able to engage diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Practical experience of ISO 45001 management systems and auditing, supporting certification and continuous improvement.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Practical sector-related experience enabling effective and informed H&S advice within a similar operational environment.
• Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about developing and sustaining a safe, healthy and inclusive culture for colleagues, customers and contractors.

Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check, satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work document.

Discover Stonewater :

Stonewater is a leading housing provider. We manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 customers across our portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme.

Our mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market.

Were looking for like-minded people to join our team of over 900 talented colleagues who embody our values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform peoples lives.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows us to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support our colleagues. We have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. We are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer and working towards accreditation our Menopause Friendly accreditation.

Stonewater reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Stonewater, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.