Health and Safety Business Partner

Mile Asset Management Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking utilities company as a Health & Safety Business Partner. In this vital role, you'll champion safety culture and compliance across operations in North England. Your expertise will ensure that all health and safety regulations are met while exceeding industry standards. This position offers a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and numerous perks, including a discretionary bonus and pension contributions. If you're passionate about health and safety and want to make a difference, this is your opportunity to thrive in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Discretionary bonus

Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme

Up to 7% employer pension contribution

Life assurance

Refer a friend incentive

Wagestream

Employee assistance programme

Flexible start and finish times

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Solid experience in health, safety, and compliance in utility/construction sector.
• Detailed knowledge of health, safety & environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Audit working practices to ensure compliance with legislation.
• Conduct regular site inspections and safety meetings.
• Support Project Management with audits and safety coaching.

Skills

Health and Safety Compliance

Risk Assessment

Auditing

Health and Safety Legislation

Education

ISO 9001 Knowledge

ISO 14001 Knowledge

ISO 45001 Knowledge

Job description

Health & Safety Business Partner – North England

Step into a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile, we take pride in delivering top-quality solutions across the multi-utility sector.Our Health and Safety team in South England is expanding, and we're looking for a skilled Health & Safety Business Partner to join us.

As a Health and Safety Business Partner, reporting to the Health and Safety Manager for Design and Build, you’ll provide expert guidance on health, safety, and compliance, driving a strong safety culture across our operations. You'll ensure legal and regulatory requirements are met while striving to exceed industry standards.

Your home address will be your primary place of work, with regular travel to offices and sites across the North of England and North Wales. This role requires a proactive and hands-on approach to supporting teams across the region.

What’s in it for you as a Health & Safety Business Partner?

Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a competitive salary of up to £52,215 DOE and a great range of benefits including a fantastic amount of annual leave, including a Christmas shut down.

• 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
• Discretionary bonus
• EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
• Refer a friend incentive
• Wagestream
• Employee assistance programme
• Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles*
• Private medical insurance*
• Company sick pay*

*Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period*

Your responsibilities as a Health & Safety Business Partner:

• Audit working practices to ensure that they are safe, comply with legislation and identify any improvements that could reduce risk.
• Carry out regular site inspections to ensure that policies and procedures are properly implemented and are being followed.Travel to sites regularly (approximately 3 days per week) across your region, carrying out inspections to ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented and are being followed.
• Conduct safety meetings, briefings, safety campaigns, training, safety initiatives about health and safety issues and risks and promote a safe working environment.
• Providing risk-based coaching to operatives to help them better understand the risks associated with the works they are undertaking.
• Work with your peers to review the findings of audits and inspections and develop initiatives or changes that will make improvements.
• Undertake accident and incident investigations and prepare reports.
• Support in the closure of Non-Conformances to ensure that any learning points or corrective actions required are implemented within the business.
• Support the Project Management team with audits, advice, and CDM assistance and provide safety coaching and guidance in complex situations. Conduct safety inductions for new employees and regular refresher courses for existing staff.
• Contribute to the review, development, implementation, and maintenance of Last Mile’s health, safety and compliance policies, procedures, and standards to ensure they are up to date, appropriate, proportionate, and consistent across the business, keeping track of changes within the industry.

Experience / Knowledge:

• Solid experience in a health, safety and compliance role in utility/construction sector (or ex-military).
• Detailed knowledge of current health, safety & environmental legislation, and its application within the utility industry.
• Experienced in risk assessment, auditing, and risk management techniques.

Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of ISO 9001; ISO 14001 & ISO 45001.

Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Health & Safety Business Partner? Apply now!

We aim to keep candidates informed throughout the process and encourage you to apply promptly as we may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

About us:

Last Mile is one of the largest last-mile multi-utility businesses in the UK.

We understand construction and we know utilities. We take responsibility for the ‘last mile’ of infrastructure that connects developments to wider distribution networks.

Our strong history in gas and electricity connections, deep knowledge of the industry and secure investor backing means we can provide a comprehensive multi-utility solution that includes clean (ground source) heat networks, electricity, water and wastewater.

Working through our operating companies UKPS (in South of England and Wales), Energetics (in Scotland, North Wales and the North of England) and our asset adoption business Last Mile Asset Management , we offer a ‘one-stop shop’ for new utility connections.

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• Salary Up to £52,215 DOE + car allowance
• Frequency Annual
• Job Reference B0060.1
• Contract Type Permanent - Full Time
• Closing Date 31 May, 2025
• Job Category Health, Safety, Risk and Compliance