Health & Safety Business Partner

TN United Kingdom; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Health & Safety Business Partner to ensure best practices are embedded in operations. This hybrid role involves working closely with various stakeholders to foster a culture of safety ownership. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in safety management, effective communication skills, and a technical background in utilities or construction. Join a forward-thinking company committed to innovation and employee wellbeing, offering a competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits.

Benefits

Car

Private Medical

25 days annual leave

Flexible benefits including discounts

Gymflex

Travel and dental insurance

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a safety professional in utilities or construction.
• Technical knowledge of CDM, StreetWorks, and electrical hazards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure H&S best practices are embedded in all activities.
• Build relationships with customers and contractors for safety integration.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Risk assessment

Safety management

Influencing others

Environmental awareness

Education

Grad member IOSH or working towards

NEBOSH Diploma or working towards

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Client:

Arqiva

Location:

Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

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Job Description:

Health & Safety Business Partner: 23781

Working closely with the Utilities business unit to ensure that H&S best practices are fully embedded into each operational area. Encouraging others to fully own H&S and supporting them to make the right decisions by providing professional H&S advice.

This is a hybrid role involving working from home on key projects, attending customer and contractor site meetings, working on build sites, and attending meetings at Arqiva offices. The candidate must be based in the following locations as the role involves frequent interaction with our customers:

Location: East of England - Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire

We offer:

• Up to £55k depending on experience
• Car
• Private Medical
• 25 days annual leave
• Access to comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance
• Work. Life. Smarter. Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture

Role Purpose:

Ensuring that H&S best practices are fully embedded into all activities at a business unit level and that the risk of harm is minimized.

Key Accountabilities:

• Build and nurture effective relationships with key customers, contractors & internal stakeholders to embed within the business partner function
• Partner with function leaders (L2) to integrate safety into daily operations and foster a culture of safety ownership
• Create and maintain collaborative and effective relationships with internal & external customers including suppliers
• Constructively challenge ways of working and decisions to ensure H&S risks are managed or mitigated
• Attend site visits & customer & contractor meetings/workshops to ensure H&S expectations are met
• Provide specific and expert advice and support training/coaching as needed
• Facilitate risk assessments for new products, projects, and technologies
• Lead H&S investigations as required, especially for high potential and injury incidents
• Use performance data to update business managers on ongoing performance, driving action and improvements
• Lead and facilitate working groups to focus on specific H&S challenges and develop procedures and actions to improve
• Adhere to demand management processes, actively prioritize work orders, and communicate regularly
• Ensure ISO45001 requirements are effectively implemented in the business partner function
• Support BIDs and mobilization of new work or projects as needed
• Own and lead on key risk areas within the business, with expertise in at least one area

Desired professional / academic / technical knowledge & experience:

• Grad member IOSH or working towards
• NEBOSH Diploma or working towards
• Technical knowledge of CDM, StreetWorks, work at height, electrical, and asbestos hazards and legal requirements
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficient in prioritizing multiple tasks and assessing risks
• Environmental awareness
• Ability to influence and engage others
• Significant experience as a safety professional in utilities, construction, or telecoms industries
• Experience managing contractors & subcontractors
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Other requirements:

• Additional Security Clearances - required
• Driving Licence - required

Why join Arqiva? We are the undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast and the UK’s leading Smart utilities platform. This provides a strong foundation for future growth and career development.

Our journey is to transition global media distribution to cloud solutions, aiming to double our revenue and innovate in connectivity sectors. Opportunities in new technology applications and products are available for learning and development.

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