Health & Safety (H&S) Business Partner-Earth & Environment

WSP; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking engineering firm dedicated to creating positive impacts in communities. As a Health & Safety practitioner, you'll lead initiatives that ensure safety in diverse environments while working with a talented team. Enjoy a hybrid work model, a focus on health and wellbeing, and a culture that celebrates diversity and innovation. This role offers the chance to shape a rewarding career while contributing to landmark projects that matter. If you are passionate about health and safety and want to make a difference, we invite you to apply and be part of our dynamic community.

Benefits

Flexible Working Arrangements

Health and Wellbeing Programs

Gym Membership Discounts

Work-life Balance Initiatives

Employee Resource Groups

Qualifications

• Experience in health and safety challenges in engineering.
• Knowledge of client expectations and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide health and safety leadership and support to business delivery.
• Monitor key performance indicators and report on H&S performance.
• Manage incident investigations and H&S forums.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Training and Presentation Skills

Influencing Skills

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

Job description

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

In the UK and Ireland WSP are currently over 9,000 employees, operating through four strategic Business Unit Groups (BUGs), 50 plus offices, multiple discipline sectors and growing. The Earth and Environment Business Unit is over 1,500 employees within the Water, Energy, Earth & Environment BUG.

The E&E business has a diverse and rapidly growing portfolio of projects involving everything from:

Mining, aquatic ecology, tunnelling and ground engineering, geotechnical and environmental ground investigation, risk management, strategic environmental assessments, archaeology, acoustics and air quality surveys, inspections and other work on many different types of sites in many different environments and counties.

We recognise that good health and safety is good business and that a strategic commitment to health and wellbeing has a positive effect on our employees, we ‘View Health like Safety’. We are also proud of the positive impact that our projects and services have on society as a whole and specifically in terms of supporting and improving the health and wellbeing of our nation and beyond.

The E&E business is looking for an experienced H&S practitioner to provide competent health and safety leadership and support to all areas of business delivery. Working with the HSEQ Team, E&E leadership board and the operational leadership from each discipline, along with Clients, Regulatory Authorities, Supply Chain Partners and Joint Venture Partners to deliver continued improvement and excellence in safety, health and wellbeing.

This role reports to the E&E Operations Director, along with BUG H&S Business Partner and will require the management of two H&S business Partners and an H&S Advisor.

You will

• Be a full time, fully active, and engaged member of WSP’s HSEQ Team, providing focused competent H&S leadership and support to the operating business including strategy development & delivery, bid support, project specific support, client advice, including expert advice on specific H&S issues, training, etc.
• Liaise with, and support to, the discipline operational leadership.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators (managing data, tracking and providing statistical analysis and report compilation).
• Cascade of safety and health communication to the disciplines and BU.
• Deliver BU and discipline H&S objectives.
• Incident and accident investigation and managing incident data.
• Manage and run H&S forums in the disciplines.
• H&S elements of project bid support.
• Internal discipline H&S assurance auditing (office and site).
• Provide focused, competent H&S advice to a level commensurate with training and experience.
• Drive H&S culture and behaviors that result in long term change.
• Develop and maintain assigned H&S policy documents and tools held in our safety management system.
• Produce and deliver monthly operational/SLT board reports that inform and instruct the leadership teams on H&S performance.
• Be a vocal advocate of H&S and have the passion to seek out and drive forward H&S initiatives, independently or as part of a team, with a goal of continually improving H&S for our colleagues.
• Follow a process of continual professional development; being aware of, and in touch with any changes to relevant UK and Ireland H&S legislation, Approved Codes of Practice and industry best practice standards.
• Work as part of the wider WSP community liaising with, as appropriate, our UK and Ireland colleagues, the Business Excellence Team, Strategic Business Unit / Discipline Stream Operational Teams, Management Services Teams, Corporate Real Estate Team, Location Directors, H&S Representatives, Project Teams, and all other key stakeholders as appropriate.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience in the specific health and safety challenges associated with the engineering of the built environment
• Knowledge, experience and understanding of key clients, their expectations, standards and supply chain delivery requirements.
• NEBOSH Diploma (or similar).
• Experience working with senior leadership and operational leadership
• A diligent, hard-working self-starter with initiative and ability to work within a dispersed team environment and develop relationships and rapport with all stakeholders. Willingness to continually learn and develop.
• Strong influencing skills to promote and ensure compliance and best practice in operational situations where it is essential to find a solution to the problem if risk is identified.
• Excellent listening and communication skills with the ability to influence and interact with people at all levels in a diplomatic and persuasive manner.
• Training / presentation skills.
• To be able to work with and manage appropriately, sensitive and confidential information, dealing with all stakeholders with the highest level of respect and professionalism.

Dont quite meet all the criteria? Apply and we can see how your experience aligns to other roles in the team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 offers you and your family unlimited telephone access to an NHS doctor, available 24/7, with options for face-to-face video consultations. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.