HSEQ Business Partner

ISS Facilities Services; South Heighton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company seeks a Regional HSEQ Business Partner for the London and Southeast area. This role involves ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards while influencing culture and driving strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate will have extensive HSEQ experience and a strong background in facilities management. This is a permanent position offering the chance to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Extensive HSEQ experience within a matrix organisation.
• Strong background in facilities management with knowledge of food safety.
• Experience in projects and statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support and mentor account teams on HSEQ matters.
• Conduct internal audits to ensure compliance.
• Lead investigations for Level 3 and 4 incidents.
• Deploy strategic HSEQ initiatives.
• Monitor significant risk areas including food safety.
• Act as a primary point of contact for selected accounts.
• Collaborate with other HSEQ Business Partners.
• Identify trends and provide recommendations for risk reduction.

Skills

Excellent communication and influencing skills

Ability to collaborate effectively

Proactive, solution-oriented mindset

Passion for health and safety

Competence in business reporting tools

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Internal auditing experience to ISO standards

Environmental Management Certificate

Food Safety Level 3 qualification

Job description

HSEQ Business Partner - London and Southeast

Location: London,

Hours of work: 40

Contract Type: Permanent

We are looking for a Regional HSEQ Business Partner to join our team and champion best practices across a diverse portfolio of accounts. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced professional to influence culture, drive compliance, and embed strategic initiatives that keep people safe and operations efficient.

Job Description

As a Regional HSEQ Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor and coach to operational teams within your region, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and company standards. You will lead on incident investigations, audit processes, and deploy key strategic programs such as SafeChoice and Permit to Work.

Your role will involve proactive engagement with internal stakeholders and external bodies, including customers, local authorities, and regulatory agencies, to drive continuous improvement and maintain the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental performance.

You will be instrumental in embedding the OneISS Way, supporting operational teams to understand and adopt HSEQ policies and procedures. Using business reporting tools, you will identify risk areas and provide actionable guidance to mitigate them. This role requires a balance of strategic thinking and hands‑on involvement, ensuring that HSEQ remains a core value across all operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support, coach, and mentor account teams on HSEQ matters, providing competent advice and guidance.
• Conduct internal audits using a risk-based approach to ensure compliance with the OneISS Way.
• Lead investigations for Level 3 and 4 incidents and oversee governance for Level 1 and 2 incidents.
• Deploy strategic HSEQ initiatives, including SafeChoice, Permit to Work, and Lone Working solutions.
• Monitor significant risk areas such as statutory compliance, food safety, and project safety.
• Act as a primary point of contact for selected accounts and liaise with customers and third parties to enable improvements.
• Collaborate with other HSEQ Business Partners to share best practices and deliver consistent standards.
• Use reporting tools to identify trends and provide recommendations for risk reduction.
• Promote global and UK&I campaigns and initiatives, embedding a culture of safety and wellbeing.

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications

• Extensive HSEQ experience within a matrix organisation.
• Strong background in facilities management (hard and soft services), with knowledge of food safety, projects, and statutory compliance.
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent (or working towards).
• Internal auditing experience to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, or ISO 45001 standards.
• Environmental Management Certificate (e.g., IEMA or NVQ Level 3).
• Food Safety Level 3 qualification.

Skills and Attributes

• Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across regions and with external stakeholders.
• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
• Passion for health and safety and the ability to inspire cultural change.
• Competence in using business reporting tools and Microsoft Office applications.

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing [e-mail]