Health and Safety Business Partner

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water company in the UK is seeking a Safety Business Partner to manage a team of professionals and enhance safety strategies across the organization. You will provide leadership, develop health and safety targets, and ensure the company's safety strategies are effectively implemented. Ideal candidates should possess significant experience in health and safety, strong leadership skills, and a driving licence due to travel requirements. This role offers a competitive salary and flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

20% off new EE mobile contracts

Discounted cinema tickets

Cycle2Work scheme

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior health & safety role.
• Professional Health & Safety knowledge with a proactive approach.
• Driving licence essential due to travel within the role.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of Safety Professionals.
• Develop and agree on health and safety targets.
• Analyse business strategy and translate it into actionable plans.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety knowledge

Analytical skills

Influencing skills

Organizational skills

Job description

**Circa £75,000 – £80,000 depending on skills and experience + Car Allowance****Location:********Flexible across the Anglian Water Region****** Anglian Water embraces a flexible working approach. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, with an average of 3 days per week being onsite across the Anglian Water region. Anglian Water is at the forefront of enabling this growth – something we’re excited about and proud to play such a fundamental role in. Central to our values at Anglian Water is safety. As we start this new chapter, we’ll be working together with colleagues and partners to keep safety at the cornerstone of everything we do. As a Safety Business Partner, you will manage and lead a team of Safety Professionals, providing visible leadership and coaching. Your role will be pivotal in raising the skills and capabilities of our Safety Professionals and enhancing the quality of service, insights, and ideas offered to our customers. You will ensure that all Business Units and delivery routes have robust safety strategies and plans in place in line with the company Safety strategy Safer Every Day and contribute positively to our company's Annual Statement of Intent objectives. **What you’ll be doing:** Provide visible leadership and targeted coaching to build their capability, skills, and experience. Lead Business Unit Leadership teams and Directors in developing and agreeing on health and safety targets and outcome measures. Work with Directors and their leadership teams to develop and deliver clear, measurable, strategic plans that address key risk areas and drive operational performance. Significant experience in a senior health & safety role. Driving licence essential due to travel within the role Professional Health & Safety knowledge with a proactive and analytical approach. Ability to analyse business strategy and translate it into clear, actionable, and measurable people plans. Strong influencing skills at a senior level and experience in leading and supporting others to achieve business goals. Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage self and teams to deliver to deadlines. Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team [e-mail]’To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our .Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.