Amey · 5 hours ago
Health and Safety Business Partner
Home, KS
Part-time
Onsite
Senior LevelAmey is a company focused on supporting international growth markets and improvement projects in the Advisory business sector. The role of Health and Safety Business Partner involves acting as a subject matter expert in health and safety, ensuring compliance with policies, and providing support to operational directors and practice leads.
Home ServicesInfrastructure
Responsibilities
In the context of Group, business unit and sector objectives, contribute to development of a health safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) strategy ensuring that we put our core value of safety first in all we do
Ensure that the operational business is properly implementing the mandated Amey Policy requirements for Health & Safety particularly in relation to the deployment of HSEQ personnel
Continually uphold Amey’s core value of ‘safety first, always’, by complying with and promoting our robust safety measures to minimise the risk of injury or ill health to you and those around you. This will be achieved by consistently applying and working within our Zero Code framework whilst undertaking activities for or on behalf of Amey
Support assurance activities where required on specific topics, proactively or as part of reactive programmes e.g. mobilisation or post event. (including industry specific programmes where relevant) Maintaining Professional Standards
Stay abreast of developments in Health & Safety legislation and industry best practice through an ongoing process of formal continuing professional development
Providing an escalation point for HSEQ queries from the operational business
Through direction, oversight and active involvement ensure incident investigations identify and implement effective preventive actions through a process of root cause analysis
Ensure that Amey’s framework for behaviour and competence is implemented effectively and that minimum mandated standards for HSEQ/Health & Safety training are maintained
Directly engage in the delivery of HSEQ/Health & Safety training solutions tailored to the needs of the business where necessary to comply with customer requirements and/or Group standards
Develop briefings on HSEQ topics to enable information to be cascaded effectively
Contribute to reviews of the Amey IMS, compulsory risk controls, processes and procedures; and lead in the development of sector and territory specific IMS supplementary risk & process controls / aspects and impact arrangements where necessary
Qualification
Required
‘Chartered' Tech or Cert Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health
Internal Auditor qualification
Investigation qualification
Entry level Environmental qualification
An expert in Health & Safety and a good working knowledge of pertinent Health and Safety legislation
A good working knowledge of ISO standards (e.g BS EN ISO 45001, 9001, 14001) and their implementation and ongoing maintenance
A good understanding of international legal frameworks (such as USA, Caribbean, Australasia, ROI) and how to adapt management systems to meet regional requirements
Good leadership and communication skills
Strong investigation skills
Good understanding of core leadership and people management principles
Broad awareness of behavioural principles
Ability to act as conscious of the business and deliver challenging messages
Understanding of and ability to apply Risk management principles
Understanding of core environmental and quality management principles
Provided proactive, active and reactive professional assistance as the ‘subject matter expert' for Health & Safety in line with the requirements of Regulation 7 of the MHASAWR99
Helped operational Directors to formulate effective compliance and improvement plans aligned to the corporate Health & Safety strategy and those of our customers
Experience of developing, implementing and monitoring management systems in overseas territories
Acted as a commercially aware, focused, business-minded partner for Health & Safety
Worked collaboratively with Health and Safety Business Partners across organisations to ensure best practice Health & Safety solutions are shared throughout the business
Contributed to driving sustainable culture change through the short and long term planning of Health & Safety activity and resources
Experience in developing and implementing new working methods and initiatives that could improve Health and Safety across the business
Strong business acumen and previous experience of a diverse and complex operating business
Supported the development and delivery of a companywide and overseas assurance programmes
Supported the undertaking of Group wide compliance and conformance audits UK & overseas
Is a health & safety subject matter expert (SME) and maintains skills via CPD that apply across market sectors
Has ability to identify, understand and adapt to different regional cultures, their requirements and expectations
Has ability to Identify and understand regional HSEQ legislation
Is an ambassador and role model for the HSEQ function with an engaging respectful communication and influencing style able to work with all levels of the business
Ability to collaborate with the leadership teams at senior level to help ensure a collective vision that extends beyond health and safety systems and compliance and focuses on our people and their behaviour to help create a positively reinforced learning culture
Has the appetite and ability to work collaboratively and communicate across the HSEQ function, wider business functions and operational delivery teams
Is capable of helping to achieve successful culture change in a complex business with effective use of project management skills to ensure managed delivery
Ensuring that Amey's Integrated management system (IMS) is visible, understood and implemented throughout the business
Works with respect, diligence and professionalism and in doing so can command support and respect from senior directors
Produces consistently high-quality communications (such as presentations, reports and emails) with experience in the delivery of health and safety training
Develops knowledge and competence of other areas of HSEQ, specifically environmental management and quality assurance to become a multi-skilled member of the HSEQ team
Preferred
Diploma or higher-level qualification in health & safety
Benefits
Health cash plan
24 GP
Support and assistance programmes
Wellbeing ambassadors
Wellbeing Wednesday
Dental vouchers
2 Community Involvement Days each year
Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
Flexible benefits scheme
Buying additional annual leave
Cycle2work scheme
Charity giving
Gym membership
Online voucher portal
Company
Amey
Amey engages in maintaining defence infrastructure and housing services.
Founded in 1921
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
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