Health & Safety Business Partner - Earth & Environment Health & Safety Business Partner Earth & Environment (E&E)
WSP · United Kingdom
Role Purpose
The Health & Safety Business Partner is the dedicated H&S professional supporting the Earth & Environment business across the UK. As a trusted partner to leaders and project teams, the role provides practical advice, assurance and challenge to support safe, compliant project and operational delivery.
The successful candidate must have strong practical experience of Principal Contractor works and be confident working with project managers, site teams, clients, contractors and supply-chain partners. They must also be able to prioritise effectively in a busy and ever-changing environment, balancing planned improvement activity with urgent operational support.
Key Accountabilities
Leadership & Business Partnership
- Act as the trusted H&S advisor to E&E leaders, service lines, project teams and operational managers.
- Integrate H&S into business planning, operational decisions and project delivery, providing clear advice, challenge and assurance.
- Support delivery of E&E safety priorities and improvement plans aligned with the UK&I HSEQ Strategy.
- Influence leaders and teams to strengthen visible leadership, accountability and early engagement with HSEQ.
Principal Contractor, Project & Operational Safety
- Provide competent advice and assurance for work in Principal Contractor environments, covering mobilisation, site readiness, welfare, inductions, supervision, permits, contractor control and project interfaces.
- Apply the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 in practice and advise project teams on relevant duty-holder requirements.
- Review and challenge RAMS, safe systems of work, task planning and construction-phase controls, including changes in site conditions.
- Support management of E&E fieldwork risks, including driving, lone working, remote locations, difficult terrain, weather, land access, lifting operations and work around plant or construction activities.
- Undertake site visits, project reviews and inspections to verify that controls are understood and effective, promoting Stop & Withdraw where arrangements are unsuitable.
Assurance, Incidents & Performance
- Plan and deliver proportionate project reviews, inspections, audits and management-system checks, with clear actions and effective close-out.
- Review incidents, near misses, hazards and positive observations, ensuring appropriate classification, escalation, investigation and learning.
- Lead or support investigations to identify immediate, underlying and root causes and develop practical corrective actions.
- Analyse H&S data and operational intelligence to identify trends and emerging risks, providing concise reports and recommendations to leadership.
- Provide H&S input to bids, client requests and supplier onboarding where required.
Culture, Communication & Team Contribution
- Deliver relevant briefings, workshops, toolbox talks, safety moments and learning communications.
- Coach and influence leaders, managers and teams to improve safety behaviours and accountability.
- Support H&S Advisors and Champions and collaborate with HSEQ and other specialist functions.
- Maintain professional competence and share lessons, knowledge and good practice across the business.
Key Relationships
Internal
E&E leadership, Discipline and Service Line Directors, operational managers and people managers
Project Directors, Project Managers, technical leads and field teams
Senior H&S Business Partner, H&S Advisors, HSEQ colleagues and H&S Champions
Procurement, bids, HR, wellbeing, occupational health, security and training teams
External
Clients, Principal Contractors, contractors, supply-chain partners, site operators and regulatory bodies
Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
- Relevant degree, diploma or equivalent H&S qualification.
- Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH), or working towards Chartered status.
- Significant practical experience of Principal Contractor works, including construction site arrangements, contractor management and operational interfaces.
- H&S experience within construction, infrastructure, environmental, engineering, consultancy or major-project environments.
- Ability to review and challenge RAMS, safe systems of work and project controls and verify their effectiveness on site.
- Proven ability to prioritise and deliver in a busy, fast-moving and ever-changing environment.
- Strong influencing, stakeholder-management, investigation, analytical, reporting and communication skills.
- Ability to translate legislation and corporate requirements into practical, proportionate solutions.
- Willingness to travel to UK offices and project sites as required.
Desirable
- Experience of environmental fieldwork, ground investigation, geotechnical, ecology or remediation activities.
- Construction site management, Principal Contractor or contractor-side H&S experience.
- Auditor qualification and knowledge of ISO 45001.
- Experience using incident or performance-reporting systems and delivering H&S briefings.
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