Heath and Safety Business Partner - Construction

UK Parliament

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Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Health and Safety Business Partner role sits within the House of Commons Health and Safety Team. The Health and Safety team provides services to both the House of Commons and House of Lords and takes a holistic approach to managing the Estate using a Strategic Vision to ensuring the Estate is safe.

The Health and Safety Team comprises a number of safety professionals who are collaborating closely with stakeholders across the estate to develop local arrangements aligned to ISO45001 and maintain compliance to the corporate safety management system. They also provide assurance to senior stakeholders that the system is appropriate, effective, implemented and compliant with relevant health and safety legislation. Systems must be proportional and appropriate for all services provided including construction and maintenance operations.

The Role

The Health and Safety Business Partners main role is to support the organisation in achieving its safety vision; providing assurance, operational support and guidance.

The post holder will be one of a team of Health and Safety Business Partners within the House of Commons safety team. The team and will report to the Lead Health and Safety Business Partner. This is predominantly a business support role and will assisting in the development of effective arrangements across construction activities, including assurance. The role is essential given the number of projects and construction related maintenance undertaken simultaneously, the nature of work and the live environment in which work is carried out.

This role may involve limited night and weekend working as projects and duties require as well as some on-call cover to provide safety support where significant incidents or events may affect the business of either House.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Follow the principles of health and safety regulatory requirements and internal governance arrangements outlined in the Parliamentary Combined Health and Safety Policy and associated supplements. This also includes the Safety Centre of Excellence and the associated protocols, Local Arrangements and House policies, procedures and guidance relevant to your work.
• Conduct monitoring arrangements to support the discharge of applicable statutory duties e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act etc.
• Advise duty holders and risk owners on construction health and safety requirements & issues.
• Assist colleagues by reviewing safety documentation & processes, evaluating tenders and bids, Health & Safety files and RAMS, and contributing to safety initiatives and safety related Parliamentary Questions & Freedom of Information Requests as required.

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Essential Qualifications:
  • NEBOSH Construction Certificate / NEBOSH General Certificate
  • Tech IOSH, or similar and equivalent membership
• Experience of successfully managing a variety of safety issues and non-compliances, effectively adapting to changes in scope and project schedules or sudden events. Experience of identifying solutions to complex situations with conflicting priorities and/or stakeholder requirements.
• Able to use a range of persuasive techniques to influence behaviours of Senior Stakeholders, managers, staff, contractors and consultants to ensure their adherence to H&S policies and procedures etc.
• Experience of effectively explaining complex, technical verbal and written safety information and advice in a way that is understandable and meaningful to a range of lay and technical stakeholders.
• Understands the need for working successfully within a team, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Next Steps and Additional Information

• CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 500 word limit.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Please ensure that you anonymise your application by removing any identifiable factors from your CV or Supporting Statement.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.