Health and Safety Business Partner

Health & Safety Business Partner – North England (Remote) Step into a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile, we take pride in delivering top-notch solutions across the multi-utility sector. Our dedicated Health and Safety team in North England is expanding, and we're excited to welcome a talented Health & Safety Business Partner to join us. As a Health & Safety Business Partner working at Last Mile, reporting to the Health and Safety Manager for Design and Build, you will provide expert guidance on health, safety, and compliance across our Design and Build operations. You’ll play a key role in fostering a positive safety culture and ensuring legal compliance with health and safety standards, always aiming to exceed minimum requirements. What’s in it for you as a Health & Safety Business Partner? Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a competitive salary of up to £52,215 DOE and a great range of benefits including a fantastic amount of annual leave, including a Christmas shut down. 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays Holiday buy scheme Discretionary bonus EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service) Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme Up to 7% employer pension contribution Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary) Refer a friend incentive Wagestream Employee assistance programme Car allowance Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles* Private medical insurance* Company sick pay* *Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period* Your responsibilities as a Health & Safety Business Partner: Audit working practices to ensure that they are safe, comply with legislation and identify any improvements that could reduce risk. Carry out regular site inspections to ensure that policies and procedures are properly implemented and are being followed. Travel to sites regularly (approximately 3 days per week) across your region, carrying out inspections to ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented and are being followed. Conduct safety meetings, briefings, safety campaigns, training, and safety initiatives about health and safety issues and risks and promote a safe working environment. Provide risk-based coaching to operatives to help them better understand the risks associated with the works they are undertaking. Work with your peers to review the findings of audits and inspections and develop initiatives or changes that will make improvements. Undertake accident and incident investigations and prepare reports. Support in the closure of Non-Conformances to ensure that any learning points or corrective actions required are implemented within the business. Support the Project Management team with audits, advice, and CDM assistance and provide safety coaching and guidance in complex situations. Conduct safety inductions for new employees and regular refresher courses for existing staff. Contribute to the review, development, implementation, and maintenance of Last Mile’s health, safety, and compliance policies, procedures, and standards to ensure they are up to date, appropriate, proportionate, and consistent across the business, keeping track of changes within the industry. Experience / Knowledge: Solid experience in a health, safety and compliance role in the utility/construction sector (or ex-military). Detailed knowledge of current health, safety & environmental legislation, and its application within the utility industry. Experienced in risk assessment, auditing, and risk management techniques. Qualifications: NEBOSH Certificate. IOSH Level 3 Certificate. Working knowledge of ISO 9001; ISO 14001 & ISO 45001. Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Health & Safety Business Partner?

Apply now! Important Dates: Closing Date for Applications:

Sunday 2 nd

February 2025 Shortlisting Completed:

W/c 27 th

January 2025 Interviews Scheduled:

W/c 3 rd

February 2025 Outcome Notifications:

W/c 10 th

February 2025 We aim to keep candidates informed throughout the process and encourage you to apply promptly as we may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. About us: Last Mile designs, builds, owns, and operates essential utilities infrastructure so people across Great Britain have access to the heat, power, water, and wastewater services they need, every day. We are one of the largest last-mile multi-utility connections businesses in the UK. We own and manage approximately 750,000 installed connections, linking distribution networks to residential and commercial customers. It’s our people that make us. We want to attract and retain the best talent to deliver utilities infrastructure in a way we can be proud of. To achieve this, we need to be at our very best in everything we do – and employ experienced, enthusiastic, and committed people. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse working environment, where employee wellbeing is at the forefront and our people feel valued. We provide tailored ongoing training and development, but most importantly, long-term career opportunities for you to learn, develop and grow in your role. If you are motivated to succeed and have a ‘can-do’ attitude, we would love to hear from you!

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