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Circa £75,000 – £80,000 depending on skills and experience + Car Allowance
Permanent, Full-time (With flexibility for part-time)
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 onsite across the Anglian Water region.
Join the UK’s largest water company!
At Anglian Water we are readying ourselves to begin delivery of our biggest ever capital and operational maintenance programmes in AMP8. Across our region we’ll see population growth of around 700,000 people and more demand than ever before from businesses.
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 result of our continued growth, we are expanding our Safety Team and are looking for a new Safety Business Partner.
What you’ll be doing
- Oversee the management and standards of safety services provided by the safety professionals.
- 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.
- Develop strategic Health & Safety plans aligned with company objectives.
- Identify and drive improvements to Health & Safety processes, systems, and policies within AW Capital Delivery & support functions and Alliances.
- Work with Directors and their leadership teams to develop and deliver clear, measurable, strategic plans that address key risk areas and drive operational performance.
- Constantly bring insights and ideas to challenge and improve health & safety practices, highlighting areas of best practice to enhance employee safety, customer service, and operational performance.
What does it take to be successful?
- Recognised safety qualification such as NEBOSH, preferably to diploma level
- 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.
- Proven track record of driving continuous improvement and being a catalyst for change.
- 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.
As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to
- Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
- Personal private health care
- Annual bonus scheme
- 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
- Life Cover at 8x your salary
- Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
- 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
- Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks
- Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay.
- Car allowance.
Inclusion at Anglian Water
Inclusion is for everyone, and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.
Closing date: Thursday 19th February
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Contact Detail:
Anglian Water Services Recruiting Team
How to prepare for a job interview at Anglian Water Services
✨Know Your Safety Standards
Make sure you brush up on the latest health and safety regulations and standards relevant to the role. Being able to discuss how these apply to Anglian Water's operations will show that you're not just knowledgeable but also genuinely interested in their mission.
✨Showcase Your Leadership Skills
Prepare examples of how you've led teams in previous roles, especially in health and safety contexts. Highlight your ability to influence senior management and drive change, as this is crucial for the Health and Safety Business Partner position.
✨Be Ready to Discuss Strategic Planning
Think about how you would develop strategic health and safety plans that align with company objectives. Be prepared to share your insights on improving processes and systems, as well as any innovative ideas you have for enhancing safety practices.
✨Demonstrate Your Analytical Approach
Come equipped with examples of how you've used data to inform decisions in past roles. This could include analysing risk areas or measuring the success of health and safety initiatives. Showing a proactive and analytical mindset will resonate well with the interviewers.
