Health and Safety Business Partner

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 being 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. As a Safety Business Partner, you will manage and lead a team of Safety Professionals, providing visible leadership and coaching. Your role will be pivotal in raising the skills and capabilities of our Safety Professionals and enhancing the quality of service, insights, and ideas offered to our customers. You will ensure that all Business Units and delivery routes have robust safety strategies and plans in place in line with the company Safety strategy Safer Every Day and contribute positively to our company's Annual Statement of Intent objectives.

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 it takes 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