HS&E Business Partner

We are looking for an experienced HSE Business Partner to join the team in Derby. This is an on-site role (5 days per week) covering 3 sites.

What you will be doing:

• Lead HS&E locally in support of the Business priorities and based on a sound understanding of the local HS&E performance and risk profile.
• Coach managers in effective HS&E leadership and implementation.
• Be the principal HS&E point of contact for your assigned responsibilities and accountabilities.
• Deliver on agreed improvement plans and be proactive in seeking out emerging issues.
• Identify and promote good practice.
• Work collaboratively with Business HS&E and the wider HS&E function to build a sense of team and align with business and functional strategies.
• Maintain good risk management, including up-to-date local risk profiles, to keep management informed and drive prioritised improvement actions.
• Identify common issues to incorporate in business‑based improvement programmes.
• Ensure HSE critical controls are identified, managed (including through appropriate maintenance programmes) and effectively assured.
• Set expectations and lead by example on the Journey to Zero Harm.
• Lead improvements to functional or business HSE maturity by proposing and implementing changes.
• Represent the business on functional initiatives and lead changes, including on business initiatives.
• Engage beyond your sites on initiatives to optimise the programme.
• Respond to incidents and maintain communications on the situation as needed.
• Coach managers to undertake and complete investigations.
• Analyse incident data to identify and understand trends and propose improvements that can be implemented across the sites.
• Support sharing of incident learnings and apply learnings from elsewhere in a prioritised way.
• Monitor and communicate action closure status arising from incidents at site level.
• Develop the local risk‑based assurance programme, consistent with the Business programme, including compliance with legal and other requirements.
• Monitor progress and support site senior leaders to deliver their lower tier assurance plans.
• Interpret, communicate and drive action on trends and insights.
• Use assurance findings to improve risk management.
• Identify, prioritise, agree with senior management and implement engagement plans with HS&E stakeholders.
• Use good communications practices to support improvement and change.
• Maintain good relations with regulators.
• Work with the Senior HS & E Business Partner(s) to ensure standards and improvements are implemented as necessary.

Position Qualifications:

• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent).
• Qualified member of an appropriate HSE professional body such as IOSH with evidence of continual professional development (CPD).
• Demonstrated experience influencing managers and taking a stand when the situation demands it.
• Strong leadership qualities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to coach and develop HSE Advisors.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Flexible benefits such as life insurance, gym discounts and tax free cycling.
• Generous annual leave.
• Retirement savings through the Rolls Royce Retirement Savings Trust.
• Group life assurance providing a lump sum benefit if employed whilst in service.
• Income protection in the event of illness or injury preventing work.
• Shares program - matched shares and buy one share, get one free opportunity.
• Digital GP for convenient access to GP consultations.
• Employee Assistance (EAP) and Live Well programmes.