Discipline Health & Safety Business Partner – Mining UK & Ireland in Leeds

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A Little More About Your Role

As a Health & Safety Business Partner within our UK & Ireland Mining business, you will provide strategic leadership and technical authority for HSEQ across a global portfolio of mining advisory projects. Operating as a trusted advisor to discipline and project leadership, you will influence decision‑making in complex, high‑risk environments and shape the approach to health, safety and risk management across international operations. This role offers significant exposure to global projects, senior stakeholders and critical risk environments, with the opportunity to directly impact safe and sustainable project delivery.

• Provide HSEQ leadership and act as the discipline authority for health, safety and risk across UK&I Mining
• Influence senior leadership decision‑making on high‑risk activities, international travel, and project mobilisation
• Lead the identification and management of critical risks across complex mining environments, including remote and hostile locations
• Oversee, assure and deliver project HSEQ planning, risk controls and governance across multiple concurrent global projects
• Drive continuous improvement through incident investigation, trend analysis and implementation of learning
• Champion a high‑performance safety culture, embedding visible leadership and behavioural expectations across the discipline
• Collaborate with global HSEQ, security and operational teams to ensure alignment with international standards and best practice

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate

• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and extensive experience in a H&S leadership role
• Significant experience within mining, extractive industries or comparable high‑risk operational environments
• Proven ability to lead and influence at senior leadership level within complex, global organisations
• Strong expertise in risk management, including critical risk, project HSEQ planning and international travel risk
• Experience supporting global projects and operating in remote, challenging or high‑risk environments
• Advanced capability in incident investigation, performance analysis and driving continuous improvement
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 45001 and application of HSEQ management systems and standards applicable to the mining industry

What’s In It For You

• Work‑life balance: At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
• Health & Wellbeing: We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most.
• Flex your time: To enhance work‑life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
• Your development: We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.