Safety & Environment Business Partner

Job description

Salary £43,991 per annum + Company Car + Benefits Role Overview We're looking for a proactive and collaborative Safety & Environment Business Partner to join our Safety team. Reporting to the Head of Safety, you'll be part of a team of seven Safety & Environment Business Partners who support our Operating Companies across the UK. Acting as a trusted advisor, you'll provide professional, practical and approachable guidance on safety, sustainability and environmental matters, helping to create safer workplaces and drive continuous improvement. This is a varied, field-based role where you'll build strong relationships with operational teams, provide assurance through auditing activities, support investigations, and coach leaders to strengthen safety culture and performance. You'll play a key role in ensuring our Operating Companies meet regulatory requirements while continually improving safety and environmental standards. If you're passionate about making a positive impact, influencing change, and working closely with operational teams to improve safety outcomes, we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Do As a Safety & Environment Business Partner, you'll: Partner with a portfolio of Operating Companies, providing expert safety, sustainability and environmental support. Build strong, trusted relationships with managers, supervisors, Health & Safety Representatives and wider stakeholders. Deliver a programme of health, safety, sustainability and environmental audits, assessing compliance and identifying opportunities for improvement. Provide independent assurance on management systems and organisational performance. Support the implementation of divisional safety initiatives and action plans. Coach and develop managers and supervisors, helping them build confidence and capability in applying safety management systems. Investigate significant accidents and incidents, identifying root causes and recommending preventative actions. Monitor audit findings and action plans, ensuring improvements are implemented and driven through to completion. Analyse near miss and CIRAS reporting trends, providing practical recommendations to reduce risk and improve performance. Attend Operational Safety Forums and provide guidance on safety and environmental matters. Identify training needs and work collaboratively to support the development of safety and environmental capability across the business. Share best practice across regions and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. Support safety projects and topic-specific activities as directed by the Head of Safety. What We Need NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent). Technical Member of IOSH (TechIOSH) as a minimum. Strong knowledge of UK health, safety and environmental legislation and regulatory requirements. Experience of conducting audits, ideally supported by a recognised auditing qualification. Experience of management systems and their practical application, preferably ISO 45001. Experience investigating accidents and incidents and identifying effective corrective and preventative actions. Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently. A proactive, analytical and solution-focused approach, with strong attention to detail. Confidence using Microsoft Office applications, including Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel regularly across multiple operational sites. Flexibility to work hours that meet the needs of a field-based operational role. Why Join Us? This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference by helping shape a positive safety culture across a complex operational environment. You'll work alongside experienced professionals, influence senior leaders, and play a vital role in protecting our people, our customers and the communities we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to be their authentic selves. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. If you're excited about this opportunity but don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. We recognise that skills and potential can be developed, and we're committed to supporting our colleagues to grow and succeed. Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age. Location: Stagecoach Group Head Office 10 Dunkeld Road Perth PH1 5TW