Assistant Safety Business Partner

Company: Travis Perkins
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Location: City of Edinburgh
Job Description:

Travis Perkins is now hiring for an enthusiastic and pragmatic Assistant HSE Business Partner to join our central HSE team, supporting our Merchanting network.

This is a dynamic, hands-on role providing front-line health, safety and environmental guidance to Branch Managers and regional colleagues while directly supporting the regional HSE Business Partner. Reporting to the Head of Safety – Merchanting, you will be instrumental in triaging incidents, embedding safe working practices, delivering engaging branch training and promoting a positive, proactive safety culture across our branch network.

If you are a safety professional with TechIOSH status (or working towards it) who thrives on coaching operational teams and driving practical safety improvements, we’d love to hear from you!

Working Pattern & Location

  • Location: North and Scotland Regions, must be based in Scotland

  • Working Pattern: Full-time, standard business hours.

  • Travel Requirements: Full UK Driving Licence required to support regional branch visits around 3 days a week out on the road.

The Opportunity

As Assistant HSE Business Partner, you will serve as a visible, trusted safety advisor for branch colleagues and operational leaders.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Incident Support & Triage: Triaging all reported incidents across the region, supporting Branch Managers with Serious Near Miss and Lost Time Injury investigations and handling statutory RIDDOR reporting as required.

  • Safety Assurance: Conducting scheduled behavioural safety reviews and carrying out delivery assurance CCTV reviews to ensure ongoing procedural compliance.

  • Branch Training Delivery: Delivering practical training sessions for branch teams, covering Risk Assessments, Incident Investigation techniques and Safety Basics / Induction modules.

  • Risk Assessment Governance: Reviewing regional risk assessment templates and completing formal sign-offs for specific assessments, including skip locations and branch vehicle allocations.

  • Front-Line Branch Support: Conducting branch support visits, onboarding new Branch Managers into our HSE culture and supporting Regional Safety Committees.

  • HSE Projects & Continuous Improvement: Partnering with the wider HSE team to support strategic safety initiatives where expertise, value-add, or shared interest align.

About You

Essential

  • Level 3 Health & Safety qualification (e.g., NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent).

  • TechIOSH status (or actively working towards it).

  • Up to 12 months post-qualification experience in a similar risk environment as an HSE Advisor, Coordinator, or equivalent.

  • Practical experience supporting incident investigations, risk assessments, and assurance programmes.

  • Full legal and technical understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation.

  • Engaging coaching style with the ability to influence and train branch colleagues and managers effectively.

  • Full UK Driving Licence.

We’d Particularly Like to See

  • NEBOSH General Certificate.

  • Exposure to project management or change management methodologies.

  • Experience within builders merchanting, retail logistics, or multi-site trade environments.

What’s in it for you!

  • Company / Performance related bonus

  • Company Car

  • Save-as-you-earn & Buy-as-you-earn schemes

  • Contributory pension scheme

  • Life Insurance

  • Private Medical Insurance

  • Colleague discount across a variety of Group businesses including with special discounts across our Trade Merchants – 20% off at Toolstation

Ready to Champion Safety with Us?

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Posted: November 4th, 2026