Property Health and Safety Business Partner

Overview

In this role you will provide competent health and safety support across SGN’s property portfolio, ensuring compliance and safe working environments. You will engage with property and facilities teams and contract partners to oversee safety requirements, CDM duties, and inspections. Your work drives risk reduction and continuous improvement within a Zero Harm culture. This position offers impact across depots, offices, and logistics sites, shaping safer workplaces and environmental compliance. You’ll be part of a mission-driven team delivering safety, warmth and comfort to customers.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Joint-contribution pension (6%/12% total)
• Enhanced maternity & family leave
• Life assurance
• HolidayPlus
• Virtual GP & Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities

• Provide safety compliance guidance across depots, offices and logistics sites in line with UK law and internal policies
• Review and challenge contractor RAMS, Method Statements, competence evidence and Permits to Work
• Provide safety input to maintenance, refurbishments and construction works; support CDM client duties
• Conduct property safety inspections and drive timely closure of corrective actions
• Lead or support incident investigations and share lessons to promote continuous improvement
• Support environmental objectives by promoting awareness of environmental legislation
• Engage with contract partners to oversee safety requirements and contractor competence

Key requirements

• NEBOSH General Certificate and NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate (or equivalent)
• Proven experience managing property and facilities safety compliance across multi-site estates
• Strong knowledge of UK property safety and environmental legislation
• Confident communicator with effective stakeholder management
• Experience conducting safety inspections, reviewing RAMS and contractor competence checks
• Experience of conducting accident / incident investigations
• Strong analytical and organisational skills; ability to influence and drive improvement
• Full driving license and willingness to travel across the South London SGN Patch; occasional nights away

• confident communicator
• stakeholder management
• analytical mindset
• RAMS review
• CDM client duties
• safety inspections

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