Regional Environmental, Health and Safety Business Partner
Keepmoat Homes is a fast growing top 10 UK housebuilder. We design and build quality homes and create places where people want to live.
Our investment and participation helps transform communities and improves the lives of local people. We have a national presence combined with local knowledge and expertise in all aspects of housing – from finance, design and planning, to developing and building. Our comprehensive skills and capabilities give us a wider perspective across the whole housing lifecycle and we create lower risk ways of building homes people need.
For more than 90 years our work has been absolutely visible to local communities so being part of the community is in our DNA. We hire local suppliers and tradespeople and work with local communities to make sure that our plans meet their needs.
Main purpose of the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Regional Health and Safety Business Partner to join us in our Northeast region, based from our Hebburn regional office with travel to sites throughout the region required. The Regional Health and Safety Business Partner will collaborate with the regional leadership team for the North East to help ensure a collective vision that includes systems and compliance, but that extends beyond this to focus on people and behaviour to help create a positively reinforced learning culture.
Part of the wider Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) team, they will be influential, visible and be responsible for engaging at all levels of the organisation to promote and embed continuous improvement programmes envisioned by the business, working closely with the regional leadership teams and the central EHS team to drive and embed first-class EHS management and assurance.
Key responsibilities will be to monitor compliance with all statutory EHS requirements throughout all phases of a development, and particularly the Construction, Design & Management Regulations.
Carrying out audits against Keepmoat, legal, ISO and best practice standards covering high risk activities and Keepmoat system requirements.
HS&S Responsibilities
To take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your work and adhere to the Keepmoat Health, Safety and Sustainability standards.
Skills, knowledge & experience
We are looking for someone who fits with our core values here at Keepmoat;
* Takes a straightforward approach with relevant technical knowledge gained through substantial and sustained HSS experience in a construction environment, taking ownership of complex issues and tasks and empowering others to do the same.
* Passionate and highly engaging communication style with the ability to win hearts and minds at all levels in the organisation.
* A collaborative nature, sharing information and best practice to successfully accomplish individual and collective goals.
* Creative with significant experience in developing and implementing new working methods, technology and initiatives that could improve HSS performance across the business.
Due to the nature of this role and the travel involved, a full UK driving license is essential.
Essential: Chartered EHS professional (CMIOSH) or GradIOSH and actively working towards Chartership.
Desirable: Environmental, Sustainability & QA qualifications and experience.
Why work for us?
At Keepmoat Homes we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. As the market leader in our industry we want to ensure that we attract, motivate and retain the best people who can deliver the best service for our customers.
* Competitive rates of pay – We regularly check our pay against our competitors to make sure they reflect our position as market leader. We also review our pay every year.
* Bonus Scheme – Our annual bonus scheme is linked to team and company performance.
* Special offers for staff – We run a range of offers and discounts exclusively for our employees including holidays, health club memberships and days out.
* Trust – We encourage you to come up with ideas and get the most out of your job with us.
* Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career.
Our values
Our values are the foundation for our vision, the cornerstone of our culture and the benchmark for our achievement.
* Straightforward - We get the job done in the most efficient and effective way. We are friendly, open and honest. It’s about being respectful and working in a transparent and honest way.
* Collaborative - We work together in partnership to deliver the very best customer experience. Partnership working is key to our business. We work collaboratively to deliver the best results possible.
* Passionate - We care about what we do. We put pride and energy into delivering results. It’s important to us to do a good job.
* Creative - We are proactive, flexible and resourceful. We listen, learn and deliver solutions. We don’t offer a one size fits all solution; we are flexible and will tailor our services to our customers’ needs.
Reference: KMH/NE/1587
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Hebburn, NE31 2EX
Employer: Keepmoat Homes, North East
Job type: Permanent
Closing date: 30/06/2025
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