Health & Safety Business Partner Working closely with the Utilities business unit to ensure that H&S best practices are fully embedded into each operational area. Encouraging others to fully own H&S and supporting them to make the right decisions by providing professional H&S advice. This is a hybrid role and will be a mix of working from home on key projects, attending customer and contractor site meetings, working on build sites and attending meetings at Arqiva offices. The candidate must be based in the following locations as the role involves frequent interaction with our customers. Location: East of England - Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire We offer Up to £55k depending on experience Car 6% pension contribution Private Medical 25 days annual leave Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance Work. Life. Smarter. Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture Role Purpose: Ensuring that H&S best practices are fully embedded into all activities at a business unit level and risk of harm is minimised. Key Accountabilities: Build and nurture effective relationships with key customers, contractors & internal stakeholders to embed within business partner function Partners with function leaders (L2) to integrate safety into daily operations and foster a culture of safety ownership Create and maintain collaborative and effective relationships with internal & external customers including suppliers Constructively challenge ways of working and decisions to ensure H&S risks are managed or mitigated. Attending site visits & customer & contractor meetings/ workshops to ensure H&S expectations are met Provide specific and expert advice and support training/coaching as needed Facilitates risk assessments for new products, projects and technologies Lead H&S investigations as required and for high potential and injury incidents as a minimum Use performance data to update business managers on ongoing performance to drive action and implement improvements Lead and facilitate working groups to focus on specific H&S challenges and developing procedures and actions to drive improvement Adheres to demand management process and actively prioritises work orders and communicates regularly Ensure ISO45001 requirements are implemented effectively in business partner function Support BIDs and mobilisation of new work or projects as required Owns and leads on business key risk areas with specialism in at least one Desired professional / academic / technical knowledge & experience: Grad member IOSH or working towards NEBOSH Diploma or working towards Working technical knowledge of CDM, StreetWorks, Work at height, electrical and asbestos hazards and legal requirements Ability to communicate effectively and clearly both written and verbally Proficient in prioritising multiple tasks and assess risk Environmental awareness Ability to influence and engage Essential role delivery experience required: Significant experience of working as a safety professional in the utilities, construction and telecoms industry Experience of contractor & subcontractor management