Lead Health & Safety Business Partner (Maintenance)

What you'll be doing

Join the House of Commons, part of the UK Parliament, as a Lead Health and Safety Business Partner, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping a positive, high–performing safety culture at the heart of one of the world's most iconic institutions. In this senior leadership position, you'll lead a team of Health & Safety Business Partners, partnering closely with business areas across both the House of Commons and House of Lords to deliver expert advice, drive continuous improvement, and embed a data–led approach to health and safety management.

This is a unique opportunity to influence safety strategy at scale. You'll act as the lead competent safety professional for your area, ensuring consistent support across critical activities while developing and delivering impactful health and safety workplans aligned to the wider Parliamentary strategy.

Working collaboratively with fellow H&S Leads and senior stakeholders, you will use management information and trend analysis to drive performance improvements, support incident investigations, and promote innovation in process and practice.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 60% of your time in the office.

Find out more about working at the House of Commons.

Why Join us?

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year. Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns. What we're looking for

NEBOSH Diploma/or other professional safety related professional qualification (or evidence of working towards). Membership of IOSH (or other relevant professional accreditation).Experience of line management and leading a team of safety professionals.Experience of influencing and working with stakeholders of different levels and advising them to provide specialist safety support.Ability to work clearly and accurately under pressure.Ability to work successfully within a team.How to Apply

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with an 500–word limit.

More information on the application process can be found here: Application process – UK Parliament

Additional Information

Please ensure that you anonymise your application by removing any identifiable factors from your CV or Supporting Statement.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.