HSE Business Partner (Construction)
The HSE Business Partner plays a crucial role in embedding and maintaining a strong health, safety, and wellbeing culture across all ISS UK & Ireland Construction projects.
As a new position, this role offers significant scope for development and the opportunity to shape it to your strengths.
Job Description
Reporting to the HSEQ Manager, you will work closely with Key Account Managers, Key Account Directors, project teams, and the central projects PMO.
Your focus will be on ensuring full compliance with legislation, industry standards, and company policies, while actively minimising risk to employees, contractors, and the public.
This role is pivotal in driving a safe and healthy working environment across the business.
Key Responsibilities
* Conduct unannounced site visits to ensure compliance with method statements, risk assessments and safe systems of work
* Review and approve project-specific risk assessments and support hazard identification and control
* Lead investigations into accidents and near misses, producing RIDDOR reports and lessons learned
* Deliver safety briefings, training sessions, and maintain up-to-date certification records
* Update health and safety policies to align with regulations and best practices, introducing new procedures
* Act as H&S advisor to project teams and liaise with statutory bodies during inspections
* Develop safety KPIs, monitor performance and lead improvement projects
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
* Previous experience in a similar role; strong HSE experience, ideally within the Construction industry
* Construction background with Tier 1 or Tier 2 experience, or maintenance fit-out experience
* Comfortable working onsite and liaising with multiple departments and stakeholders
* Strong communication skills
* Professional accreditation such as MCIOB, MRICS or equivalent in HSEQ
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.