Health and Safety Business Partner (Safety Improvement Specialist)
This is a national role with travel throughout the whole of the UK
Closing date: 2nd November 2025
What will you do?
To provide dedicated and agreed HSE improvement activity support to the Head of HSE, ensuring effective delivery of the business’ HSE Annual Operating Plan. This includes contributing to the planning, coordination, and implementation of key health, safety, and environmental initiatives across all business units; monitoring progress against agreed objectives; and ensuring alignment with overall business priorities. The role involves working collaboratively with stakeholders to drive continual improvement, embed a strong safety culture, and achieve measurable enhancements in HSE performance and compliance.
Some accountabilities of the role:
Identify, design, and develop continual improvement programmes within the business’ HSE plan using a “Task and Finish” approach.
Work with the Head/Director of HSE to ensure programmes are well thought through and have stakeholder buy-in.
Base improvement programmes on Business Unit (BU) needs, considering:
Include focus areas such as:
Future business setup and operating models
Workplace transport and MHE
Product storage and handling
Out-of-branch activities (including load security and driver safety)
Provide hands-on support to implement HSE improvement programmes.
Help business leaders understand implementation progress through clear measures of success and deliverables.
Agree on realistic delivery plans with the BU sponsor and Head/Director of HSE.
Provide regular updates and recovery plans where necessary.
Offer proactive, hands-on support to BU leaders at higher-risk branches (e.g. Safety Beacon, RD Risk Profile).
Demonstrate visible support at branches and assist leaders in developing and executing Safety Excellence action plans.
Support BU leaders at branches with poor safety performance (e.g. low Safety Review scores, regulatory issues, insurance claims) while ensuring leaders retain accountability.
Review HSE data streams (incidents, assurance reviews, etc.) to identify insights for risk reduction and safety improvement.
Assist in resolving complex HSE issues escalated by Lead HSE Advisors or the Group Head of Environment.
Support business leaders during Incident Review Boards:
Support Distribution Centre management in driving continual HSE culture and performance improvement.
Actively participate in colleague-led HSE forums and support HSE-related project completion.
What’s in it for you?
Not Sure you Qualify? We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer, where everyone in our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves - you be you, it makes us, us, as we say. If you’re interested in this opportunity but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles with us.
You’ll be supported by some fantastic training and development and have the opportunity to learn, grow and develop across the Travis Perkins Group.
We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:
A bit about us
As the largest distributor of building materials in the UK, Travis Perkins has been helping to build Britain for over 200 years.
With over 5 businesses, 16,000 colleagues and more than 1,200 branches, stores and sites around the UK we believe we have the best people and the best place to work. Everyone works hard together to deliver results, but most importantly, have some fun along the way!
