Engineering Safety Partner

Job Description

This is an office based role responsible for supporting the Property Maintenance Teams in delivering safety compliance and driving continuous safety improvement across all property and maintenance operations. The role ensures the robust implementation of safety policies, behavioural safety strategies, and risk management practices to maintain a safe and legally compliant property division. It requires flexibility and the ability to travel to sites (including overnight stays) to engage with stakeholders and uphold the highest safety standards.

• Providing specialist property safety leadership across Group Engineering to ensure the built environment operates safely, compliantly, and resiliently.
• Developing, implementing, and reviewing safety policies, standards, and procedures covering engineering assets, building systems, and maintenance activities.
• Leading the assurance programme by carrying out audits, inspections, and performance reviews to verify compliance with statutory, regulatory, and internal requirements.
• Offering competent safety advice to engineering teams and project managers throughout design, installation, commissioning, and the ongoing management of assets.
• Managing and monitoring risk assessments, ensuring effective controls are identified, implemented, and regularly reviewed for all engineeringrelated property risks.
• Driving continuous improvement by analysing incident data, identifying trends, and creating targeted plans to enhance safety performance.
• Coordinating with stakeholders across Property, Engineering, Facilities, and external partners to support clear communication and alignment of safety expectations.
• Acting as a subject matter expert for engineeringrelated safety topics, including fire systems, mechanical and electrical infrastructure, contractor safety, and asset reliability.
• Supporting competency development by delivering training, guidance, and coaching to engineers, property teams, and contractors.
• Leading investigations into incidents involving engineering systems, ensuring root causes are identified and corrective actions are implemented and sustained.

• The ability to work independently and manage your own workload effectively.
• Strong relationshipbuilding skills, with the ability to create trustbased partnerships with key stakeholders and colleagues.
• Effective timemanagement capabilities to prioritise and deliver across multiple workstreams.
• Strong reportwriting skills, with the ability to present information clearly and concisely.
• Confident meetingmanagement skills, including planning, facilitating, and driving outcomes.
• A collaborative and engaging approach, with the ability to work effectively across teams and functions.
• A NEBOSH General Certificate (essential).
• A solid understanding of risk assessment and riskmanagement principles.
• Practical experience of working within a property environment.
• An engineering background

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