Property Health and Safety Business Partner

Property Health and Safety Business Partner

Location: Hempton, Oxfordshire, GB, OX15 0

Application Deadline: 2026-10-09T00:00:00

Company: Scotia Gas Networks

Role Deadline: 2027-01-09T07:02:51.523

Job Overview

The Property Health and Safety Business Partner will provide competent health and safety support and guidance across SGN's property portfolio, ensuring legal compliance, effective risk control, and safe working environments. You will play a key role in managing compliance across property related safety areas, including fire safety, water hygiene, electrical safety, asbestos management, and environmental legislation. You will report to the H&S department and work closely with SGN's property and facilities teams, engaging directly with contract partners to oversee compliance, CDM activities, inductions, and contractual safety requirements.

Our Mission

We deliver safety, warmth, and comfort to homes and businesses. Every role, whether in the office or on the front line, plays a key part in this mission. Here's how you will contribute:

• Provide competent support and guidance to SGN for property safety compliance across depots, offices, and logistic sites in accordance with UK legislation and internal policies.


• Review and, where appropriate, challenge contractor Risk Assessments, Method Statements, competence evidence, and Permits to Work for property-related activities.


• Provide technical safety input to property maintenance, refurbishments, and construction works. Support CDM client duties by ensuring pre-construction information is suitable and sufficient.


• Conduct property safety inspections, escalate safety-critical defects, and drive timely closure of corrective actions.


• Lead or support incident investigations, ensuring learning outcomes and insights are shared to promote continuous improvement in line with SGN's Zero Harm culture.


• Support SGN's environmental objectives by ensuring awareness of environmental legislation and responsibilities.

What You Will Need

• A minimum of a NEBOSH General Certificate and NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate (or equivalent)


• Proven experience managing property and facilities safety compliance across multi-site estates.


• Strong knowledge of UK property safety and environmental legislation.


• Confident communicator with effective stakeholder management skills.


• Experience conducting safety inspections, reviewing RAMS, and contractor partner competence checks.


• Experience of conducting accident/incident investigations.


• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to influence and drive continuous improvement.

This role will involve travel across the South London SGN Patch and a full driving license and vehicle will be required. You may need to spend occasional nights away from home.

Additional Information

Not sure you meet every requirement? Research shows some people - particularly women and those from underrepresented backgrounds - may hesitate to apply unless they meet every criteria. At SGN, we value diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If this role interests you but you're not sure you tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you. You might be just who we're looking for - now or in the future.

Why SGN?

SGN leads pioneering research and development for a net-zero energy system. Our innovative technologies are transforming the gas industry while keeping people safe and warm. We are an award-winning employer, including CCA Gold Awards for Great Places to Work and Inclusivity and Accessibility, and a proud Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant.

About Us | Benefits | Diversity and Inclusion

If you require any accommodations or support during the application process, reach out to us. We're here to help ensure an inclusive and accessible experience for everyone.

Our Legacy

With over 85 years of experience behind us, we're leading the way in energy delivery. SGN manages the network that distributes natural and green gas to 5.9 million homes and businesses across Scotland and the south of England. Whichever your supplier is, our pipes deliver gas safely, reliably, and efficiently to every one of our customers. It's your gas, in our network.

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workplaces, while engaging directly with contract partners to oversee compliance, CDM activities, inductions, and contractual safety requirements.We deliver safety, warmth, and comfort to homes and businesses. Every role, whether in the office or on the front line, plays a key part in this mission. Here's how you will contribute...· Provide competent support and guidance to SGN for property safety compliance across depots, offices and logistic sites in accordance with UK legislation and internal policies.· Review and, where appropriate, challenge contractor Risk Assessments, Method Statements, competence evidence and Permits to Work for property-related activities.· Provide technical safety input to property maintenance, refurbishments and construction works. Support CDM client duties by ensuring pre-construction information is suitable and sufficient. · Conduct property safety inspections, escalate safety critical defects, and drive timely closure of corrective actions.· Lead or support
incident investigations, ensuring learning outcomes and insights are shared to promote continuous improvement in line with SGN's Zero Harm culture.· Support SGN's environmental objectives by ensuring awareness of environmental legislation and responsibilities.What you will need· A minimum of a NEBOSH General Certificate and NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate (or equivalent)· Proven experience managing property and facilities safety compliance across multi-site estates.· Strong knowledge of UK property safety and environmental legislation.· Confident communicator with effective stakeholder management skills. · Experience conducting safety inspections, reviewing RAMS and contractor partner competence checks.· Experience of conducting accident / incident investigations.· Strong analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to influence and drive continuous improvement.This role will involve travel across the South London SGN Patch and a full driving license and vehicle will be
required and you may need to spend occasional nights away from homeNot sure you meet every requirement?Research shows some people - particularly women and those from underrepresented backgrounds - may hesitate to apply unless they meet every criteria. At SGN, we value diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.If this role interests you but you're not sure you tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you. You might be just who we're looking for - now or in the future.Why SGN?SGN leads pioneering research and development for a net-zero energy system. Our innovative technologies are transforming the gas industry while keeping people safe and warm. We are an award-winning employer, including CCA Gold Awards for Great Places to Work and Inclusivity and Accessibility, and a proud Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant.About us | Benefits | Diversity and inclusionIf you require any accommodations or support during the application process, reach out to us. We're here
to help ensure an inclusive and accessible experience for everyone. >Why SGNWith over 85 years of experience behind us, we're leading the way in energy delivery.SGN manage the network that distributes natural and green gas to 5.9 million homes and businesses across Scotlandand the south of England. Whoever your supplier is, our pipes deliver gas safely, reliably and efficientlyto every one of our customers. It's your gas, in our network.Find out more about SGN