Health & Safety Business Partner

Job Introduction

We’re looking for two exceptional Health & Safety Business Partners to help us make a difference to our planet. 

As our Health & Safety Business Partner, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. 

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a job share.  Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone. Please note the role holders will need to travel to multiple sites as part of the role.

World changing work 

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are. 

•    We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact

•    We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better

•    We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making

•    We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater

•    We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise 

You will have a significant impact on the Met Office. The two Health & Safety Business Partner roles will be supporting and driving the long-term H&S strategic improvement plan. These are key roles, which will provide impact and influence across the Met Office and all 2,000 plus employees and contractors, as you influence the building of our H&S culture and drive the improvement of our organisational health and safety risk management. 

Your key duties

•    Responsible for managing and developing the Met Offices Safety Management System (SMS)

•    Ensuring compliance with legislation and Met Office standards

•    Leading, coaching and providing expert advice and support to their areas of business partnering support

•    Promote and foster a positive safety culture throughout their areas of responsibility in support of the health and safety improvement programme

•    Identifying opportunities for improvement within their allocated area of responsibility across multiple business units within the Met Office, and for delivery of projects under the improvement plan

Why join us 

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023 and 2024 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.

As our Health & Safety Business Partner, your total reward package will be up to £58,419 annually, which includes: 

•    £41,725 base pay

•    An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%

•    Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave

Essential Criteria, skills and experience: 

1.    Keep evolving – Graduate Membership of IOSH, IIRSM or equivalent professional body

2.    Better together – Experience of providing specialist health and safety support and advise to a range of stakeholders (including trade unions), across multiple sites in a diverse work environment

3.    Expert by nature – Level 5/6 Diploma (NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent) professional health and safety qualification 

4.    Force for good –Proven health and safety experience within a complex organisation 

5.    Live and breathe it – Personal authority and credibility, with the ability to gain and maintain trust and confidence to stakeholders at all levels

How to apply 

If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills. 

Closing date 27/04/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 07/05/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. 

How we can help 

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk. 

If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role. 

We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code. 

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.