Rb & Sheq Business Partner

**Domain**: Facilities Management/Technical Services Management
- **Contract type**: Hidden (29021)
- **Schedule**: Full-Time
- Equans are working closely in partnership with the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust to prepare for the opening of the **Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH)**, the **brand-new centre** of healthcare provision for the local community.

Our vision is for the new facility to be more than a hospital - we want to provide a top-class healthcare provision, a sustainable service and deliver real value to the local community. We’re looking for a dedicated team with the skills, enthusiasm, and commitment to quality which will help us reach this

Joining our team at MMUH, as part of a wider team responsible for maintenance across other sites within the Trust’s estate, you will have a unique opportunity to provide valuable input into the vital final stages prior to opening, influencing how the future management and maintenance of the facility is delivered. You will work on the site throughout the remaining construction and commissioning phases, liaising closely with both the Trust and constructor, and then to continue to maintain the completed hospital.

Joining Equans as part of the MMUH team also means you will be continuously supported and encouraged to grow your career and develop your professional skills

The site is close to Birmingham city centre and will be serviced by public transport links as well as providing onsite parking facilities and access to food outlets.

**Equans is looking for a **RB & SHEQ Business Partner** to join our team **at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH**)** on a 9 month fixed term contract. This is a full-time, onsite role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, company vehicle or allowance, bonus and benefits package.**

The purpose of the role is to provide guidance and leadership to ensure that contracts in the Technical Services (TS) division meet their statutory safety and environment requirements and to assist contracts in delivering on responsible business initiatives.

This role will identify and deliver solutions to improve operational safety, health, environment & quality (SHEQ) in contracts in the part of TS that they are assigned to. Working closely, and in partnership, with the operational teams and the Responsible Business, CDM and TS SHEQ Solutions teams this role will ensure the EQUANS objectives, Responsible Business (RB) & SHEQ culture are embedded within sites and contracts at a regional level.

**What will you deliver?**
- Management of RB & SHEQ across the Regional Operational area to ensure all work is undertaken to external and internal standards and guidelines.
- Work with the Sr RB & SHEQ Managers, SHEQ Solutions BPs, RB, CDM and Central SHEQ to utilise and maintain adequate systems to meet all statutory and EQUANS obligations.
- Ensure all reportable data (Near Misses, Accidents, RIDDORs, HiPo’s, LTI’s, Incidents, LSV/MSV, Waste, Water, Energy, Social Initiatives, Volunteering etc) is recorded accurately on the contract - coach contracts, sites and individuals where required
- Establish RB & SHEQ Action Plans for each contract with the Contract Director/Manager - these outputs will deliver safer workplaces, improved employee engagement, culture and support our work-winning activity as models of best practice.
- Act on the findings of RB & SHEQ Audits - providing guidance to the sites and feedback to SHEQ Solutions on tools, processes and systems that made be needed to improve the safety and quality of our work.
- Actively promote and champion Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and our Responsible Business (RB) agenda across the contracts that you will be responsible for.
- Mentor the Safety Ambassadors and the Responsible Business Champions within the contracts that you will be responsible for.
- Lead by example in following the company’s Responsible Business values and objectives.
- Ensure that each contract has a Training Matrix or Learning Management System to ensure that all colleagues within the area have the appropriate Responsible Business, Quality and H&S training, qualifications, and development. The delivery of training that impacts safety should be monitored and prioritised.
- Lead investigations and liaise with stakeholders, ensuring detailed investigations are undertaken and full reports/ recommendations are provided - these reports will adequately identify the root causes of incidents.
- Hold close out meetings, to ensure incidents/ investigations are fully closed and firm action plans with recommendations are presented to the Accident Incident Review boards to prevent further occurrences across the division and UKBU.
- Support other internal functions to ensure systems and resources are appropriate to manage the risks across the area.
- Coach contracts to use the Divisional Reporting tools (such as the ETS Essentials) and feedback to the SHEQ Solutions t