Senior Health & Safety Business Partner Aviation & Travel

Grade: RCS I
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Location: Hybrid – UK Travel Required

PLEASE NOTE: The role is based within an airport. You will be required to undergo a security/background check if you are to be successful for this position.

Are you ready to take safety leadership to new heights?

At DHL Supply Chain, we're looking for an exceptional Senior Health & Safety Business Partner to play a pivotal role supporting some of our most prestigious aviation partnerships, including easyJet, Air France and SAS. This is an exciting opportunity to influence safety performance across our Ground Handling operations, partnering with major airline customers whilst shaping the future of aviation safety within a global logistics leader.

This isn't your typical Health & Safety role. You'll be at the forefront of driving strategic safety initiatives, implementing industry-leading standards, developing high-performing teams, and helping to create a culture where safety, innovation and operational excellence go hand in hand. If you're passionate about aviation, thrive on building strong stakeholder relationships, and want the opportunity to make a visible impact across multiple operations, we want to hear from you.

✅A TYPICAL DAY MAY INVOLVE

As Senior Health & Safety Business Partner, you will lead the aviation safety agenda across our Ground Handling operations and act as a trusted advisor to both operational leaders and our airline customers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing the safety strategy across our Ground Handling operations supporting easyJet, Air France and SAS.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant aviation and safety regulations, including the development and implementation of new Ground Handling Regulations.
• Developing, enhancing and continuously improving our Safety Management System (SMS), driving standardisation and consistency across operations.
• Championing a proactive Just Safety Culture that encourages engagement, learning, continuous improvement and outstanding safety performance.
• Providing direct leadership to Health & Safety teams, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting professional development.
• Building strong partnerships with customers, regulatory bodies and internal and external stakeholders.
• Leading incident investigations and ensuring lessons learned are embedded throughout the operation.
• Providing strategic guidance and influencing senior leaders to continually improve safety standards across the business.
• Driving best practice, innovation and operational excellence throughout the aviation portfolio.

✅THIS ROLE WOULD SUIT PEOPLE WHO

• A proven people leader who thrives on building strong relationships across site operations and the wider business.
• An experienced safety professional with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Experience within aviation safety, cargo handling, ground handling operations, or a similar operational environment would be advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience in incident investigation, Safety Management System (SMS) implementation, and Quality Assurance development.
• NEBOSH Diploma, or an equivalent qualification in Occupational Health & Safety, Aviation Safety, or a related discipline.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong ability to engage and influence senior leaders, customers, and regulatory bodies.
• A passion for driving continuous improvement and fostering a positive safety culture.
• Willingness to travel regionally and beyond as business and operational requirements dictate.

✅WHY JOIN US?

• A company car or car allowance
• 33 days annual leave plus the opportunity to buy 5 more days!
• We're happy to talk about flexible working – just ask about alternative patterns at interview
• Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
• Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
• Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
• Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
• Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more

✅WHO WE ARE

​We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.

✅BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE

At DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.

As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.

Please be aware that interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place during the week commencing 28th September 2026. Applications received after this date may not be considered but will be added to our talent pool for future opportunities, subject to your consent. Please also be aware that we review applications continuously and where we have a large number of applications the application period may close ahead of the provisional interview date. To ensure your application is considered we recommend submitting it as early as possible.