HS&E Advisor

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Job Description

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.

We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.

HS&E Advisor – Environment

Falmer

What you will be doing:

An opportunity has arisen for a HS&E Advisor to join the team at Galliford Try.

Ideally, you will based in or around the Falmer area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.

As HS&E Advisor, you will support the Framework HS&E Manager on all health, safety, and environmental aspects. You will support and implement the HS&E strategy and systems to ensure that the delivery of our operations meets exemplary safety, health, and environmental standards. This role supports improvement and consistency in performance, ensuring compliance with management systems, and implementing continual improvement initiatives.

Key Outputs:

• Supports operational staff in the review of project documentation such as Construction Phase Plans, Emergency
• Response Plans, high-risk method statements and risk assessments, etc..
• Carries out HS&E reviews and inspections at our workplaces on a regular basis, conducts site safety and
• Environmental audits, and undertakes ISO 14001 audits to ensure compliance with our management systems.
• Records in our systems and advises management as appropriate.
• Assists in onboarding and management review of our supply chain partners applicable to project or business scope where necessary.
• Supports our learning and development programme by preparing and delivering training and awareness sessions, instructions, best practice guidance, codes of practice, environmental information, etc. to our operational and leadership teams, our clients and at industry events as required.
• Responsible for investigating incidents and non-conformities, production of reports and leading opportunities for improvement, as appropriate.
• Support or lead incident investigations to identify root causes and recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Monitor and manage incident reports within the designated timescale and manage close out on the Galliford
• Try M2i system. Liaise with regulatory bodies in the management of incidents.
• Produce month end reports in a timely manner and present to the relevant Board.

About You:

Essential

• Relevant HS&E experience in a similar industry.
• Holds a NEBOSH Construction or General Certificate or is working towards one.
• Full driving licence and willingness to travel across projects / contracts in region.

DESIRABLE

• Member of IOSH or IIRSM (TechIOSH as a minimum).
• CMIOSH or Working towards.
• Diploma NVQ Level 3 or above
• Aware of individual HS&E responsibilities and adheres to company HS&E policy and procedures.
• Able to demonstrate alignment and work in line with the Galliford Try values - Excellence, Passion,
• Integrity and Collaboration.
• A responsible team member with an open, strategic, and analytic mind, who is committed to productivity, compliance, and continual improvement.
• Good communicator, written and verbal; ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Highly collaborative and outstanding relationship building capacity, with strong communication, negotiating, engaging, and influencing skills – fostering a one-team approach across a complex organisation.
• Thrives in complex, dynamic, working environments and relationships.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact James Heathcote on .

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

Organization

Our Environment Business provides ‘source to sea’ asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Southern Water and Thames Water for both Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure projects ranging from £1-40m over the next five years.