Senior HS&E Advisor

Senior HS&E Advisor

Reports to: Framework HS&E Manager
Location: Grangemouth / Inverness / Surrounding Areas
Division: Environment

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s most formidable construction businesses, with an enviable track record of delivering schemes that strive to provide positive, lasting change for the communities we work in.

As a FTSE 250 organisation, we turnover £1.5 billion and employ over 3,500 people across four successful divisions:
Building, Infrastructure, Environment and Specialist Services
. As one of the UK’s top principal contractors, you’ll have 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.

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 more than £2 billion of assets for clients including Severn Trent, Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water.

As an established player in the market, this is 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.

As Senior HS&E Advisor
, you will support the Framework HS&E Manager across all health, safety and environmental aspects, while providing leadership and direction to a team of HS&E Advisors.

You will play a key role in delivering a first-class HS&E service to our clients and operational teams, ensuring that our projects meet exemplary standards across health, safety and environmental performance.

You will support the implementation of the HS&E strategy and Business Management System, driving consistency, compliance and continual improvement across the Framework. You will also have the opportunity to act as a deputy to the Framework HS&E Manager, providing an excellent development opportunity for someone looking to progress towards a Framework HS&E Manager role.

As Senior HS&E Advisor, you will:

• Foster and support an inclusive, open, transparent and collaborative environment that develops our HS&E culture, maturity and behaviours.
• Support the implementation of our HS&E strategy, ensuring it is embedded within the activities and priorities of the HS&E Advisor team.
• Lead and provide professional advice and direction to HS&E Advisors, ensuring they are actively engaged across their Framework and contribute to the successful delivery of projects.
• Support the promotion of our behavioural programme, ‘Challenging Beliefs, Affecting Behaviours’, ensuring it aligns with our business leadership ambitions.
• Ensure the Business Management System is effectively implemented, taking account of client requirements and driving performance through our processes and standards.
• Support HS&E Advisors in providing technical and specialist guidance to line and site management.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, supply chain partners, regulatory authorities, industry bodies and colleagues.
• Act as a deputy for the Framework HS&E Manager when required, representing the HS&E function and supporting the delivery of Framework objectives.
• Provide HS&E input to operational teams throughout the project lifecycle, from planning through to completion.
• Identify where standards are not being met and take appropriate action to address issues and manage risk.
• Use HS&E performance KPIs to review performance, identify trends and drive continual improvement across projects and functions.
• Identify opportunities to improve HS&E performance and mitigate risk to Galliford Try.
• Report regularly to project management teams and attend meetings on behalf of the project team and Framework HS&E Manager as required.
• Escalate HS&E concerns appropriately to the Framework HS&E Manager.
• Proactively collaborate with operational and project teams on HS&E matters affecting our projects.