HS&E Advisor

Galliford Try Group; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Cycle to Work schemes

Comprehensive pension plan

Be Well wellness programme

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking an HS&E Advisor to support Health, Safety and Environmental standards across its Group Services projects based in Uxbridge. You will provide professional advice, monitor performance and engage with project teams and supply chain to promote proactive HS&E culture.

The role involves assisting with incident investigations, risk assessments and implementing corrective actions, while ensuring compliance with standards and legislation across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of health, safety and environmental management within construction or related sectors.
• Experience in an HS&E role or role involving risk management.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills at all levels.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Willingness and ability to travel across projects within the Business Unit.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical HS&E advice and guidance to project teams and managers.
• Support safe planning and delivery of construction activities across projects.
• Assist teams in identifying, assessing and managing HS&E risks.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to promote best practice and improvement.
• Undertake HS&E monitoring activities and assurance processes such as SSERs.
• Identify opportunities for improvements and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure actions from monitoring are tracked and closed within timescales.
• Support compliance with company standards and legal requirements.
• Assist in incident investigations and determining root causes.
• Promote environmental standards, waste reduction and resource efficiency.
• Collaborate with Environmental Managers to manage environmental risks.

Skills

HSE management

Risk assessment

Stakeholder comms

Site travel

Job description

Role Title: HS&E Advisor

Business Unit: Group Services

Location: Uxbridge

Role Overview

As an HS&E Advisor you will support the delivery of Health, Safety and Environmental standards across projects within your assigned Business Unit.

Working closely with the Lead HS&E Advisor and Operational teams, you will provide professional advice, monitoring and support to help ensure projects are planned and delivered safely and in accordance with company standards and legislation.

You will play a key role in engaging with project teams and the supply chain, helping to promote a proactive culture of health, safety and environmental responsibility across all areas of the business.

What You Will be Doing

• Provide practical HS&E advice and guidance to project teams and operational managers.
• Support the safe planning and delivery of construction activities across projects.
• Assist teams in identifying, assessing and managing health, safety and environmental risks.
• Build positive working relationships with project stakeholders to encourage best practice and continuous improvement.
• Undertake HS&E monitoring activities, including SSERs and other assurance processes.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and support teams in implementing effective corrective actions.
• Ensure actions arising from monitoring activities are recorded, tracked and closed out within agreed timescales.
• Support projects in maintaining compliance with company standards and legal requirements
• Support the investigation of incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions.
• Assist in identifying root causes and contributing factors.
• Help implement corrective and preventative measures to reduce future risk.
• Promote learning and the sharing of lessons learned across projects.
• Support the implementation of environmental standards, controls and improvement initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with Environmental Managers and Advisors to ensure environmental risks are effectively managed.
• Promote sustainable working practices, including waste reduction, pollution prevention and resource efficiency.
• Encourage environmental awareness across project teams and supply chain partners.
• Collaborate with site teams to promote safe, healthy and environmentally responsible ways of working.
• Support supply chain partners in understanding and meeting HS&E expectations.
• Encourage workforce engagement and participation in HS&E initiatives.
• Help foster a culture where everyone feels empowered to raise concerns and contribute ideas for improvement.
• Support the consistent application of HS&E policies, procedures and standards across projects.
• Assist in ensuring risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work are suitable, communicated and understood.
• Promote compliance with the HS&E Business Management System.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and best practice sharing.
• Support the delivery of the Challenging Beliefs, Affecting Behaviour (CBAB) programme.
• Encourage positive behaviours, proactive safety conversations and visible leadership.
• Contribute to initiatives that strengthen HS&E culture and employee wellbeing.
• Help create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected and able to contribute safely.

About You

• Knowledge of health, safety and environmental management within the construction industry or a related sector.
• Experience in an HS&E role, or a role involving health, safety, environmental or operational risk management.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to engage with people at all levels.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Willingness and ability to travel across projects within the Business Unit.

Desirable

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent qualification.
• IOSH membership, or a willingness to work towards membership.
• Experience supporting incident investigations and assurance activities.
• Experience of working within a construction, infrastructure, engineering or related environment.

What We Can Offer in Return

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 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

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups 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 Specialist Services business please contact Chloe Wharton - [e-mail]

Additional Information

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

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

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.