Location: United Kingdom (with travel across projects as required)
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 leading principal contractors, you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the country’s most exciting infrastructure projects, offering you stability alongside the chance to develop your expertise and build a rewarding long-term career. You’ll be joining collaborative teams that are committed to delivering excellence for our clients, communities and each other.
Our Environment Business provides 'source to sea' asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland, delivering both framework and standalone projects for the UK's major water companies. Since AMP3, we have successfully delivered more than £2 billion of assets for clients including Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water.
As the sector continues to evolve, we're investing in digital innovation, sustainability and smarter ways of working to help shape the future of water infrastructure. Joining our Environment Division means becoming part of a forward-thinking team that delivers essential infrastructure while making a lasting difference to communities across the UK.
As an HS&E Advisor, you'll play a key role in supporting the delivery of Galliford Try's Health, Safety and Environmental strategy across our Environment Division.
Working closely with the Head of HS&E, you'll help ensure our projects consistently achieve the highest standards of health, safety and environmental performance. You'll work alongside operational teams throughout the project lifecycle, providing practical guidance, driving continuous improvement and helping embed a positive, proactive HS&E culture across the business.
This is a varied role that combines site-based support with performance monitoring, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement, giving you the opportunity to make a genuine impact on how we deliver projects safely and responsibly.
As an HS&E Advisor, you will:
You'll be passionate about creating safer working environments and confident engaging with people at every level of the business. You'll enjoy working collaboratively, influencing positive behaviours and using data and insight to drive continual improvement.
With an impressive order book of over £4.3 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 selected products together with advice and support for a wide range of wellbeing issues.
We invest in high-quality training and development at every career stage, from leadership programmes to apprenticeships. Through our Career Paths initiative, you'll receive tailored support and development opportunities to help you fulfil your potential.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can benefit from a range of flexible working arrangements that balance individual needs with those of the wider team.
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career alongside a competitive salary.
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 business please contact adam.wright@gallifordtry.co.uk
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.
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.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability who meets 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.
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Galliford Try is a leading UK contractor, and a member of the FTSE 250, passionate about providing high quality buildings and infrastructure for communities across the nation. With expertise in providing whole life solutions to both private and public clients, we have a strong track record in our chosen sectors of Building, Highways and Environment. Our network of offices across England and Scotland, provide local delivery to their regional markets, all underpinned by the strength of a nationwide FTSE business.