Senior HS&E Advisor
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Job Description
Job Title: Senior HS&E Advisor
Location: Southampton (and surrounding areas on Southern Water sites)
About Us:
Galliford Try is one of the UK's most formidable construction businesses with an enviable track record of delivering schemes that 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 Divisions: Building, Infrastructure, Environment, and Specialist Services.
Our Environment Division:
Our Environment business is the largest Tier 1 Contractor in the UK water sector, delivering over £400 million annually. We work with leading clients including Thames Water, Anglian Water, and Scottish Water. As part of our 'source to sea' strategy, we're expanding our capability and embracing digital transformation to shape the future of sustainable water infrastructure delivery.
Purpose of the Role:
As a Senior HS&E Advisor, you will lead a team of HS&E Advisors and support the Framework HS&E Manager to deliver best-in-class health, safety, and environmental performance across our projects. You'll play a key role in shaping culture, enhancing compliance, and driving continuous improvement.
Key Accountabilities:
Lead and develop HS&E Advisors across frameworks and projects
Champion the HS&E strategy and behavioural safety programme
Support project teams with planning, audits, investigations, and reporting
Provide technical advice and ensure regulatory and client compliance
Engage with clients, regulators, and internal stakeholders to ensure HS&E excellence
About You:
Relevant HS&E experience in infrastructure, construction, or regulated industries
Supervisory experience within a HS&E team
NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (essential)
Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills
IOSH or IIRSM membership desirable (CMIOSH or working towards)
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an order book exceeding £3.9 billion, you'll join one of the UK's leading principal contractors with access to high-profile projects, flexible working, and clear career progression opportunities.
Our benefits include:
Competitive salary with matched pension contributions
Generous holiday entitlement plus holiday purchase scheme
Private medical options and employee assistance programme
Paid professional membership
Cycle to Work scheme and Share Save options
Agile/hybrid working where applicable
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 are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability or long-term health condition who meets the essential criteria for the role. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed below if this applies to you or if you require any adjustments for the application or interview process.
Don't meet every requirement? Studies show that some candidates hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right person for this or another role within our business.
For more information, please contact: adam.wright@gallifordtry.co.uk
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About Us
Our vision is to 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 working with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
We are committed to agile working, giving our people the freedom and flexibility to adapt their working life around their home life to achieve a proper balance. Our smart working approaches allow greater use of technology in the way we carry out our business, ensuring we provide a working environment that works for everyone.
In addition to working on some of the UKs most exciting construction projects we offer a comprehensive benefits package to including a competitive salary, car or car allowance, pension, healthcare, discretionary bonuses and 28 days holiday plus bank holidays. We will be committed to your wellbeing, training and professional development and we will always consider flexible working hours and arrangements. Galliford Try are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
About the Team
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.