Lead Health, Safety & Environmental Advisor

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Lead Health Safety & Environmental Advisor Building

Guildford

What you will be doing:

An opportunity has arisen for a Lead Health Safety & Environmental Advisorto join the team at Galliford Try within our Build Business.

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

You will support the business unit in actively implementing the HS&E strategy and systems to ensure that the delivery of our operations meets exemplary health safety and environmental standards. This role supports improvement and consistency in performance ensuring compliance with management systems and implementing continual improvement initiatives.

Working proactively to improve HS&E standards in their assigned business unit and supply chain partners by effectively embedding our behavioural change programme Challenging Beliefs Affecting Behaviour.

• Reports directly to the Regional HS&E Manager and supports this person on all health safety and environmental aspects.
• Leads their assigned Business Unit on a day-to-day basis regarding all things health safety and environment.
• Support the implementation of our HS&E strategy ensuring this is also embedded within the HS&E Advisors actions to drive continual improvement through their assigned Business Unit addressing short- medium- and long-term growth and learning.
• Lead any directly reporting HS&E Advisors ensuring that they are actively engaged and are contributing to the successful delivery of projects by providing professional advice and direction.
• Work proactively with the business unit key supply chain partners to raise standards and ensure compliance with our HS&E business management system.
• Actively support their assigned business unit and key supply chain partners to ensure the promotion and embedment of our behavioural change programme; Challenging Beliefs Affecting Behaviour.
• Ensure our business management system in relation to HS&E has been correctly implemented taking account of client requirements to align with our overall strategy and drive performance through our processes and standards.
• Support the HS&E Advisors to provide technical and specialist guidance to line and site management in the implementation of HS&E programmes and initiatives.
• Supports directly or ensures that sufficient HS&E support is made available to operational staff for the review of project documentation such as Construction Phase Plans Emergency Response Plans high-risk method statements and risk assessments etc.
• Supporting the business units bid and pre-construction teams to assess and manage HS&E risks to maximise the opportunity to eliminate or if not feasible reduce the risk of harm during the whole life cycle of projects.
• Ensures that a programme of HS&E monitoring auditing and review by the HS&E Advisors is conducted regularly at our workplaces. The programme shall include specific trends where necessary. Ensures that the quality of those inspections is maintained to a high standard.
• Conducts site safety and environmental reviews to ensure compliance with our management necessary outputs are recorded within our systems and advises management as appropriate to ensure timely actions are taken.
• Assists in the onboarding and management review of our supply chain partners as applicable to the 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 to our operational and leadership teams our clients and at industry events as required.
• Support the HS&E Advisors 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 within the approved system. Review the quality of incident reports and where necessary provide support to improve.

About You:

• Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Able to demonstrate alignment with the Galliford Try values - Excellence Passion Integrity and Collaboration.
• Proven ability to effectively challenge persuade and influence senior colleagues.
• The ability to develop and manage relationships.
• Good leadership and delegation skills.
• Aware of individual Health and Safety responsibilities and adheres to company Health and Safety policy and procedures.
• Demonstrable experience of championing and implementing a positive culture across a business.

Essential

• A broad knowledge of the construction industry and the practical delivery of site operations.
• Relevant experience in a similar industry operating at a senior level.
• Ability to travel around their assigned Business Unit area as required.

Desirable

• Relevant qualification in HS &/or E.
• Professional certification/membership (or working towards) .

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over 3.8 billion we are one of the industrys leading principal contractors affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UKs 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 were poised for further growth and success so if youre 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 UKs 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 peoples 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 contactChloe Phillips on.

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.

Dont 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 youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt 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 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.

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

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