Health & Safety Advisor

Health, Safety & Environmental Advisor – Galliford Try / Morrison Construction 

Location – Vacancies available across the whole of the UK

Purpose of the role:

We are looking for Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) Advisors to join Galliford Try, where you will play a key role in keeping people safe, applying your experience of risk management, discipline and leadership to support site teams. With business units ranging from highways to water, specialist services and building, there are opportunities to work on projects that genuinely make a difference to communities across the UK. 

This role would suit people leaving the Armed Forces, as you will be joining a company with a strong focus on values-driven safety culture where everyone looks out for one another.

What you will be doing:

• Report to the Project HS&E Manager, contributing to a strong and supportive safety team

• Carry out regular assurance activities, monitoring compliance with HSE standards and systems

• ake a practical, “on-site” approach, building trusted relationships across the project team

• Provide clear, timely advice on health, safety and environmental matters in dynamic, high-risk environments

• Support incident investigations, helping identify root causes and share learning

• Assist in developing and delivering improvement plans to continuously raise HSE performance

• Monitor trends, carry out inspections, and help close out actions to keep people safe

• Promote an inclusive, positive safety culture where everyone feels empowered to speak up and look out for one another

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
• Competitive family leave policy
• 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.

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. 

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 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.