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What you will be doing:
An opportunity has arisen for an Environmental Advisor to join the team at Galliford Try.
As Environmental Advisor, you will support the Framework Head of HS&E on all environmental aspects. You will support and implement the HS&E strategy and systems to ensure that the delivery of our operations meets exemplary environmental standards. This role supports improvement and consistency in performance, ensuring compliance with management systems, and implementing continual improvement initiatives.
* Foster and support an inclusive, open, transparent, and collaborative environment that supports our HS&E culture, maturity, and behaviours to deliver HS&E excellence.
* Support the implementation of our HS&E strategy to drive continual improvement through the business addressing short-, medium-, and long-term growth and learning. This will be achieved through collaboration with others in our teams and other key stakeholders.
* Promote a positive HS&S culture which is consistent with Galliford Try’s Challenging Beliefs and Affecting Behaviours programme and business leadership ambitions.
* Represent and promote the HS&E function in internal and external meetings, workshops, management reviews and forums – communicating best practice standards and initiatives.
* Implement our environmental management system, taking account of client requirements, to align with our overall strategy and driving performance through our processes and standards.
* Engage with internal and external key stakeholders, including client, supply chain partners, regulatory authorities, industry bodies, and colleagues, through the project lifecycle.
* Provide environmental input to operational teams from the planning stage through to completion, through technical and specialist guidance and advice to support proactive planning and implementation of our standards. Take appropriate action where our standards are not being met.
* Utilise environmental performance KPIs to review performance and drive continual improvement.
* Contribute to continual improvement to unlock gains in environmental performance and mitigate risk to GT that could occur through environmental related issues.
* Proactively collaborate with our teams on all HS&E matters which may affect our projects. Attend meetings as required.
* Escalate and report any environmental concerns to the Framework HS&E Manager and to the Operations Team.
About You:
* Aware of individual environmental responsibilities and adheres to company environmental policy and procedures.
* Able to demonstrate alignment and work in line with the Galliford Try values - Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration.
* A responsible team member with an open, strategic, and analytic mind, who is committed to productivity, compliance, and continual improvement.
* Good communicator, written and verbal; ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
* Highly collaborative and outstanding relationship building capacity, with strong communication, negotiating, engaging, and influencing skills – fostering a one-team approach across a complex organisation.
* Thrives in complex, dynamic, working environments and relationships.
* Track record in applying restless curiosity to create positive outcomes in similar environments.
* Able to evidence a well-structured, systematic approach to identify and analyse problems, understand risks, and implement appropriate solutions.
* Ideally experienced in either infrastructure, water, or similar regulated markets.
* Proven in environmental management, systems, risks, and legal frameworks.
* Experienced in delivering environmental role in a project lifecycle environment (prepare, design and construction).
* Knowledge of data analytics and reporting systems.
* Fully conversant with the Microsoft suite of packages.
* Relevant HS&E experience in a similar industry.
* Holds a NEBOSH Construction or General Certificate or is working towards one.
* Full driving licence and willingness to travel across projects / contracts in region.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.2 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.
* 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:
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses 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 Environment business please contact James Heathcote on james.heathcote@gallifordtry.co.uk .
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you 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.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
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 UK’s most exciting construction projects we offer a comprehensive benefits package 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 is 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.
Job Info
* Job Identification 1235
* Job Category H&S
* Posting Date 07/18/2024, 08:28 AM
* Job Schedule Full time
* Job Shift Day
* Locations 930 Millennium Business Park, Cheshire, WA3 7QN, GB
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