Role – Environmental Advisor
Location - UK
Purpose of the role:
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.
What will you be doing:
* 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.
* Promote a positive HS&S culture which is consistent with Galliford Try’s Challenging Beliefs and Affecting Behaviours programme.
* Represent and promote the HS&E function in internal and external meetings, workshops, management reviews and forums.
* 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.
* Utilise environmental performance KPIs to review performance and drive continual improvement.
* Contribute to continual improvement to unlock gains in environmental performance and mitigate risk.
* Proactively collaborate with our teams on all HS&E matters which may affect our projects.
* Escalate and report any environmental concerns to the Framework HS&E Manager and to the Operations Team.
Key Outputs:
* Support operational staff in the review of high-risk method statements and risk assessments.
* Conduct environmental reviews and inspections at our workplaces on a regular basis.
* Assist in onboarding and management review of our supply chain partners.
* Support our learning and development programme by preparing and delivering training and awareness sessions.
* Investigate incidents and non-conformities, producing reports and leading opportunities for improvement.
* Produce month-end reports in a timely manner and present to the relevant Board.
About You:
* Aware of individual environmental responsibilities and adheres to company environmental policy and procedures.
* Able to demonstrate alignment with Galliford Try values - Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration.
* A responsible team member with an open, strategic, and analytic mind.
* Good communicator, written and verbal; ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
* Highly collaborative with strong communication, negotiating, engaging, and influencing skills.
* 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.
* 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.
* Knowledge of data analytics and reporting systems.
* Fully conversant with the Microsoft suite of packages.
Essential:
* 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.
Desirable:
* Member of IEMA.
Summary:
This role would be perfect for anyone with a relevant background in environmental management. We need someone with a can-do attitude who is confident in their own ability. The location of the role is flexible, but you will be required to travel UK wide between offices and sites. There will be an opportunity to progress within the company over the years.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.7 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. 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.
Our benefits:
* Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service.
* A wide range of corporate discounts.
* Cycle to Work schemes.
* Comprehensive pension plan.
* Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees.
* Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.
About us:
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 3500 people across three very successful Divisions: Building, Infrastructure and Specialist Services.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, part-time and/or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
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