HS&E Advisor

Can Be Based From: Bristol / United Kingdom (with regional travel)

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 3,500 people across four successful Divisions: Building, Infrastructure, Environment and Specialist Services.

As one of the UK's leading principal contractors, you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the country's most exciting projects, offering long-term stability alongside the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise your career goals. You will be joining diverse, high-performing teams with exceptional levels of commitment.

Our Environment Division provides source to sea asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland, working on both framework and standalone projects. Since AMP3, we have delivered more than £2bn of assets for clients including Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water.

This is an exciting time to join the business as we continue to evolve and prepare for delivery in a future digital world.

Purpose of the Role

As HS&E Advisor, you will support the Framework HS&E Manager across all health, safety and environmental aspects of the framework. You will support and implement the HS&E strategy and management systems to ensure that our operations are delivered to exemplary safety, health and environmental standards.

The role supports consistency, compliance and continual improvement in HS&E performance across the project lifecycle.

Key Accountabilities

Foster an inclusive, open and collaborative environment that promotes strong HS&E culture, maturity and behaviours.

Support the implementation of the HS&E strategy, driving continual improvement across short-, medium- and long-term objectives.

Promote a positive HS&E culture aligned with Galliford Try's Challenging Beliefs and Affecting Behaviours programme.

Implement and maintain the HS&E Management System in line with business and client requirements.

Provide technical and specialist HS&E guidance to site and line management teams.

Engage with internal and external stakeholders including clients, supply chain partners, regulators and industry bodies throughout the project lifecycle.

Provide HS&E input to operational teams from planning through to completion, taking appropriate action where standards are not met.

Monitor HS&E performance KPIs, driving continual improvement and feeding outputs into wider strategic review.

Support continual improvement initiatives to mitigate HS&E-related risk to the business.

Attend and contribute to project and management meetings as required.

Escalate HS&E concerns to the Framework HS&E Manager where appropriate.

Proactively collaborate with teams on all HS&E matters affecting projects.

About You

Awareness of individual HS&E responsibilities and adherence to company policies and procedures.

Demonstrates alignment with Galliford Try values: Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration.

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

Highly collaborative with strong relationship-building and influencing skills.

Comfortable working in complex, fast-paced environments.

Analytical and structured in approach, with strong problem-solving capability.

Experience within infrastructure, water or another regulated industry.

Proven experience in HS&E management systems, risk and legal compliance.

Experience supporting projects across the full lifecycle (design and construction).

Confident using Microsoft Office and HS&E reporting systems.

NEBOSH Construction or General Certificate (or working towards).

Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across projects and contracts.

Membership of IOSH or IIRSM (TechIOSH minimum).

CMIOSH or working towards.

NVQ Level 3 Diploma or above.

What We Can Offer in Return

With an impressive order book of over £3.9 billion, we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, offering you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects while enjoying stability and long-term career prospects.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of our people through our Be Well programme, providing advice, support and discounts across a wide range of services.

We invest in high-quality training at all levels through our leadership development framework, professional development and Career Paths initiative, supporting your long-term growth within the business.

Our Agile Working programme supports flexibility in when, where and how you work, where appropriate.

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that, offering a comprehensive range of options alongside a competitive salary, including:

Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with length of service, with the option to purchase additional leave

A wide range of corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Save As You Earn share purchase scheme

Private medical scheme options for salaried employees

Employee Assistance Programme with free 24/7 support

Paid annual membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

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.

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who wish to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly. This will be discussed as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage candidates to let us know of any adjustments we can reasonably make to ensure a positive application experience.

Don't meet every requirement? We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply.

A full job description is available upon request.

Job Info

• Job Identification 2727
• Job Category H&S
• Posting Date 02/10/2026, 11:36 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations 180 Aztec Centre, Bristol, BS32 4TU, GB Galliford Try c/o SWW Exewater House, Exeter, EX2 7JX, GB