Environmental Advisor

We are looking to recruit an Environmental Advisor to support a wide range of projects in delivering Kier's Sustainability Framework and maintaining environmental compliance. The role will support live projects as well as our pre-construction team with bids and identify applied best practice.

Duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

-Support with tenders to ensure relevant environmental mitigation is incorporated into projects as well as sustainability innovations

-Assist sites in pre-construction to ensure all required documentation is in place to ensure legal and system compliance.

-Conduct environmental inspections and support environmental audits using Kier's Novade platform.

-Review environmental incidents and develop learning outcomes

-Collate and prepare wider sustainability information to report progress against agreed objectives and targets.

-Support with our Environmental reporting system RIO with ensuring the data is accurate.

-Feedback any case study / best practice to the wider team including bid teams to support tender responses.

-Chair meetings within the business made up of operational staff to drive the sustainability agenda.

-Supporting with the delivery of our Building for a Sustainable World Sustainability Strategy to ensure data is captured, analysed and communicated

Passion for sustainability and a drive to reduce carbon emissions and improve resource efficiency

-Preferably a degree in an environmental or scientific discipline.

-Have experience working in an Environmental or similar role.

-Knowledge of construction sustainability schemes such as BREEAM / LEED / WELL

-Experience setting, measuring, monitoring and communicating environmental KPIs.

-Experience developing documents, procedures and forms that are consistent with the requirements of ISO 14001.

-Internal ISO 14001 auditor experience would be advantageous.

-A thorough understanding of environmental concepts, such as the source, pathway, receptor model, waste hierarchy and the identification of significant aspects and impacts.

-Working knowledge of environmental management systems.

-UK Driving licence

-Hold Security Clearance (BPSS and SC) or able to apply for it

-Willingness to travel to sites regularly, Disability Confident
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Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.