Environmental Advisor

We're looking for an Environmental Advisor to join our Yorkshire Water Framework team based in Leeds, Yorkshire.

Location: Leeds, Yorkshire
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Yorkshire Water Framework team, where you'll play a vital role in supporting the delivery of sustainable water infrastructure projects across Yorkshire. As an Environmental Advisor, you'll provide practical environmental guidance whilst ensuring compliance and excellent environmental performance throughout the framework.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Environmental Advisor, you'll be working within the Yorkshire Water Framework team, supporting them in delivering compliant and sustainable project outcomes.

Your day to day will include:

• Providing on-site environmental advice to operations and design teams, helping to develop compliant and practical solutions
• Reviewing method statements and documentation to ensure environmental risks are understood and appropriate controls are in place
• Completing audits and inspections to verify that environmental controls are effectively implemented across sites
• Collecting, managing and reporting environmental data to support framework KPI tracking and performance analysis
• Supporting the delivery of the Sustainability Action Plan and wider environmental initiatives across the framework

What are we looking for?

This role of Environmental Advisor is great for you if:

• You have experience working in an environmental management role, preferably within the infrastructure or construction sectors
• You hold an environmental related degree or equivalent qualification
• You have a detailed understanding of environmental legislation and impact mitigation
• You possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to engage effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders
• You're flexible and willing to travel across Yorkshire to support projects

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities, you can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step towards a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.