Environmental Manager

We're looking for an Environmental Manager to join Kier Design supporting our A417 Missing Link project team based in Gloucester.

Location: Gloucester - site based, with some working from home opportunities.

Hours: 37.5 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

Are you passionate about creating sustainable environmental solutions for major infrastructure projects? Join Kier Design where you will be supporting our high-profile landscape-led highways project providing essential environmental expertise and leadership. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a genuine difference to both local communities and our natural environment, while working within a collaborative and supportive team.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Environmental Manager, you'll be working within the Kier Design team, supporting them in delivering environmental excellence. Your day to day will include:

• Leading all environmental management and compliance matters, ensuring adherence to DCO and EMP commitments
• Working collaboratively with designers and construction teams to minimise environmental impacts
• Overseeing the implementation of the project's One Planet Action Plan and promoting sustainable solutions
• Obtaining necessary environmental permits, licences and consents in a timely manner
• Providing guidance, support and training on environmental issues to the wider project team

What are we looking for?

This role of Environmental Manager is great for you if:

• You have a degree in environmental science/sustainability (or equivalent) and are Chartered or a Practitioner member of ISEP working towards Chartership
• You bring demonstrable experience leading environmental management on large construction projects
• You have excellent knowledge of UK environmental legislation and a good understanding of various environmental issues
• You're a confident communicator who can translate technical information clearly to different audiences
• You enjoy working collaboratively with stakeholders while being comfortable taking initiative

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

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.