Graduate Environmental Advisor

We're looking for a Graduate Environmental Advisor to join our Infrastructure team and support on projects for our Thames Water contract within the water sector. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, 24/7 Wellbeing Support Programme, and even more https://jobs.kier.co.uk/benefits/  

Location: Thames Valley, Bedfordshire & Surrey, with travel required to other locations 

Starting Salary: £31,000 per annum with possible car allowance of £4,750 or company car depending on eligibility 

 Pathway: Permanent, Full-time 2-year programme, leading to assistant level role upon completion with salary potential of CIRCA £38k  

 Starting date: September 2027

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

What will you be responsible for?

As a Graduate Environmental  Advisor, you will support the environmental compliance and delivery of Kier's Environmental objectives across our projects as well as Thames Water KPI's. This role is designed for a recent graduate who is passionate about ensuring the protection of the environment and sustainability and is looking to develop a career within this field.

What will your day to day duties include?

• Ensure projects comply with environmental regulations and Kier standards
• Conduct environmental inspections and audits
• Drive the provision of accurate environmental data by undertaking monitoring, analysing and reporting of environmental performance.
• Support the framework with implementing business initiatives, sustainability strategy and innovations.

How does the graduate scheme work?

When you join, you will be enrolled onto our graduate scheme. The programme will take 2 years to complete and has been designed to equip you with the skills you need to excel in your chosen profession and help you achieve professional membership or chartership.

You can find more details about our schemes here.

What are the benefits for you?

• Practical experience: gain valuable hands-on experience in your field.
• Skill improvement: develop technical and professional skills.
• Networking: build professional relationships and expand your network.
• Career insight: gain insights into your chosen industry and potential career paths. 

What are we looking for?

We're looking for people due to graduate in 2027, or have recently graduated within the past three years, with an environmental degree or similar subject 

• Passionate about sustainability, protecting the environment and infrastructure
• Qualified to degree level or equivalent
• Can work collaboratively as part of a wider team
• Are punctual, self-motivated, positive and willing to learn
• You hold a full UK driving license 

Rewards and benefits

We are proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a variety of flexible 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

Recruitment timeline 

October 2026: Initial applications 

November 2026: Application reviews 

January 2027 onwards: Virtual and in-person assessment centres

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations we reserve the right to close adverts early