Environmental Advisor

Kier Group plc.; Wales; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is seeking an Environmental Advisor to join the Neath Port Talbot Hospital team in Wales. The role focuses on maintaining waste management and environmental compliance standards across our contract.

Responsibilities include managing waste records, coordinating documentation, conducting inspections and audits, and driving continuous improvement in environmental performance with cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• You have a strong understanding of waste legislation, environmental regulations, and duty of care requirements.
• You have demonstrable experience managing compliance documentation and records with excellent attention to detail.
• You're confident using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, and have experience with databases and management information systems.
• You possess excellent organisational skills and can manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy.
• You have strong communication skills and enjoy working both independently and collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Managing and maintaining accurate records for hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams, ensuring full compliance with current legislation
• Coordinating waste documentation including consignment notes, permits, and duty of care records, monitoring expiry dates to keep everything current
• Conducting compliance inspections of waste storage areas and completing internal audits, supporting external reviews as needed
• Analysing data within waste management systems and producing regular reports on performance, recycling rates, and key indicators
• Leading investigations into waste-related incidents and working collaboratively with teams to implement improvements and corrective actions

Skills

Waste legislation

Environmental regulations

Duty of care

Compliance documentation

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Databases

Management information systems

Job description

We're looking for an Environmental Advisor to join our Neath Port Talbot Hospital team based in Wales., As an Environmental Advisor, you'll play a vital role in supporting our contract to maintain excellent waste management and environmental compliance standards. You'll be the go-to person for technical waste compliance support, ensuring all activities are accurately recorded and meet legislative requirements. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference by maintaining high standards, supporting operational teams, and driving continuous improvement in environmental performance.

What will you be responsible for?

• Managing and maintaining accurate records for hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams, ensuring full compliance with current legislation
• Coordinating waste documentation including consignment notes, permits, and duty of care records, monitoring expiry dates to keep everything current
• Conducting compliance inspections of waste storage areas and completing internal audits, supporting external reviews as needed
• Analysing data within waste management systems and producing regular reports on performance, recycling rates, and key indicators
• Leading investigations into waste-related incidents and working collaboratively with teams to implement improvements and corrective actions

You have a strong understanding of waste legislation, environmental regulations, and duty of care requirements

• You have demonstrable experience managing compliance documentation and records with excellent attention to detail
• You're confident using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, and have experience with databases and management information systems
• You possess excellent organisational skills and can manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy
• You have strong communication skills and enjoy working both independently and collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced 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.