Graduate Environmental Advisor

Kier Group; Chalfont St. Peter; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Wellbeing support programme

Benefits information online

Job summary

Kier Group is recruiting a Graduate Environmental Advisor to join the Infrastructure team on Thames Water projects. Based in Thames Valley with travel, the role starts Sep 2027 on a permanent, full-time two-year programme, leading to an assistant level role with salary potential around £38k.

You will support environmental compliance, inspections, audits, data monitoring and reporting, helping deliver Kier's environmental objectives and KPI targets across projects.

Qualifications

• Graduating in 2027 or within the past three years with an environmental degree or similar subject
• Passionate about sustainability, protecting the environment and infrastructure
• Full UK driving licence required
• Degree level or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Support environmental compliance and delivery of Kier's environmental objectives across projects and Thames Water KPI's
• Conduct environmental inspections and audits
• Drive the provision of accurate environmental data by monitoring, analysing and reporting environmental performance
• Support sustainability initiatives, frameworks, and innovations within Kier

Skills

Environmental compliance

Audits

Data reporting

Full UK driving licence

Education

Environmental degree or similar

Job description

Graduate Environmental Advisor .

We're looking for a Graduate Environmental Advisorto 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 annumwith possible car allowance of £4,750 or company car depending on eligibility

Pathway: Permanent, Full-time2-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.
• Skillimprovement: 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.

Recruitment timeline

October 2026: Initialapplications

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