Graduate Environmental Advisor - Immediate Start

United Infrastructure Energy Limited; Warrington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Christmas shutdown

Tailored development pathway

Job summary

United Infrastructure is seeking a Graduate to join our Energy business, designing, building, and maintaining critical national infrastructure across the UK. You will support Environmental Manager and project teams, interfacing with clients and colleagues to deliver projects and build strong relationships.

The two-year graduate programme offers a tailored development pathway aligned to your discipline, with virtual and in-person events, accreditation support, and opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• Minimum 2.2 Bachelor's degree in environmental science or management.
• Knowledge of UK environmental legislation and standards.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Full driving licence.
• Able to commit to regular travel to project sites across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day environmental assurance across active construction sites.
• Ensure that the project meets all environmental obligations, permits, and reporting requirements.
• Work with project teams to identify environmental deliverables and integrate into the project schedule.
• Provide specialist advice on regulatory compliance and other environmental matters.
• Support compliance with the United Infrastructure environmental management system and legal requirements.
• Attend site meetings, audits, and inspections with contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Review and challenge waste management plans, transfer documentation, and permitting submissions.
• Support development and rollout of environmental management systems and monitoring processes.
• Ensure environmental best practice is identified, shared and embedded.

Skills

Excellent communication

Willingness to travel

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science or management

Job description

We are looking for a Graduate to join our Energy business who design, build, and maintain critical national infrastructure on behalf of UK energy transmission and distribution network owners. You will join our growing team who provide invaluable environmental leadership and support to project teams undertaking works on critical energy (gas) projects across the UK. This position is required to provide support across a range of project sites across the UK and will report to the Environment Manager within the Energy Pillar of the United Infrastructure business but will be expected to interface with our clients and all disciplines in the project teams and project colleagues in order to successfully deliver our projects and build relationships.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide day-to-day environmental assurance across active construction sites.
• Ensure that the project meets all environmental obligations, permits, and reporting requirements.
• Working with the project teams to identify the scope of environmental deliverables and workstreams and helping to incorporate into the overall project schedule / programme of work.
• Providing specialist subject matter expert advice to colleagues / subcontractors on regulatory compliance and other environmental matters.
• Support compliance with the United Infrastructure environmental management system and legal requirements.
• Attend site meetings, audits, and inspections with contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Review and challenge waste management plans, transfer documentation, and permitting submissions.
• Support the development and roll out of practical, effective environmental management systems and monitoring processes.
• Ensure that environmental best practice is identified, shared and embedded.

As a Graduate with United Infrastructure, you'll be given a real job from day one where you will gain hands-on industry experience, and the knowledge required to achieve a nationally recognised qualification. You'll get a generous holiday allowance, Christmas shutdown, and a tailored benefits portal that allows you to choose the right benefits for you.

Our graduate programme lasts for two years, and you will have a tailored development pathway aligned to your discipline. You will attend virtual and in-person events across the two years to enable you to develop and hone your business and leadership skills, in addition to your technical skills through working towards professional accreditation. You'll be supported to develop both professionally and personally, and wherever you want to take your career, hard work will be rewarded with progression opportunities in a variety of pathways.

Essential qualifications and attributes In order to be considered for this role, we would like you to have:

• Minimum 2.2 Bachelor's degree in environmental science or management
• Knowledge of UK environmental legislation and standards.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Full driving licence
• Able to commit to regular travel to our project sites across the UK.

Desirable skills, experience and attributes

• Placement year or internship experience.
• Exposure to construction or major infrastructure projects.

You must also be available to start full-time work by December 2026 at the latest and have:

• The commitment to live and breathe our company values during your work and studies.
• The motivation and dedication to successfully complete your graduate programme.

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.

Here at United Infrastructure, we invest in our people and firmly believe that our workforce is our most valuable asset. A driving force for success and the core to achieving our vision of creating a connected and sustainable future, our team is the heart of our organisation.

A fast-paced, diverse, and hugely ambitious business, we welcome challengers, innovators and people who embrace change. Establish yourself in a creative environment that champions freedom of expression, and supports you in your personal and professional development - because together, we achieve more.

United Infrastructure operates a direct sourcing model and does not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies. Any CVs submitted without prior agreement will be considered a gift and the candidate will be deemed to have been introduced directly. No fees will be payable in these circumstances.