Senior Environmental Advisor

Kier Group; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Senior Environmental Advisor to join their Social Value team in Sheffield. The role involves supporting sustainability outcomes during preconstruction and construction phases and requires knowledge of various construction sustainability schemes. Ideal candidates will have incident management training and be passionate about sustainability. The role is primarily on site with some flexibility in hours.

Qualifications

• Passion for sustainability with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to manage incidents independently.
• Ability to travel to and between sites, being on site 3 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Support projects in pre-construction for sustainability outcomes.
• Conduct environmental inspections and audits.
• Investigate environmental incidents and develop learning outcomes.
• Prepare sustainability metrics and report progress.
• Chair meetings to drive sustainability agenda.

Skills

PIEMA or working towards

Incident management training

Knowledge of sustainability schemes (BREEAM, CEEQUAL, LEED, WELL)

Strong data/statistical analysis skills

Critical thinking

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Environmental Advisor to join our Social Value team at Places, based in Sheffield.

Location : Sheffield –travel to the office required

Hours : 40 hours per week – 3 days a week on site (with some flexibility available) – 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.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Environmental Advisor, you'll be working within the Social Value team at Places, supporting them in delivering sustainability outcomes for key clients during both the preconstruction and construction phases.

Your day to day will include :

• Supporting projects in pre-construction to ensure all required documentation and support is in place for the successful delivery of sustainability outcomes
• Conducting environmental inspections and audits
• Reporting and investigating environmental incidents and developing learning outcomes
• Collating and preparing sustainability metrics to report progress against agreed project objectives and targets
• Chairing meetings within the project team and supply chain to drive the sustainability agenda

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Environmental Advisor is great for you if :

• You are PIEMA or working towards, with incident management training and experience managing incidents independently
• You have knowledge of construction sustainability schemes such as BREEAM, CEEQUAL, LEED, WELL, and experience with environmental management systems
• You are passionate about sustainability, with strong data / statistical analysis, reporting and critical thinking skills, and the ability to travel to and between sites and be on site 3 days a week

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier