Senior Environmental Advisor - Infrastructure & Sustainability

Kier Group plc.; Patchway; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is seeking a Senior Environmental Advisor to join our Environment Agency Collaborative Delivery Framework team in the Bristol/Wessex region on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on environmental management, compliance, and delivering sustainability targets across flood defence projects.

You will provide technical advice, conduct audits, and liaise with clients, regulators and subcontractors to drive best practice. Travel across the Bristol/Wessex region is required.

Qualifications

• Experience working as Environmental Advisor in infrastructure or construction sectors.
• Member of a professional body (e.g. IEMA, CIWEM, CIWM).
• Understanding of environmental legislation, impact mitigation and dealing with statutory authorities.
• Experience managing a variety of environmental risks with regard to time, cost and regulation.
• Value collaboration to achieve the best project outcomes.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to convey environmental risks and controls to diverse audiences.
• Working knowledge of ISO 14001.
• Full driving licence and ability to travel across the Bristol/Wessex region.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice on environmental management and ensure compliance.
• Audit and report on environmental monitoring and audit programmes via site visits.
• Liaise with clients, regulators and subcontractors to drive best practice in environmental management and sustainability.
• Complete audits and inspections, investigate incidents and implement controls to prevent recurrence.
• Support delivery of project-level sustainability targets including environmental compliance, carbon reduction and social sustainability.

Skills

Environmental management

Audits & inspections

Stakeholder liaison

ISO 14001 knowledge

Job description

Kier Group plc. is seeking a Senior Environmental Advisor to join our Environment Agency Collaborative Delivery Framework team in the Bristol/Wessex region on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on environmental management, compliance, and delivering sustainability targets across flood defence projects.

You will provide technical advice, conduct audits, and liaise with clients, regulators and subcontractors to drive best practice. Travel across the Bristol/Wessex region is required.