Environmental Advisor

We're looking for an Environmental Advisor** **to join our Regional Civils team to help deliver projects within the Devon, Dorset and Somerset region. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, sharesave scheme, family friendly policies and even more.

**Location**: Devon, Dorset, Somerset
**Contract**: Permanent
**Salary**: Competitive + Benefits

**Responsibilities**

Provide guidance and support to the project delivery teams to main legal compliance and support delivery of the Kier Building for a Sustainable World Framework and key elements of Kier Infrastructure Sustainability Plan, Building Better. Assist in maintaining conformity with Kier and client environmental management systems and support the Kier Business Stream and clients meet their environmental targets and deliver works in line with the Kier and Environment Agency Sustainability Policy
- Assisting the development of the project Environmental Management System
- Identify and support project teams to obtain and comply with regulatory and client requirement
- Conduct environmental audits and site inspections and support third-party audits
- Conduct or support incident investigations and advise on learning opportunities

**What do we need from you?**
- Demonstrable experience in environmental management on construction projects
- Demonstrable experience in assessing environmental aspects and impacts, developing mitigation proposals and implementing environmental management procedures to avoid or reduce environmental effects
- Experience of liaison with stakeholders including statutory bodies
- Knowledge and practical experience of statutory environmental requirements, including requirements that might relate to the following. Note that experience in all areas is not required

**Benefits at Kier**

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

- new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.
- professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
- pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
- Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
- employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier

**Who is Kier?**

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focused in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

**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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

**Closing Date: 21 March 2023