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Sustainability Advisor
July 26, 2022 | Comments Off on Sustainability Advisor
Job Title: Sustainability Advisor/Sustainability Lead
Location: This is an agile role where you will be based out of our Doxey office with home working available and some travel to other offices and sites
Business Area: Highways
Contract & hours: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience, Private Healthcare + package
Long after a contract has been delivered, communities remember Kier Group for what we leave behind. Our team is proud of what we do and how we do it - giving back to the people and communities who live and work alongside us. That approach has seen us become one of the UK's leading names in Regional Build, Highways, Utilities and Infrastructure - and offers you a rewarding role in a company responsible for shaping the future of communities across the UK.
We are now recruiting for a sustainability specialist to join our Highways team in Doxey to support the Environment and Sustainability Manager on the early civils works contract for HS2 Phase 2a. This contract delivers highways improvements and survey works to facilitate the construction of HS2. The role is to ensure that sustainability and carbon reduction is embedded throughout the design and delivery of works in line with best practice, HS2 policies and contract requirements. Therefore knowledge of HS2 technical standards and requirements relating to carbon management and sustainability is desirable.
Key Responsibilities
You will act as sustainability champion, leading workshops to promote the uptake of sustainability best practice and drive carbon reduction. As Sustainability Advisor/Lead you will provide advice to multidisciplinary teams to help develop and implement sustainable design and construction practices in line with HS2 technical standards and requirements. Maintain a carbon management process in accordance with PAS2080 and coordinate carbon and sustainability reporting will be a key aspect of the role. In addition, you will develop sustainability plans and documentation and coordinate the production of documentation by others.
What do we need from you?
- Excellent technical sustainability knowledge and experience ideally gained within a construction related environment
- The ability to work independently and effectively prioritise a diverse workload
- Excellent communication skills with the confidence to challenge and influence multidisciplinary teams
- To be flexible, adaptable and responsive to changing projects needs.
- Membership of a relevant professional institute (such as IEMA, CIEEM etc.) where membership level requires a peer review process is required for the role
- New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- A fantastic matched pension scheme
- Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
- And many many more!
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing .
Closing Date: 23rd August 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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