Job Description

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Manpreet Atwal

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Benefits

Life assurance



Private medical insurance



Additional holiday purchase opportunities



Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%



Enhanced family leave & policies



Share plan schemes



Free health & wellbeing services



Green car scheme




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Senior Environmental Specialist

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Due to the rapid and exciting growth of our internal environmental consultancy services, we're looking for a Senior Environmental Specialist to join our team. In this role, you'll play a pivotal part in delivering a diverse range of projects across the UK, spanning the road, rail, water, and property sectors. A full driving licence is essential for this role.





At Kier, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone is empowered to achieve their career goals. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, using their skills, creativity, and passion to deliver innovative solutions for our clients and customers. We succeed because of the commitment and talent of our teams working together toward a shared purpose.

Location

: Penrith, Cumbria- travel to sites and offices required, with remote working available

Hours

: 37.5 hours per week - Some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Salary

: 40,000 - 50,000 per year + 5.9k annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As Senior Environmental Specialist, you'll be supporting on major highways projects in the north, providing services on a range of exciting projects, predominantly A66 NTP and M6 Lune Gorge as well as a wider portfolio of projects, you will be directly supporting the Environmental Leads on the Major Projects and work with the wider Kier Design Environmental team.



Your day to day will include:


Leading and contributing to client, stakeholder, and technical meetings, actively promoting environmental principles, best practice, and innovation, supporting the Environmental Leads on key Major Projects - A66 NTP and M6 Lune Gorge Working with the Construction team on site to deliver the commitments in the EMP, leading on environmental impact assessments for projects, identifying key environmental risks, proposing mitigation strategies and developing management plans Ensuring all relevant environmental permits, licences and consents are obtained in a timely manner, working closely with designers minimising environmental impacts and maximising environmental benefits Promoting decarbonisation, climate resilience, nature-based solutions and innovation across the business, authoring and reviewing technical environmental documents Supporting and mentoring junior members of the team, representing the team in client, stakeholder and technical meetings, continuous improvement of environmental processes, procedures and related forms

What are we looking for?

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


A degree in Ecology or equivalent experience Practitioner member of ISEP (or equivalent) and working towards CEnv Robust understanding of UK environmental legislation and policy, demonstrable experience undertaking environmental assessment for infrastructure or building projects A UK protected species licence, strong working knowledge and experience of UK Habitat survey, habitat condition assessments, Defra Biodiversity Metric, and Biodiversity Net Gain plans

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



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- Senior Environmental Specialist - KD North.pdf

Location

: Penrith

Vacancy ID

: 9625

Background check

: None

Closing Date:

16 Feb 2026

Flexible Working

: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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