Environmental Advisor/Senior Advisor - Construction in Dartford, Kent

Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. This role will be within our demand management and network infrastructure team. We look after 60 million meters and our teams provide advanced metering solutions to help manage demand for essential suppliers.

Join us as an Environmental Advisor and play a key role in shaping environmentally responsible projects from early design through to commissioning. You’ll collaborate closely with internal teams and client environmental specialists, identifying hazards, constraints and requirements to ensure every stage of our work meets the highest environmental standards. You’ll coordinate surveys, permits and consents, and help develop effective environmental and waste management plans.

Out on site, you’ll provide clear guidance to construction teams, carry out inspections, support incident investigations, and drive timely implementation of corrective actions. Your proactive approach will help embed continuous improvement, from delivering training to championing innovative ways of working.

If you’re passionate about protecting the environment and influencing positive change across major infrastructure projects, we’d love to hear from you.

• Previous experience as an Environmental Advisor in a construction environment (Utilities experience preferable)
• A recognised environmental qualification (degree level preferred) and professional membership of IEMA (or equivalent) at the appropriate level.
• Experience of supporting environmental surveys and design mitigation, liaison and coordination of diverse teams of environmental and ecological specialists to deliver construction projects.
• Be a self-motivated, and efficient individual with strong teamwork and negotiation skills, capable of delivering confident articulate presentations, able to work on own initiative, prioritise workloads and have a willingness to travel to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrable passion for the Environment and Sustainability, driving innovation and an ability and desire to positively influence and develop those around them.
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and be able to collate data, with attention to detail and produce accurate reports.
• Must hold a valid driving licence.
• Be willing to obtain CSCS card and EUSR, National Water Hygiene Water qualifications. (Training will be given)

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Employee assistance programme

My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes

Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave

Reward and recognition scheme

Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from

Private health care for you plus Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet.

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.